Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin is President and Chief Executive Officer of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI). The company reported total compensation of $4,769,014 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $828,657 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,837,667 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,009,087 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $93,603 |
| Total | $4,769,014 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. filed April 24, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-048559.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $828,657 | $0 | $2,837,667 | $0 | $1,009,087 | $0 | $93,603 | $4,769,014 |
| FY2024 | President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Directors | $693,251 | $0 | $2,522,729 | $0 | $394,656 | $0 | $84,785 | $3,695,421 |
| FY2023 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | $596,747 | $0 | $4,816,714 | $0 | $594,334 | $0 | $41,675 | $6,049,470 |
| FY2022 | President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | $585,692 | $0 | $949,776 | $0 | $588,113 | $0 | $32,277 | $2,155,857 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $6,818,895 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,049,880 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 25th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 19 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,769,014 |
| Stefan Murry | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer | $2,095,350 |
| Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang | Senior Vice President and North America General Manager | $1,709,760 |
| Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh | Senior Vice President and Asia General Manager | $1,644,807 |
| David Kuo | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | $1,225,352 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. compensation brief.
Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin's compensation sits inside Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.