Dave Schaeffer is Chief Executive Officer of Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI). The company reported total compensation of $25,372,519 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $0 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $24,836,176 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $530,243 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $6,100 |
| Total | $25,372,519 |
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 Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. filed March 20, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-032744.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $0 | $0 | $24,836,176 | $0 | $530,243 | $0 | $6,100 | $25,372,519 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $0 | $0 | $8,716,255 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $9,922 | $9,226,177 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $10,820,080 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $14,552,439 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 99th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 15 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Schaeffer this page | Chief Executive Officer | $25,372,519 |
| Thaddeus Weed | Chief Financial Officer | $4,828,550 |
| John Chang | Chief Legal Officer | $3,592,609 |
| Mark Harris | Chief Revenue Officer and Vice President of Global Sales | $2,787,068 |
| Henry Kilmer | Vice President of Network Strategy | $1,400,473 |
| James Bubeck | Former Chief Revenue Officer and Vice President of Global Sales | $1,270,758 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. compensation brief.
Dave Schaeffer's compensation sits inside Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.
The Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (CCOI) compensation brief