Gary Owens is Former CEO and President of Mesa Laboratories Inc (MLAB). The company reported total compensation of $6,643,208 for fiscal year 2026.
| Salary | $808,846 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $4,700,017 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,120,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $14,345 |
| Total | $6,643,208 |
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 Mesa Laboratories Inc filed July 22, 2026, accession 0000724004-26-000071.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Former CEO and President | $808,846 | $0 | $4,700,017 | $0 | $1,120,000 | $0 | $14,345 | $6,643,208 |
| FY2025 | Former CEO and President | $777,981 | $0 | $4,600,170 | $0 | $1,206,800 | $0 | $14,940 | $6,599,891 |
| FY2024 | Former CEO and President | $754,000 | $0 | $3,560,850 | $774,002 | $331,600 | $0 | $15,114 | $5,435,566 |
| FY2023 | CEO and President | $732,692 | $0 | $3,205,716 | $962,521 | $282,750 | $0 | $6,692 | $5,190,371 |
| FY2021 | CEO and President | $523,846 | $0 | $880,493 | $933,383 | $211,000 | $0 | $8,996 | $2,557,718 |
| FY2020 | CEO and President | $600,000 | $0 | $1,654,286 | $644,345 | $577,800 | $0 | $9,538 | $3,485,969 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Mesa Laboratories Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $7,046,205 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-402,997 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 37th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 18 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Mesa Laboratories Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Owens this page | Former CEO and President | $6,643,208 |
| John Sakys | VP and Chief Financial Officer | $2,471,543 |
| Brian Archbold | SVP of Operations and Continuous Improvement | $2,182,518 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2026, and what it reported for each. See the full Mesa Laboratories Inc compensation brief.
Gary Owens's compensation sits inside Mesa Laboratories Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.