Former Senior Vice President, Operations · Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI)

George Kao

A named executive officer of Super Micro Computer in every fiscal year CompBrief holds from FY2021 to FY2025. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Total disclosed compensation, FY2025

$1,871,315

FY2024: $908,696

Compensation figures as of the proxy filed March 3, 2026 (DEF 14A).

George Kao compensation by year

Super Micro Computer Summary Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Super Micro Computer reports it. Most recent year shaded. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
ComponentFY2021FY2023FY2024FY2025
Salary$333,858$394,813$407,691$417,823
Bonus$6,273$14,362$68,823$69,822
Stock awards$57,688$322,566$343,181$813,363
Option awards$60,213$269,815$0$510,915
Non-equity incentive$0$0$88,751$58,851
Pension and deferred compensation$0$0$0$0
All other$0$0$250$541
Total$458,032$1,001,556$908,696$1,871,315

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Super Micro Computer, Inc. DEF 14A filed March 3, 2026, accession 0001375365-26-000008, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

$458K
$1.0M
$909K
$1.9M
FY21
FY23
FY24
FY25
SalaryBonusNon-equity incentiveStock awardsOption awardsAll other

Equity holdings

unvested awards at FY2025 year-end
TypeUnvested unitsValue at year-endExercise price
RSU14,683$719,614—
RSU11,000$539,110—
RSU5,000$245,050—
RSU2,412$118,212—
Option12,100—$2.37
Option120,000—$2.70
Option32,629—$24.52
Option15,600—$2.04
Option24,380—$7.66

Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Super Micro Computer, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.

Super Micro Computer’s named executive officers, FY2025

as the company reported each
Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
David WeigandSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer$1,961,333
George Kao · this pageFormer Senior Vice President, Operations$1,871,315
Don CleggSenior Vice President, Worldwide Sales$1,337,716
Charles LiangPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board$442

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