James Holcomb compensation by year
Patterson-UTI Energy Summary Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held| Component | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $465,000 | $465,000 | $465,000 | $513,635 | $670,000 | $670,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $224,000 | $250,000 | $1,000,000 | $750,000 |
| Stock awards | $1,475,340 | $1,374,064 | $1,553,892 | $1,694,098 | $2,118,692 | $1,998,725 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $619,380 | $358,200 | $651,000 | $536,051 | $700,000 | $933,600 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $23,000 | $23,200 | $12,200 | $13,200 | $13,800 | $17,500 |
| Total | $2,582,720 | $2,220,464 | $2,906,092 | $3,006,984 | $4,502,492 | $4,369,825 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 13, 2026, accession 0000889900-26-000020, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. filed document, accession 0000889900-26-000020. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 13, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 253,800 | $1,550,718 | — |
| RSU | 178,334 | $1,089,621 | — |
| RSU | 68,700 | $419,757 | — |
| PSU | 43,050 | $263,036 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Patterson-UTI Energy’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| William Hendricks | President & Chief Executive Officer | $12,077,321 |
| James Holcomb · this page | Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer | $4,369,825 |
| C. Andrew Smith | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $3,839,733 |
| Seth Wexler | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | $3,372,495 |
| Kenneth Berns | Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer | $3,161,688 |
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