James Nygaard compensation by year
Core Scientific Summary Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $450,000 |
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $8,000,000 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $1,200,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other | $30,354 |
| Total | $9,680,354 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Core Scientific, Inc. DEF 14A filed March 31, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-134857, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Core Scientific, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-134857. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 31, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 819,672 | $11,934,424 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Core Scientific, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Core Scientific discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Involuntary termination without cause | $600,000 | $11,934,424 | — | $12,534,424 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $600,000 | $11,934,424 | — | $12,534,424 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Core Scientific, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Core Scientific’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Sullivan | President and Chief Executive Officer | $22,923,204 |
| James Nygaard · this page | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $9,680,354 |
| Todd DuChene | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer | $7,420,639 |
| Denise Sterling | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $6,125,647 |
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