John Jacobs is President and CEO of Novavax Inc (NVAX). The company reported total compensation of $8,856,015 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $792,917 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,545,435 |
| Option awards | $3,763,292 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $640,331 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $114,040 |
| Total | $8,856,015 |
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 Novavax Inc filed April 27, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-027328.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and CEO | $792,917 | $0 | $3,545,435 | $3,763,292 | $640,331 | $0 | $114,040 | $8,856,015 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $752,500 | $0 | $1,347,500 | $2,189,350 | $684,311 | $0 | $113,800 | $5,087,461 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $662,868 | $250,000 | $2,975,113 | $2,996,245 | $267,750 | $0 | $149,033 | $7,301,009 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Novavax Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $8,256,518 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $599,497 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 61st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 23 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Novavax Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Jacobs this page | President and CEO | $8,856,015 |
| Elaine O'Hara | EVP, Chief Strategy Officer | $3,688,276 |
| James Kelly | EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $2,986,228 |
| Mark Casey | EVP, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $2,810,453 |
| Ruxandra Draghia-Akli | Former EVP, Head of Research & Development | $2,303,380 |
| John Trizzino | Former President and Chief Operating Officer | $1,709,950 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Novavax Inc compensation brief.
John Jacobs's compensation sits inside Novavax Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.