John Kao is Chief Executive Officer of Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (ALHC). The company reported total compensation of $11,278,583 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $833,654 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $8,500,014 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,944,495 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $420 |
| Total | $11,278,583 |
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 Alignment Healthcare, Inc. filed April 24, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-027058.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $833,654 | $0 | $8,500,014 | $0 | $1,944,495 | $0 | $420 | $11,278,583 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $817,308 | $1,000,000 | $3,300,000 | $0 | $1,246,053 | — | $5,804 | $6,369,165 |
| FY2022 | Director and Chief Executive Officer | $729,827 | $0 | $30,937,508 | $1,500,002 | $902,835 | — | $420 | $34,070,592 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer | $675,000 | $200,000 | $14,835,906 | $29,570,843 | $716,681 | — | $420 | $45,998,851 |
| FY2020 | Chief Executive Officer | $656,827 | — | $2,537,500 | — | $659,138 | — | — | $3,853,465 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Alignment Healthcare, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $10,837,847 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $440,736 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 56th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 16 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Alignment Healthcare, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Kao this page | Chief Executive Officer | $11,278,583 |
| Dawn Maroney | President | $5,444,832 |
| James Head | Chief Financial Officer | $3,325,835 |
| Hyong Kim | Chief Medical Officer | $3,129,021 |
| Christopher Joyce | Chief Legal & Administrative Officer | $3,049,447 |
| Thomas Freeman | Former Chief Financial Officer | $2,886,811 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Alignment Healthcare, Inc. compensation brief.
John Kao's compensation sits inside Alignment Healthcare, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.