Joseph Christina is President and Chief Executive Officer of NOODLES & Co (NDLS). The company reported total compensation of $889,720 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $407,116 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $388,700 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $82,569 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $11,335 |
| Total | $889,720 |
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 NOODLES & Co filed April 1, 2026, accession 0001275158-26-000030.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $3,252,947 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,363,227 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 7 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group NOODLES & Co discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Christina this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $889,720 |
| Drew Madsen | Former Chief Executive Officer | $868,985 |
| Mike Hynes | Chief Financial Officer | $549,564 |
| Corey Kline | Executive Vice President, Technology | $377,080 |
| Kathy Lockhart | Chief Accounting Officer | $376,210 |
| Brad West | Former Executive Vice President, Operations | $328,071 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full NOODLES & Co compensation brief.
Joseph Christina's compensation sits inside NOODLES & Co's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.