Joseph Harary is President and Chief Executive Officer of Research Frontiers Inc (REFR). The company reported total compensation of $754,777 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $625,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 |
| Option awards | $63,700 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $18,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $48,077 |
| Total | $754,777 |
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 Research Frontiers Inc filed April 30, 2026, accession 0001493152-26-020409.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $625,000 | $0 | $0 | $63,700 | $18,000 | $0 | $48,077 | $754,777 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $625,000 | $0 | $63,600 | $0 | $35,093 | — | $43,269 | $766,962 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $600,000 | $0 | $78,600 | $0 | $15,000 | — | $46,154 | $739,754 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | — | $60,500 | — | $70,137 | — | $38,462 | $669,099 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | — | $0 | $90,750 | $42,245 | — | $38,462 | $671,457 |
| FY2019 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | $0 | $177,909 | $0 | $88,234 | $0 | $38,462 | $804,605 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Research Frontiers Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $3,460,222 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-2,705,445 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 5 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Research Frontiers Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Harary this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $754,777 |
| Michael LaPointe | Vice President-Aerospace Products | $61,807 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Research Frontiers Inc compensation brief.
Joseph Harary's compensation sits inside Research Frontiers Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.