Independent Director · AeroVironment Inc (AVAV)

Chair, Cybersecurity Committee

Joseph L. Votel director compensation at AeroVironment (FY2026): $351K

Fiscal year 2026 director compensation for Joseph L. Votel at AeroVironment Inc. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed August 14, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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AeroVironment Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as AeroVironment reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2026$131,427$169,345$0$49,822$350,594
FY2025$67,000$159,860$0$0$226,860
FY2024$25,435$169,964—$0$195,399

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: AeroVironment Inc DEF 14A filed August 14, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-096689, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the AeroVironment Inc filed document, accession 0001104659-26-096689. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed August 14, 2026.

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$350,594 Joseph L. Votel, FY2026 total director compensation

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Data as of August 14, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2026

AeroVironment pays directors a $80,000 cash retainer and $170,000 in Restricted Stock.

Committees

FY2026 · as the proxy prints them

Compensation · Cybersecurity (Chair)

The rest of the AeroVironment board

FY2026 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2026 total
Charles Thomas BurbageIndependent Director$290,160
Cindy K. LewisIndependent Director$330,538
Edward R. MullerLead Independent Director$393,544
Mary Beth LongIndependent Director$291,531
Philip DavidsonIndependent Director$308,531
Stephen F. PageIndependent Director$292,160
Wahid NawabiChair of the Board—

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