Matthew Schatzman is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NextDecade Corp (NEXT). The company reported total compensation of $12,843,261 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $925,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $9,903,480 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,014,781 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total | $12,843,261 |
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 NextDecade Corp filed April 23, 2026, accession 0001612720-26-000018.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $925,000 | $0 | $9,903,480 | $0 | $2,014,781 | $0 | $0 | $12,843,261 |
| FY2024 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $766,667 | $955,833 | $3,006,812 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,729,312 |
| FY2023 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $750,000 | $805,194 | $8,244,858 | $0 | $1,787,500 | $0 | $0 | $11,587,552 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for NextDecade Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $18,739,647 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-5,896,386 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 22nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 9 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group NextDecade Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Schatzman this page | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $12,843,261 |
| Vera de Gyarfas | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $3,540,447 |
| Tarik Skeik | Chief Operating Officer | $3,074,943 |
| Michael Mott | Interim Chief Financial Officer | $1,717,597 |
| Brent Wahl | Former Chief Financial Officer | $1,494,822 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full NextDecade Corp compensation brief.
Matthew Schatzman's compensation sits inside NextDecade Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.