Ramesh Jayaraman is President and CEO of Daktronics Inc (DAKT). The company reported total compensation of $1,098,324 for fiscal year 2026.
| Salary | $188,462 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $225,000 |
| Stock awards | $544,375 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $128,331 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $12,156 |
| Total | $1,098,324 |
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 Daktronics Inc filed July 28, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-049957.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,052,437 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-3,954,113 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 15 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Daktronics Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Bradley Wiemann | Executive Vice President - Advisor to the CEO and Former Interim President and CEO | $1,259,690 |
| Ramesh Jayaraman this page | President and CEO | $1,098,324 |
| Howard Atkins | Acting Chief Financial Officer and Chief Transformation Officer | $945,425 |
| Sheila Anderson | Chief Data and Analytics Officer | $757,541 |
| Matthew Kurtenbach | Vice President of Manufacturing | $719,933 |
| Brett Wendler | Vice President of Design and Development | $645,533 |
| Carla Gatzke | Former Vice President of Human Resources and Secretary | $582,500 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2026, and what it reported for each. See the full Daktronics Inc compensation brief.
Ramesh Jayaraman's compensation sits inside Daktronics Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.