Thomas Burns is Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer of GLAUKOS Corp (GKOS). The company reported total compensation of $12,034,087 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $850,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $7,649,947 |
| Option awards | $3,527,497 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $6,643 |
| Total | $12,034,087 |
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 GLAUKOS Corp filed April 16, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-157829.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer | $850,000 | $0 | $7,649,947 | $3,527,497 | $0 | $0 | $6,643 | $12,034,087 |
| FY2024 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $800,000 | — | $6,395,008 | $1,824,987 | — | — | $10,350 | $9,030,345 |
| FY2023 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $765,000 | — | $1,000,019 | $6,879,765 | — | — | $9,900 | $8,654,684 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for GLAUKOS Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $11,405,535 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $628,552 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 52nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 19 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group GLAUKOS Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Burns this page | Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer | $12,034,087 |
| Joseph Gilliam | President and Chief Operating Officer | $7,785,619 |
| Tomas Navratil | Chief Development Officer | $3,415,370 |
| Alex Thurman | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $2,937,431 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full GLAUKOS Corp compensation brief.
Thomas Burns's compensation sits inside GLAUKOS Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.