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AAON Inc Executive Compensation (FY25)

AAON · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Matthew Tobolski
Median of the other named officers
$906,044
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 12, 2026

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Matthew Tobolski: $1,497,672 → $3,656,082 (144.1% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 99.1% → 96.7% (2.4 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is AAON Inc's chief executive and what were they paid?
Matthew Tobolski, Chief Executive Officer, received $3,656,082 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Tobolski's total moved 144.1% higher from the $1,497,672 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was AAON Inc's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 12, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in AAON Inc's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Ameresco, Inc., Armstrong World Industries, Inc., Gibraltar Industries, Inc., Griffon Corporation and The AZEK Company Inc.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gary Fields
Special Advisor to the Board
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Rebecca Thompson
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Stephen Wakefield
Executive Vice-President and General Manager, AAON Business Unit
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gary Fields
Special Advisor to the Board
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Matthew Tobolski
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Rebecca Thompson
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Stephen Wakefield
Executive Vice-President and General Manager, AAON Business Unit
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Matthew Tobolski
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Gary Fields
Special Advisor to the Board, Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Rebecca Thompson
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Stephen Wakefield
Executive Vice-President and General Manager, AAON Business Unit
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Casey Kidwell
Chief Administrative Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Matthew Shaub
Executive Vice-President and General Manager, BASX Business Unit
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Casey R. KidwellOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Casey R. KidwellRSU◇——◇——◇
Casey R. KidwellPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gary D. FieldsOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Gary D. FieldsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gary D. FieldsRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew J. ShaubPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew J. ShaubOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Matthew J. ShaubRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew J. TobolskiRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew J. TobolskiOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Matthew J. TobolskiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew J. TobolskiOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Matthew J. TobolskiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew J. TobolskiRSU◇——◇——◇
Rebecca A ThompsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Rebecca A ThompsonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Rebecca A ThompsonOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Stephen E. WakefieldPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Stephen E. WakefieldRSU◇——◇——◇
Stephen E. WakefieldOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Matthew ShaubOption◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Casey KidwellOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Stephen WakefieldOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Rebecca ThompsonOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Gary FieldsOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
Matthew TobolskiOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
A.H. McElroy II
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Caron A. Lawhorn
◇◇————◇
Angela E. Kouplen
◇◇————◇
Stephen O. LeClair
◇◇————◇
David R. Stewart
◇◇————◇
Bruce Ware
◇◇————◇
Norman H. Asbjornson
◇◇————◇
Gary Fields and Matthew Tobolski served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock Awards.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Ameresco, Inc. AMRC
  • Armstrong World Industries, Inc. AWI
  • Gibraltar Industries, Inc. ROCK
  • Griffon Corporation GFF
  • The AZEK Company Inc. AZEK

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 12, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 13, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 21, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 16, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 12, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 11, 2021=◇◇◇
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273 figures on this page: 267 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
267 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000824142-26-000039
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0000824142-26-000011
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0000824142-25-000164
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000824142-24-000152
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0000824142-23-000119
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000824142-22-000124
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000824142-21-000098
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers AAON Inc discloses

The companies named in AAON's own disclosed peer group.

Ameresco, Inc.Armstrong World Industries, Inc.Gibraltar Industries, Inc.Griffon Corporation

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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