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Archer Aviation Executive Compensation (FY25)

ACHR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Adam Goldstein
Median of the other named officers
$3,385,044
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 26, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 6, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 30, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Adam Goldstein: $17,763,000 → $11,397,947 (35.8% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 77.4% → 82.0% (4.6 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 73:1 → 43:1 (41.1% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Archer Aviation's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Adam Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer, came to $11,397,947 in fiscal 2025. Goldstein's total was 35.8% lower than the $17,763,000 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Archer Aviation's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 82.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 26, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Archer Aviation's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Ambarella, Bloom Energy, Calix, ChargePoint and Cohu, among others.
What is Archer Aviation's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 43:1, against median employee compensation of $265,270.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mark Mesler
CFO
◇◇◇———◇◇
Brett Adcock
Former Co-CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Tosha Perkins
Chief People Officer
◇◇◇————◇
Adam Goldstein
CEO
◇◇—————◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Thomas Muniz
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Mesler
Former Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andy Missan
Former Chief Legal Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Adam Goldstein
Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Adam Goldstein
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Thomas Muniz
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eric Lentell
General Counsel
◇—◇—◇——◇
Tosha Perkins
Chief People and Partnerships Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Mesler
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Priya Gupta
Acting Chief Financial Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Adam Goldstein
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Tosha Perkins
Former Chief Administrative Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eric Lentell
Chief Strategy & Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Thomas Muniz
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Mesler
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇———◇—◇◇
Priya Gupta
Acting Chief Financial Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Adam GoldsteinPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Adam GoldsteinRSU◇——◇——◇
Eric LentellRSU◇——◇——◇
Eric LentellPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Priya GuptaRSU◇——◇——◇
Priya GuptaPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Thomas MunizPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Thomas MunizRSU◇——◇——◇
Tosha PerkinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Tosha PerkinsPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2024 are included in the PDF.
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
Adam GoldsteinPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Thomas MunizRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Tosha PerkinsRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Eric LentellRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Priya GuptaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Adam Goldstein
Chief Executive Officer · Offer letter
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Eric Lentell
Chief Strategy & Legal Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance base◇
Mark Mesler
Former Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance base◇
Priya Gupta
Acting Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance base◇
Tosha Perkins
Former Chief Administrative Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance base◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2024
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Fred M. Diaz
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Maria Pinelli
◇◇————◇
Deborah Diaz
◇◇————◇
Oscar Munoz
◇◇————◇
Michael Spellacy
◇◇————◇
Barbara Pilarski and Adam Goldstein served on the board in fiscal 2024 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
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◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Ambarella AMBA
  • Bloom Energy BE
  • Calix CALX
  • ChargePoint CHPT
  • Cohu COHU
  • Eve symbol not shown
  • Evolv Technologies EVLV
  • Impinj PI
  • LiveWire LWLG
  • Luminar Technologies LAZR
  • Navitas Semiconductor NVTS
  • QuantumScape QS
  • Stem STEM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 26, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 27, 2025=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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- Adam Goldstein (Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $11,397,947 (base salary $750,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001104659-26-052227, filed 2026-04-30]

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Citations

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218 figures on this page: 216 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
216 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001824502-26-000046
  2. 0001104659-26-052227
    Executive Compensation Tables · Grants of Plan-Based Awards
  3. 0001628280-25-033765
  4. 0001140361-25-016681
    Executive Compensation Tables
  5. 0001140361-24-023060
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  6. 0001140361-23-021618
  7. 0001628280-22-014106
  8. 0001104659-21-118389
    EX-10.12
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Peers Archer Aviation discloses

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

AmbarellaBloom EnergyCalixChargePointCohuEvolv TechnologiesImpinjLiveWireLuminar TechnologiesNavitas SemiconductorQuantumScapeStem

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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
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@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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