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Bruker Executive Compensation (FY25)

BRKR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 21, 2026
314 figures on this page: 304 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Frank Laukien, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $4,706,388 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and for fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 55:1, against median employee compensation of $85,571. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Agilent Technologies Inc., Avantor, Inc., Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Bio-Techne Corporation and Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., among others. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 5 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Frank Laukien
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Frank Laukien: $5,527,304 → $4,706,388 (14.9% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 94.8% → 95.7% (0.9 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 73:1 → 55:1 (24.7% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Bruker's chief executive and what were they paid?
Frank Laukien, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $4,706,388 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Laukien's total was 14.9% lower than the $5,527,304 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Bruker's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Bruker's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Agilent Technologies Inc., Avantor, Inc., Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Bio-Techne Corporation and Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., among others.
What is Bruker's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 55:1, against median employee compensation of $85,571.

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
Frank H. Laukien
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Mark R. Munch
Executive Vice President & President Bruker Nano Group
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Gerald N. Herman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Juergen W. Srega
President, Bruker CALID Group
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Falko Busse
President, Bruker BioSpin Group
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Frank Laukien
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Mark Munch
Executive Vice President & President, Bruker NANO Group
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Gerald Herman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Juergen Srega
President, Bruker CALID Group
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Falko Busse
President, Bruker BioSpin Group
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Frank H. Laukien
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Mark R. Munch
Executive Vice President & President, Bruker NANO Group
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Gerald N. Herman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Juergen W. Srega
President, Bruker CALID Group
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Falko Busse
President, Bruker BioSpin Group
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Frank Laukien
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Mark Munch
Executive Vice President and President, Bruker NANO Group
◇◇◇◇◇—◇◇
Gerald Herman
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Juergen Srega
President, Bruker CALID Group and Bruker Daltonics Division
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Falko Busse
President, Bruker BioSpin Group
◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇
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
Falko BusseOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Falko BusseRSU◇——◇——◇
Frank H. LaukienOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Frank H. LaukienRSU◇——◇——◇
Gerald N. HermanRSU◇——◇——◇
Gerald N. HermanOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Juergen W. SregaOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Juergen W. SregaRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark R. MunchRSU◇——◇——◇
Mark R. MunchOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
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
Mark MunchOption◇—◇8/15/2035
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/09/2034
Option◇—◇8/10/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/11/2032
RSU◇◇——
Frank LaukienOption◇—◇8/15/2030
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/10/2028
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/09/2029
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/11/2027
Falko BusseOption◇—◇8/9/2034
Option◇—◇8/10/2033
Option◇—◇8/11/2032
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/15/2035
Juergen SregaOption◇—◇8/09/2034
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/10/2033
RSU◇◇——
Gerald HermanOption◇—◇8/15/2035
Option◇—◇8/10/2033
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇8/09/2034
Option◇—◇8/11/2032
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
John A. Ornell
◇◇————◇
Richard A. Packer
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Robert J. Rosenthal
◇◇————◇
Bonnie H. Anderson
◇◇————◇
William A. Linton
◇◇————◇
Adelene Q. Perkins
◇◇————◇
Cynthia M. Friend
◇◇————◇
Hermann F. Requardt
◇◇————◇
Laura A. Francis
◇◇————◇
Frank H. Laukien, John J. (Jack) Phillips and Thierry L. Bernard 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.
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
  • Agilent Technologies Inc. A
  • Avantor, Inc. AVTR
  • Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. BIO
  • Bio-Techne Corporation TECH
  • Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. CRL
  • Entegris, Inc. ENTG
  • Hologic, Inc. HOLX
  • Illumina, Inc. ILMN
  • Mettler Toledo International Inc. MTD
  • MKS Instruments, Inc. MKSI
  • Onto Innovation ONTO
  • OSI Systems, Inc. OSIS
  • Revvity, Inc. RVTY
  • Teradyne, Inc. TER
  • Waters Corporation WAT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 29, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 30, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 1, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 4, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 21, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 20, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 21, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 22, 2017=◇◇◇

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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314 figures on this page: 304 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
304 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

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    2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation · and 2 more sections
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  4. 0000950170-25-053286
    Summary Compensation Table
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    Summary Compensation Table
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    Summary Compensation Table
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Biopharma & Life Sciences rankings

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Peers Bruker discloses

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

Agilent Technologies Inc.Avantor, Inc.Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.Bio-Techne CorporationCharles River Laboratories International, Inc.Hologic, Inc.Illumina, Inc.Mettler Toledo International Inc.OSI Systems, Inc.Revvity, Inc.Teradyne, Inc.Waters Corporation

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APA
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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