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Castle Biosciences Executive Compensation (FY25)

CSTL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Derek Maetzold
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 28, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 29, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Derek Maetzold: $6,941,074 → $6,786,771 (2.2% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 57:1 → 52:1 (8.8% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Castle Biosciences' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Derek Maetzold, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $6,786,771 in fiscal 2025. Maetzold's total was 2.2% lower than the $6,941,074 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Castle Biosciences' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 94.3% support at the meeting held May 28, 2026.
Which companies are in Castle Biosciences' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Cytek Biosciences, Inc., GeneDx Holdings Corp., Invitae Corporation, Maravai Lifesciences Holdings, Inc. and Natera, Inc.
What is Castle Biosciences' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 52:1, against median employee compensation of $130,759.

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
Derek Maetzold
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kristen Oelschlager
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Tobin Juvenal
Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Frank Stokes
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Derek Maetzold
President and CEO
◇———◇—◇◇
Frank Stokes
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Tobin Juvenal
Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Kristen Oelschlager
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Derek Maetzold
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Tobin Juvenal
Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Kristen Oelschlager
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Frank Stokes
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Derek Maetzold
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Frank Stokes
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Kristen Oelschlager
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Tobin Juvenal
Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
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
Derek J. MaetzoldPSU◇—◇———◇
Derek J. MaetzoldRSU◇——◇——◇
Frank StokesRSU◇——◇——◇
Frank StokesPSU◇—◇———◇
Kristen M. OelschlagerPSU◇—◇———◇
Kristen M. OelschlagerRSU◇——◇——◇
Tobin W. JuvenalPSU◇—◇———◇
Tobin W. JuvenalRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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
Derek MaetzoldPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kristen OelschlagerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Tobin JuvenalRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Frank StokesRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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.
Derek Maetzold
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Frank Stokes
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance cash amount◇
Kristen Oelschlager
Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance cash amount◇
Tobin Juvenal
Chief Commercial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance cash amount◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Rodney Cotton
◇◇————◇
Daniel M. Bradbury
Board chair
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G. Bradley Cole
◇◇————◇
Ellen Goldberg
◇◇————◇
Tiffany P. Olson
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Miles D. Harrison
◇◇————◇
Kimberlee S. Caple
◇◇————◇
Derek J. Maetzold 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◇
Board chair 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
  • Cytek Biosciences, Inc. symbol not shown
  • GeneDx Holdings Corp. WGS
  • Invitae Corporation NVTAQ
  • Maravai Lifesciences Holdings, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Natera, Inc. NTRA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 2, 2022=◇◇◇

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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214 figures on this page: 209 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
209 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-039189
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001628280-26-024166
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001447362-25-000085
  4. 0001447362-25-000054
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001447362-24-000072
  6. 0001447362-24-000043
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001447362-23-000095
  8. 0001447362-22-000109
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GeneDx Holdings Corp.Natera, Inc.

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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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