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Cytek Biosciences Executive Compensation (FY25)

CTKB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 16, 2026
197 figures on this page: 193 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Wenbin Jiang, Chief Executive Officer and President, came to $5,120,061 in fiscal 2025, and compared with the $6,084,671 reported for fiscal 2024, Jiang's total was 15.9% lower. Meanwhile, shareholders recorded 99.2% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held June 10, 2026 for fiscal 2025. Separately, the disclosed peer group includes 10X Genomics, Inc., Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, AngioDynamics, Inc., AtriCure, Inc. and Axonics, Inc., among others. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 5 named executive officers.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Wenbin Jiang
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 10, 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 — Wenbin Jiang: $6,084,671 → $5,120,061 (15.9% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Cytek Biosciences' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Wenbin Jiang, Chief Executive Officer and President, came to $5,120,061 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,084,671 reported for fiscal 2024, Jiang's total was 15.9% lower.
What was Cytek Biosciences' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 99.2% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held June 10, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Cytek Biosciences' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes 10X Genomics, Inc., Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, AngioDynamics, Inc., AtriCure, Inc. and Axonics, Inc., among others.
What is Cytek Biosciences' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 32.5:1, against median employee compensation of $157,393.

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
Wenbin Jiang
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Ming Yan
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Valerie Barnett
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Wenbin Jiang
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Valerie Barnett
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Ming Yan
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
William McCombe
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇——◇
Philippe Busque
Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Services
◇—◇◇◇——◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Wenbin Jiang
Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
William McCombe
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇——◇
Valerie Barnett
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Ming Yan
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Philippe Busque
Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Services
◇—◇◇◇——◇
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
Ming YanOPTION———◇—◇◇
Ming YanRSU———◇——◇
Philippe BusqueOPTION———◇—◇◇
Philippe BusqueRSU———◇——◇
Valerie BarnettRSU———◇——◇
Valerie BarnettOPTION———◇—◇◇
Wenbin JiangRSU———◇——◇
Wenbin JiangOPTION———◇—◇◇
William McCombeRSU———◇——◇
William McCombeOPTION———◇—◇◇
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
Philippe BusqueOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Valerie BarnettOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Ming YanOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
William McCombeOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Wenbin JiangOption◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
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
Richard Chin
◇◇◇———◇
Deborah Neff
Lead independent director
◇◇◇———◇
Jack Ball
◇◇◇———◇
Michael Holder
◇◇◇———◇
Vera Imper
◇◇◇———◇
Don Hardison
◇————◇◇
Glenn P. Muir, Ming Yan and Wenbin Jiang 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◇
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
  • 10X Genomics, Inc. TXG
  • Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation ADPT
  • AngioDynamics, Inc. ANGO
  • AtriCure, Inc. ATRC
  • Axonics, Inc. AXNX
  • BioLife Solutions, Inc. BLFS
  • Codexis, Inc. CDXS
  • Harvard Bioscience, Inc. HBIO
  • Mesa Laboratories, Inc. MLAB
  • Nevro Corp. NVRO
  • Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. PACB
  • Quanterix Corporation QTRX
  • Standard BioTools Inc. LAB
  • Surmodics, Inc. SRDX
  • Twist Bioscience Corporation TWST
  • Veracyte, Inc. VCYT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 10, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 18, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 14, 2023=◇◇◇

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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197 figures on this page: 193 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
193 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-272582
  2. 0001140361-26-017479
    2025 Director Compensation · 2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Director Compensation Program · Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2025 · and 1 more section
  3. 0001193125-25-145725
  4. 0001140361-25-016032
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-24-159094
  6. 0001140361-24-022063
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-169513
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Cytek Biosciences discloses

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

10X Genomics, Inc.Adaptive Biotechnologies CorporationAngioDynamics, Inc.AtriCure, Inc.BioLife Solutions, Inc.Harvard Bioscience, Inc.Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc.Quanterix CorporationStandard BioTools Inc.Twist Bioscience Corporation

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Cite this data
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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