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Esco Technologies Executive Compensation (FY25)

ESE · St. Louis, MO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): February 5, 2026
194 figures on this page: 184 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Bryan Sayler
Latest say-on-pay support
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January 30, 2026
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 — Bryan Sayler: $3,112,060 → $5,586,139 (79.5% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Esco Technologies' chief executive and what were they paid?
Bryan Sayler, Chief Executive Officer & President, received $5,586,139 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $3,112,060 reported for fiscal 2024, Sayler's total was 79.5% higher.
What was Esco Technologies' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held January 30, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Esco Technologies' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Albany International Corp., Ameresco, Inc., Badger Meter, Inc., Barnes Group Inc. and Columbus McKinnon Corp., among others.

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
Victor Richey
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Gary Muenster
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Tucker
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇——◇
David Hebble
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bryan Sayler
Chief Executive Officer & President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Tucker
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Schatz
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bryan Sayler
Chief Executive Officer & President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Tucker
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Schatz
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Bryan Sayler
Chief Executive Officer & President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Tucker
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Schatz
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Bryan SaylerPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Christopher TuckerPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 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
L. TuckerPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Bryan SaylerPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
David SchatzPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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
Penelope M. Conner
◇◇————◇
Robert J. Phillippy
Board chair
◇◇——◇—◇
Gloria L. Valdez
◇◇——◇—◇
Patrick M. Dewar
◇◇——◇—◇
Vinod M. Khilnani
◇◇————◇
Janice L. Hess
◇◇——◇—◇
David A. Campbell
◇◇——◇—◇
Leon J. Olivier
◇◇——◇—◇
Bryan H. Sayler 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 member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Albany International Corp. AIN
  • Ameresco, Inc. AMRC
  • Badger Meter, Inc. BMI
  • Barnes Group Inc. B
  • Columbus McKinnon Corp. CMCO
  • Crane Company CR
  • CTS Corporation CTS
  • Enpro Inc. NPO
  • Franklin Electric Co., Inc. FELE
  • Helios Technologies, Inc. HLIO
  • Kadant Inc. KAI
  • MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc. MTSI
  • Mueller Water Products, Inc. MWA
  • Powell Industries, Inc. POWL
  • Rogers Corporation ROG
  • SPX Technologies, Inc. SPXC
  • Standex International Corporation SXI
  • Tri Mas Corporation TRS
  • Viavi Solutions Inc. VIAV
  • Watts Water Technologies Inc. WTS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025January 30, 2026=◇◇◇
2024February 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2023February 7, 2024=◇◇◇
2022February 3, 2023=◇◇◇
2021February 3, 2022=◇◇◇
2020February 5, 2021=◇◇◇
2019January 31, 2020=◇◇◇
2018February 5, 2019=◇◇◇
2016February 3, 2017=◇◇◇
2015February 4, 2016=◇◇◇
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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
194 figures on this page: 184 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
184 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-010899
  2. 0001104659-25-119876
    2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 2025 Year-End
  3. 0001104659-25-010118
  4. 0001104659-24-128800
    2024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · 2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001104659-24-012294
  6. 0001104659-23-127180
    2023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  7. 0001104659-23-014539
  8. 0001104659-22-126977
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001104659-22-013878
  10. 0001104659-21-013712
  11. 0001104659-20-010640
  12. 0000866706-19-000004
  13. 0000866706-17-000002
  14. 0000866706-16-000017
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Peers Esco Technologies discloses

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

CTS CorporationMACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc.Viavi Solutions Inc.

Terms on this page

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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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