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Lam Research Executive Compensation (FY25)
LRCX · Fremont, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): November 6, 2025
336 figures on this page: 326 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Timothy Archer, President, Chief Executive Officer, came to $28,298,161 in fiscal 2025, and Archer's total moved 6.1% lower from the $30,135,041 reported for fiscal 2024. Meanwhile, the disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 310:1, against median employee compensation of $91,230. Separately, the say-on-pay proposal drew 91.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held November 4, 2025 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Agilent Technologies, Inc., Analog Devices, Inc., Applied Materials, Inc. and Broadcom Inc., among others.
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 — Timothy Archer: $30,135,041 → $28,298,161 (6.1% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 91.2% → 91.3% (0.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 361:1 → 310:1 (14.1% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Lam Research's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Timothy Archer, President, Chief Executive Officer, came to $28,298,161 in fiscal 2025. Archer's total moved 6.1% lower from the $30,135,041 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Lam Research's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 91.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held November 4, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Lam Research's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Agilent Technologies, Inc., Analog Devices, Inc., Applied Materials, Inc. and Broadcom Inc., among others.
What is Lam Research's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 310:1, against median employee compensation of $91,230.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy Archer President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Douglas Bettinger Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Lord Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vahid Vahedi Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Seshasayee Varadarajan Executive Vice President, Chief Customer Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy Archer President, Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Douglas Bettinger Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Lord Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Seshasayee Varadarajan Senior Vice President, Global Products Group | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vahid Vahedi Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy Archer President, Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Douglas Bettinger Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Lord Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Seshasayee Varadarajan Senior Vice President, Global Products Group | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vahid Vahedi Senior Vice President, Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Timothy Archer President, Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ava Harter Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Douglas Bettinger Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Seshasayee Varadarajan Senior Vice President, Global Products Group | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Lord Executive Vice President, Chief Operating 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ava A. Harter | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Ava A. Harter | MSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ava A. Harter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Ava A. Harter | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Ava A. Harter | MSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ava A. Harter | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ava A. Harter | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ava A. Harter | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Douglas R. Bettinger | MSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Douglas R. Bettinger | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Patrick J. Lord | MSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Patrick J. Lord | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Seshasayee Varadarajan | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Seshasayee Varadarajan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Timothy M. Archer | MSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Timothy M. Archer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seshasayee Varadarajan | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Douglas Bettinger | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Patrick Lord | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Timothy Archer | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Ava Harter | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abhijit Y. Talwalkar Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ita M. Brennan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mark Fields | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Eric K. Brandt | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bethany J. Mayer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael R. Cannon | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jyoti K. Mehra | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ho Kyu Kang | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John M. Dineen | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sohail U. Ahmed | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Timothy M. Archer 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 | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. AMD
- Agilent Technologies, Inc. A
- Analog Devices, Inc. ADI
- Applied Materials, Inc. AMAT
- Broadcom Inc. AVGO
- Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO
- Corning Incorporated GLW
- Intel Corporation INTC
- KLA Corporation KLAC
- Marvell Technology, Inc. MRVL
- Microchip Technology Incorporated MCHP
- Micron Technology, Inc. MU
- NVIDIA Corporation NVDA
- NXP Semiconductors N.V. NXPI
- ON Semiconductor Corporation ON
- Qualcomm Incorporated QCOM
- Texas Instruments Inc. TXN
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | November 4, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | November 5, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | November 7, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | November 8, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | November 8, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | November 3, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | November 5, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | November 6, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | November 8, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | November 9, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Lam Research disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Lam Research sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
Two datasets covering compensation-adviser changes and what followed a contested vote. Both are part of the Velarion platform.
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336 figures on this page: 326 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
326 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
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- 0001140361-25-036012CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Executive Compensation Tables · Grants of Plan-Based Awards
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- 0001140361-24-041891Executive Compensation Tables
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- 0001104659-22-103703Executive Compensation Tables
- 0001140361-23-045527Executive Compensation Tables
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Peers Lam Research discloses
The companies named in LRCX's own disclosed peer group.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.Agilent Technologies, Inc.Analog Devices, Inc.Applied Materials, Inc.Broadcom Inc.Cisco Systems, Inc.Intel CorporationKLA CorporationMarvell Technology, Inc.Micron Technology, Inc.NVIDIA CorporationNXP Semiconductors N.V.ON Semiconductor CorporationQualcomm IncorporatedTexas Instruments 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
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}
}