Natural Gas Services Group Executive Compensation (FY25)
NGS · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Justin Jacobs | Latest say-on-pay support = June 10, 2026 |
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Justin Jacobs: $2,284,275 → $2,968,713 (30.0% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 85.9% → 93.9% (8.0 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Natural Gas Services Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
Justin Jacobs, Chief Executive Officer, received $2,968,713 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Jacobs' total was 30.0% higher than the $2,284,275 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Natural Gas Services Group's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 93.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 10, 2026.
Which companies are in Natural Gas Services Group's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include DMC Global Inc., Drilling Tools International Corp., Energy Services of America Corp., Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. and KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc., among others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Taylor Interim President & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James Hazlett Vice President, Technical Services | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen Taylor Interim President & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James Hazlett Vice President, Technical Services | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Tucker President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Justin Jacobs Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Tucker President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ian Eckert Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stephen Taylor Interim President & Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Justin Jacobs Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Tucker Former President and Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ian Eckert Chief Financial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian L. Tucker | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Brian L. Tucker | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Justin C. Jacobs | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Justin C. Jacobs | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jacobs | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Ian Eckert | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stephen C. Taylor | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Donald J. Tringali Board chair · Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Georganne Hodges | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nigel J. Jenvey | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jean K. Holley | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
J. Anthony Gallegos Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
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
- DMC Global Inc. BOOM
- Drilling Tools International Corp. symbol not shown
- Energy Services of America Corp. ESAB
- Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. FET
- KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. KLXE
- Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. TUSK
- NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. NCSM
- Nine Energy Service, Inc. NINE
- NPK International Inc. NPKI
- Oil States International, Inc. OIS
- Prime Energy Resources Corp. PRIM
- Ranger Energy Services, Inc. RNGR
- SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc. SMHI
- Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. SOI
- TETRA Technologies, Inc. TTI
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 10, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 5, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 13, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 15, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 16, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 17, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | August 13, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | June 20, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | June 21, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | June 15, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | June 16, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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Documents cited
- 0001084991-26-000051Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001084991-26-000032Compensation Tables · Director Compensation
- 0001084991-25-000080Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001084991-25-000049Compensation Tables
- 0001084991-24-000073Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001084991-24-000023
- 0001084991-23-000082Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001084991-22-000084Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001084991-21-000068
- 0001084991-20-000066
- 0001084991-19-000042Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001084991-18-000042Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001084991-17-000051Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001084991-16-000073Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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Peers Natural Gas Services Group discloses
The companies named in NGS's own disclosed peer group.
DMC Global Inc.Energy Services of America Corp.Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc.Mammoth Energy Services, Inc.NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc.Nine Energy Service, Inc.NPK International Inc.Oil States International, Inc.Prime Energy Resources Corp.Ranger Energy Services, Inc.SEACOR Marine Holdings, Inc.TETRA Technologies, 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}
}