Onto Innovation Executive Compensation (FY25)
ONTO · Wilmington, MA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 20, 2026
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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 — Michael Plisinski: $6,961,766 → $7,813,551 (12.2% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.4% → 97.1% (0.7 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 67:1 → 63:1 (6.0% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Onto Innovation's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Michael Plisinski, Chief Executive Officer, came to $7,813,551 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,961,766 reported for fiscal 2024, Plisinski's total was 12.2% higher.
What was Onto Innovation's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Onto Innovation's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Advanced Energy Industries Inc., Allegro MicroSystems, Inc., Axcelis Technologies, Inc., Cognex Corporation and Cohu, Inc., among others.
What is Onto Innovation's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 63:1, against median employee compensation of $123,868.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Plisinski Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Slicer Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Yoon Ah E. Oh Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James Harlow Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Roth Former Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Fiordalice Senior Vice President & General Manager, Metrology Business Unit | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Plisinski Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Slicer Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Yoon Ah Oh Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James Harlow Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Roth Former Senior Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Fiordalice Senior Vice President & General Manager, Metrology Business Unit | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Plisinski Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Slicer Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Yoon Ah Oh Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ramil Yaldaei Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Srinivas Vedula Senior Vice President, Customer Success | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Plisinski Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ido Dolev Executive Vice President, Product Solutions Group | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Roberts Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Slicer Former Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shirley Chen Senior Vice President, Customer Success | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ramil Yaldaei 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian K. Roberts | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ido Dolev | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ido Dolev | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Mark R. Slicer | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Mark R. Slicer | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Michael P. Plisinski | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Michael P. Plisinski | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ramil Yaldaei | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ramil Yaldaei | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Shirley Chen | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramil Yaldaei | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Ido Dolev | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Brian Roberts | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Michael Plisinski | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Mark Slicer | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Shirley Chen | 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.
Brian Roberts
Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement
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| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Ido Dolev
Executive Vice President, Product Solutions Group · Change-in-control agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
Shirley Chen
Senior Vice President, Customer Success · Change-in-control agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher A. Seams Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Susan D. Lynch | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
May Su | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David B. Miller | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stephen D. Kelley | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stephen S. Schwartz | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christine A. Tsingos | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Leo Berlinghieri | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael P. Plisinski 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director 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.
Stock ownership guideline: 3x annual retainer ($210,000)
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Advanced Energy Industries Inc. AEIS
- Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. ALGM
- Axcelis Technologies, Inc. ACLS
- Cognex Corporation CGNX
- Cohu, Inc. COHU
- Entegris, Inc. ENTG
- FormFactor, Inc. FORM
- IPG Photonics Corporation IPGP
- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation LSCC
- MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. MTSI
- Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. MPWR
- Novanta Inc. NOVT
- Power Integrations, Inc. POWI
- Silicon Laboratories Inc. SLAB
- Synaptics Incorporated SYNA
- Teradyne, Inc. TER
- Veeco Instruments Inc. VECO
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 20, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 21, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 22, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 9, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 10, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 11, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 12, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 22, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 23, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | May 24, 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
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Peer benchmarking
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288 figures on this page: 278 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
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10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-232522
- 0001193125-26-143699CEO Pay Ratio · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR & · and 1 more section
- 0000950170-25-086558EX-10.1
- 0000950170-25-075756
- 0000950170-25-052319Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-24-063488
- 0000950170-23-019788
- 0000950170-23-010940Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-23-004283Employment Agreement
- 0001564590-22-019325
- 0001564590-21-026642
- 0001564590-20-025340Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001564590-18-014357
- 0001564590-17-011645
- 0001564590-16-019959Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Onto Innovation discloses
The companies named in ONTO's own disclosed peer group.
Advanced Energy Industries Inc.Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.Axcelis Technologies, Inc.Cognex CorporationCohu, Inc.Entegris, Inc.FormFactor, Inc.IPG Photonics CorporationLattice Semiconductor CorporationMACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.Novanta Inc.Power Integrations, Inc.Silicon Laboratories Inc.Synaptics IncorporatedTeradyne, Inc.Veeco 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
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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}
}