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Onto Innovation Executive Compensation (FY25)

ONTO · Wilmington, MA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Michael Plisinski
Median of the other named officers
$2,929,602
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 20, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 20, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Fiordalice
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Metrology Business Unit
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael Plisinski
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Yoon Ah Oh
Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Slicer
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Srinivas Vedula
Senior Vice President, Customer Success
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ramil Yaldaei
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brian K. RobertsRSU◇——◇——◇
Ido DolevRSU◇——◇——◇
Ido DolevPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark R. SlicerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark R. SlicerRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael P. PlisinskiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael P. PlisinskiRSU◇——◇——◇
Ramil YaldaeiRSU◇——◇——◇
Ramil YaldaeiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Shirley ChenRSU◇——◇——◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Michael PlisinskiPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Brian RobertsRSU◇◇——
Ido DolevRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Shirley ChenRSU◇◇——
Ramil YaldaeiRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mark SlicerPSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
PSU◇=——
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
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Ido Dolev
Executive Vice President, Product Solutions Group · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Michael Plisinski
Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Shirley Chen
Senior Vice President, Customer Success · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 20, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 22, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 10, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 11, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 12, 2020=◇◇◇
2017May 22, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 23, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 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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Citations

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285 figures on this page: 273 cited to the filing that reported them, 12 calculated from figures it prints.
273 cited to the filing
12 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-232522
  2. 0001193125-26-143699
    CEO Pay Ratio · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · NOMINEES FOR DIRECTOR & · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000950170-25-086558
    EX-10.1
  4. 0000950170-25-075756
  5. 0000950170-25-052319
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0000950170-24-063488
  7. 0000950170-24-042066
  8. 0000950170-23-019788
  9. 0000950170-23-010940
    Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0000950170-23-004283
    Employment Agreement
  11. 0001564590-22-019325
  12. 0001564590-21-026642
  13. 0001564590-20-025340
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001564590-18-014357
  15. 0001564590-17-011645
  16. 0001564590-16-019959
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Onto Innovation discloses

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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}
}
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