Rigel Pharmaceuticals Executive Compensation (FY25)
RIGL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 3, 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 — Raul Rodriguez: $2,998,688 → $4,658,805 (55.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 10:1 → 14:1 (40.0% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Rigel Pharmaceuticals' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Raul Rodriguez, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $4,658,805 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $2,998,688 reported for fiscal 2024, Rodriguez's total was 55.4% higher.
Which companies are in Rigel Pharmaceuticals' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes 2seventy bio, Agenus Inc., Akebia Therapeutics Inc., Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. and Assertio Holdings, Inc., among others.
What is Rigel Pharmaceuticals' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 14:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $329,269.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raul Rodriguez President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Santos Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Schorno Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Raymond Furey Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raul Rodriguez President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Santos Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Schorno Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Raymond Furey Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lisa Rojkjaer Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Raul Rodriguez President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Santos Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lisa Rojkjaer Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Schorno Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Raymond Furey Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Santos | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| David Santos | Option | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Dean Schorno | Option | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Dean Schorno | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Lisa Rojkjaer | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Lisa Rojkjaer | Option | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Raul Rodriguez | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Raul Rodriguez | Option | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Raymond Furey | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Raymond Furey | Option | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Furey | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/24/34 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/8/32 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/29/35 | |
| Raul Rodriguez | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/24/32 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/29/35 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/23/34 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/26/33 | |
| David Santos | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/26/33 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/29/35 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/24/34 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/24/32 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Dean Schorno | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/24/32 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/29/35 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/26/33 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/24/34 | |
| Lisa Rojkjaer | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/29/35 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/27/34 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark W. Frohlich, M.D | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gregg A. Lapointe Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jane Wasman, J.D | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kamil Ali-Jackson | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Walter H. Moos, Ph.D | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Alison L. Hannah, M.D | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael P. Miller and Raul R. Rodriguez 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.
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 chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- 2seventy bio TSVT
- Agenus Inc. AGEN
- Akebia Therapeutics Inc. AKBA
- Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. ARCT
- Assertio Holdings, Inc. ASRT
- Coherus BioSciences, Inc. CHRS
- Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. ESPR
- Heron Therapeutics, Inc. HRTX
- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. KPTI
- MacroGenics, Inc. MGNX
- Nektar Therapeutics NKTR
- Omeros Corporation OMER
- Puma Biotechnology, Inc. PBYI
- Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. SGMO
- Theravance Biopharma, Inc. TBPH
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc. TVTX
- UroGen Pharma Ltd. URGN
- Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. XERS
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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Peer benchmarking
Where Rigel Pharmaceuticals 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.
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Documents cited
- 0001034842-26-0000232025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 · and 1 more section
- 0001140361-25-0132502024 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
- 0001140361-24-0191332023 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Peers Rigel Pharmaceuticals discloses
The companies named in RIGL's own disclosed peer group.
Agenus Inc.Akebia Therapeutics Inc.Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc.Coherus BioSciences, Inc.Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.Heron Therapeutics, Inc.Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.MacroGenics, Inc.Nektar TherapeuticsOmeros CorporationPuma Biotechnology, Inc.Theravance Biopharma, Inc.Travere Therapeutics, Inc.UroGen Pharma Ltd.Xeris Biopharma Holdings, 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}
}