Rocket Lab Executive Compensation (FY25)
RKLB · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 27, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 21, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Peter Beck: $20,110,758 → $6,830,680 (66.0% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 80.4% → 90.5% (10.1 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Rocket Lab's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Peter Beck, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, came to $6,830,680 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $20,110,758 reported for fiscal 2024, Beck's total was 66.0% lower.
What was Rocket Lab's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 90.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Rocket Lab's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include AeroVironment, AppFolio, AST SpaceMobile, BlackLine and Globalstar, among others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Beck President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Adam Spice Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Arjun Kampani Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Beck President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Frank Klein Chief Operations Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Arjun Kampani Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Adam Spice Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Beck President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Adam Spice Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Arjun Kampani Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Frank Klein Chief Operations 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Klein | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Arjun Kampani | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Peter Beck | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Adam Spice | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Merline Saintil Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Edward Frank | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jon Olson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno (Ret.) | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kenneth Possenriede | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Alex Slusky | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Matt Ocko and Peter Beck 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.
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| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
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| 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
- AeroVironment AVAV
- AppFolio APPF
- AST SpaceMobile ASTS
- BlackLine BL
- Globalstar GSAT
- Impinj PI
- Iridium Communications IRDM
- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions KTOS
- Loar Holdings LOAR
- Lucid Group LCID
- MACOM Technology Solutions MTSI
- MDA Space symbol not shown
- Mercury Systems MRCY
- QuantumScape QS
- Viasat VSAT
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 | August 27, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 12, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 14, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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99 figures on this page: 95 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
95 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001819994-26-000048Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001628280-26-0239222025 Summary Compensation Table · NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year End Table
- 0001628280-25-041402389 Proposal 3. The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, based upon the votes
- 0000950170-24-073624Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0000950170-23-028634Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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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}
}