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Select Water Solutions Executive Compensation (FY25)

WTTR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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John Schmitz
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 7, 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 8, 2026
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Who is Select Water Solutions' chief executive and what were they paid?
John Schmitz, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, received $4,876,029 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Select Water Solutions' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.2% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Select Water Solutions' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Archrock, Inc., Aris Water Solutions, Inc., Atlas Energy Solutions Inc., Cactus, Inc. and CECO Environmental Corp., among others.
What is Select Water Solutions' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 57:1, against median employee compensation of $86,166.

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
John Schmitz
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Skarke
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Nick Swyka
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher George
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Cody Ortowski
Executive Vice President, Business and Regulatory Affairs
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Schmitz
Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Skarke
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Cody Ortowski
Executive Vice President, Business and Regulatory Affairs
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Nick Swyka
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher George
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Schmitz
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Christopher George
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Skarke
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Lyons
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Cody Ortowski
Executive Vice President, Business and Regulatory Affairs
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Nick Swyka
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Schmitz
Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Skarke
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher George
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Michael Lyons
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy & Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Cody Ortowski
Executive Vice President, Business and Regulatory Affairs
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
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
Christopher GeorgePSU——————◇
Christopher GeorgePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christopher GeorgeRSU◇——◇——◇
Cody OrtowskiPSU——————◇
Cody OrtowskiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Cody OrtowskiRSU◇——◇——◇
John SchmitzPSU◇—————◇
John SchmitzPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
John SchmitzRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael LyonsPSU——————◇
Michael LyonsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael LyonsRSU◇——◇——◇
Michael SkarkePSU——————◇
Michael SkarkePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Michael SkarkeRSU◇——◇——◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
John SchmitzPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Christopher GeorgePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael LyonsPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael SkarkePSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Cody OrtowskiPSU◇◇——
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
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard A. Burnett
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Gayle L. Burleson
◇◇————◇
Douglas J. Wall
◇◇————◇
Luis Fernandez-Moreno
◇◇————◇
Robin H. Fielder
◇◇————◇
Timothy A. Roberts
◇◇————◇
Bruce E. Cope
◇◇————◇
Troy W. Thacker
◇—————◇
John D. Schmitz 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Archrock, Inc. AROC
  • Aris Water Solutions, Inc. ARIS
  • Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. AESI
  • Cactus, Inc. WHD
  • CECO Environmental Corp. CECO
  • Helmerich & Payne, Inc. HP
  • Liberty Energy Inc. LBRT
  • NPK International Inc. NPKI
  • Oil States International, Inc. OIS
  • Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. PTEN
  • ProPetro Holding Corp. PUMP
  • RPC, Inc. RES
  • Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. SOI
  • TETRA Technologies, Inc. TTI
  • U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. SLCA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 7, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 2, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 8, 2024=◇◇◇
2020May 7, 2021=◇◇◇
2017May 4, 2018=◇◇◇

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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244 figures on this page: 239 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
239 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-020043
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001104659-26-033864
    2025 Director Compensation Table · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO PAY RATIO · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001140361-25-017557
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001104659-25-025144
  5. 0001140361-24-025099
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001104659-24-039598
    Executive Compensation Tables
  7. 0001104659-23-034476
    Executive Compensation Tables
  8. 0001564590-21-025618
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001144204-18-025687
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Select Water Solutions discloses

The companies named in WTTR's own disclosed peer group.

Archrock, Inc.Aris Water Solutions, Inc.Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.Cactus, Inc.CECO Environmental Corp.Helmerich & Payne, Inc.Liberty Energy Inc.NPK International Inc.Oil States International, Inc.Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.ProPetro Holding Corp.RPC, 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
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}
}
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