Specialty Finance
Terawulf Executive Compensation (FY25)
WULF · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Paul Prager | Median of the other named officers $20,133,749 5 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = June 9, 2026 |
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 10, 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 — Paul Prager: $6,912,640 → $39,411,005
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Terawulf's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Paul Prager, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, came to $39,411,005 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $6,912,640 reported for fiscal 2024, Prager's total was up.
What was Terawulf's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 65.8% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held June 9, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Terawulf's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Applied Digital Corporation, Cipher Mining Inc., Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Equinix, Inc. and Hut 8 Corp., among others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Fleury Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Prager Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Prager Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kerri Langlais Chief Strategy Officer and Director | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Fleury Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kenneth Deane Former Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patrick Fleury Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kerri Langlais Chief Strategy Officer and Director | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Paul Prager Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nazar Khan Chief Technology Officer and Director | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kenneth Deane Former Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Prager Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nazar Khan Chief Technology Officer and Director | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kerri Langlais Chief Strategy Officer and Director | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Fleury Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William Tanimoto Chief Accounting Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kenneth Deane Former Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Deane | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kerri Langlais | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kerri Langlais | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Nazar Khan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Nazar Khan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Nazar Khan | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Patrick Fleury | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Patrick Fleury | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul Prager | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Paul Prager | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Paul Prager | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| William Tanimoto | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| William Tanimoto | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| William Tanimoto | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Prager | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Nazar Khan | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Kerri Langlais | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Patrick Fleury | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| William Tanimoto | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Kenneth Deane | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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.
Kenneth Deane
Former Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control trigger | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Kerri Langlais
Chief Strategy Officer and Director · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control trigger | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Nazar Khan
Chief Technology Officer and Director · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steven Pincus Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Walter Carter | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Catherine Motz | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lisa Prager | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Amanda Fabiano | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Bucella | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christopher Jarvis | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nazar Khan, Kerri Langlais and Paul Prager 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 | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
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
- Applied Digital Corporation APLD
- Cipher Mining Inc. CIFR
- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR
- Equinix, Inc. EQIX
- Hut 8 Corp. HUT
- Riot Platforms, Inc. RIOT
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 9, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | April 16, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 21, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 22, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | April 30, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | April 25, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | April 26, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | April 27, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | April 28, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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- Paul Prager (Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors), FY2025 total compensation $39,411,005 (base salary $1,000,372) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001083301-26-000077, filed 2026-04-28]What this page does not include
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216 figures on this page: 207 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
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9 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001083301-26-000115Proposal 2 - Non-binding, Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation: Our stockholders approved, on a non-biding advisory basis, the 2025 compensation of TeraWulf’s named executives.
- 0001083301-26-000077
- 0001083301-24-000090Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001558370-23-011390Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950142-23-001338
- 0001083301-22-000013Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001437749-20-009461
- 0001437749-19-008040Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-18-028569Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-17-027965Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-16-116685Item 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}
}