Upstart Holdings (UPST) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Dave Girouard, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $9.7M in 2025, up 36% from $7.1M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 34:1, on median employee pay of $284,342.

Filed
April 16, 2026
Annual meeting
May 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$9.7M+36% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
34:1median $284,342
Prior say-on-pay support
74%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus
$540,000Target bonus opportunity for fiscal year 2025
Say-on-Pay Support
74%Support at prior annual meeting

How Girouard was paid

$9.7M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary6%Option awards89%Non-equity incentive6%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Dave GirouardChief Executive Officer$9,670,835
Sanjay DattaChief Financial Officer$4,827,377
Paul GuChief Technology Officer$4,849,814
Scott DarlingChief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary$2,750,983

What changed and why

  • $9.7MChief executive officer total compensation increased to $9,670,835 in fiscal year 2025 from $7,110,135 in the prior year.
  • $8.6MOption awards for the chief executive officer were valued at $8,597,565 during the fiscal year.
  • $537KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the chief executive officer was $536,603 for the year.
  • 74%Approximately 74% of the votes cast were in favor of the say-on-pay proposal at the prior annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.