Workiva (WK) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Julie Iskow, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director and Former Interim Chief Financial Officer, was paid $15.6M in 2025, up 16% from $13.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 79:1, on median employee pay of $196,950.

Filed
April 17, 2026
Annual meeting
May 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$15.6M+16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
79:1median $196,950
CEO pay in equity
90%$14M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
91%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$625,000For fiscal 2025
CEO Stock Awards
$14,000,031Granted in 2025
Median Employee Pay
$196,950Fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
79:1Against median employee

How Iskow was paid

$15.6M 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.

Salary4%Stock awards90%Non-equity incentive6%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Julie IskowPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director and Former Interim Chief Financial Officer$15,640,220
Jill KlindtFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$6,908,158
Brandon ZieglerExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary$4,550,051
Michael HawkinsFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Sales Officer$6,649,482

What changed and why

  • $15.6MCEO total compensation increased to $15,640,220 in fiscal 2025.
  • $14MStock awards for the CEO totaled $14,000,031 during the year.
  • $938KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the CEO was $937,500.
  • 91%Stockholders approved executive compensation with approximately 91% support 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.