YELP (YELP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jeremy Stoppelman, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.3M in 2025, up 6% from $9.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 103:1, on median employee pay of $99,238.

Filed
April 17, 2026
Annual meeting
June 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$10.3M+6% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
103:1median $99,238
CEO pay in equity
89%$9.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO At-Risk Compensation
93%Target total direct compensation
Other NEOs At-Risk Compensation
87%Target total direct compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
94%2025 annual meeting support
Net Revenue
$1.46BRecord net revenue achieved in 2025

How Stoppelman was paid

$10.3M 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%Stock awards89%Non-equity incentive5%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jeremy StoppelmanChief Executive Officer$10,256,932
David SchwarzbachChief Financial Officer$5,456,890
Sam EatonChief Technology Officer$5,486,275
Jed NachmanChief Operating Officer$5,590,056
Craig SaldanhaChief Product Officer$4,101,469

What changed and why

  • $10.3MChief executive officer total compensation increased to $10,256,932 in 2025.
  • Target total equity values were kept approximately flat following a prior year decrease.
  • 100.9%Annual cash incentives paid out based on corporate performance goals achieved at 100.9% of target.
  • 78.8%The three-year TSR RSUs for 2023 ended at the 42nd percentile resulting in 78.8% earned shares.
  • 94%Stockholder say-on-pay support remained strong at approximately 94% approval 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.