Clear Secure (YOU) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Caryn Seidman Becker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11.6M in 2025, up 88% from $6.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 281:1, on median employee pay of $41,134.

Filed
April 22, 2026
Annual meeting
June 10, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$11.6M+88% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
281:1median $41,134
CEO pay in equity
86%$10M in awards
CEO Stock Awards
$10.0MGranted in fiscal 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$563,716AIP payout for 2025
President Total Pay
$13.5MIncludes new hire equity
Median Employee Pay
$41,134Full-time Ambassador
CEO Pay Ratio
281:1Compared to median employee

How Becker was paid

$11.6M 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.

Salary5%Bonus3%Stock awards86%Non-equity incentive5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Caryn Seidman BeckerChairman and Chief Executive Officer$11,563,694
Michael BarkinPresident$13,518,345
Jen HsuChief Financial Officer$3,254,984
Kyle McLaughlinExecutive Vice President, Aviation$2,691,546
Lynn HaalandFormer General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer$3,005,699
Kenneth CornickFormer President and Chief Financial Officer$156,112

What changed and why

  • $11.6MCEO total compensation increased to $11,563,694 in fiscal 2025 from $6,162,675 in fiscal 2024.
  • $10MStock awards for the CEO doubled to $9,999,978 compared to $4,999,995 in the prior year.
  • The company granted both RSUs and performance-based restricted stock units (PSUs) to executive officers.
  • $400KThe CEO received a discretionary bonus of $400,000 for fiscal 2025 performance.
  • $41,134The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was calculated to be 281 to 1 based on an employee median pay of $41,134.

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.