Zillow Group (Z) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jeremy Wacksman, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.1M in 2025, down 54% from $15.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 39:1, on median employee pay of $184,769.

Filed
April 15, 2026
Annual meeting
June 2, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.1M-54% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
39:1median $184,769
CEO pay in equity
88%$6.3M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$7,138,557For fiscal 2025
Median Employee Pay
$184,769Annual total compensation
CEO to Median Employee Ratio
39:1Estimated ratio
CFO Total Compensation
$5,509,513Jeremy Hofmann

How Wacksman was paid

$7.1M 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.

Salary12%Stock awards56%Option awards32%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jeremy WacksmanChief Executive Officer$7,138,557
Jeremy HofmannChief Financial Officer$5,509,513
Richard N. BartonCo-founder and Co-Executive Chairman$6,852,962
Lloyd D. FrinkCo-founder, Co-Executive Chairman and President$6,832,972
Jun ChooChief Operating Officer$9,611,698

What changed and why

  • $7.1MJeremy Wacksman received total compensation of $7,138,557 in fiscal 2025, down from $15,663,427 in the prior year.
  • Base salaries for named executive officers were adjusted effective February 2025.
  • Equity awards granted in 2025 vest over a four-year period subject to continued service.
  • The ratio of the CEO to median employee annual total compensation was 39 to 1.

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.