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Hinge Health (HNGE): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $508,728FY2024
- $45,812,139FY2025
CEO total pay was $45,812,139 in fiscal 2025, up from $508,728 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $500,000 · bonus $0 · stock awards $45,305,139 · option awards $0
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Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Perez | $500,000 | $0 | $45,305,139 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,000 | $45,812,139 |
| Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Director | ||||||||
| Jim Pursley | 500,000 | 0 | 3,167,813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23,993 | 3,691,806 |
| President | ||||||||
| James Budge | 416,667 | 0 | 3,004,313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27,985 | 3,448,965 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.
Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Perez | $45,812,139 | $508,728 | — | ↑ +45,303,411 |
| Jim Pursley | 3,691,806 | 2,808,438 | — | ↑ +883,368 |
| James Budge | 3,448,965 | 3,117,453 | — | ↑ +331,512 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis
The company aims to attract and retain top talent by providing competitive compensation packages that align executive interests with long-term stockholder value.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Compensia |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | — |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Budge | RSU | — | — | — | 91,875 | — | — |
| James Budge | RSU | — | — | — | 12,500 | — | 353,250 |
| Jim Pursley | RSU | — | — | — | 96,875 | — | — |
| Daniel Perez | PRSU | — | — | — | 1,888,501 | — | — |
Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Budge | $353,250 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Pursley | RSU | 4,063 | — | $188,726 |
| James Budge | RSU | 5,625 | — | 261,281 |
| Jim Pursley | RSU | 5,625 | — | 261,281 |
| Jim Pursley | RSU | 28,125 | — | 1,306,406 |
| James Budge | RSU | 42,188 | — | 1,959,633 |
| Jim Pursley | RSU | 42,188 | — | 1,959,633 |
| James Budge | RSU | 83,262 | — | 3,867,520 |
| Jim Pursley | RSU | 87,794 | — | 4,078,031 |
| James Budge | RSU | 157,813 | — | 7,330,414 |
| Daniel Perez | PSU | 944,250 | — | 43,860,413 |
| Daniel Perez | PSU | 1,888,501 | — | 87,720,871 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel MecklenburgEmployee director | $0 | $0 | — | — | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| Kristina LeslieIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Executive (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 45,833 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 45,833 |
| Daniel PerezEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Teddie WardiIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Ben BlumeIndependent | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Elliott RobinsonIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler SloatIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Newly elected | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $40,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $200,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $45,833 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $500,000 |
| Total cost of the board | $545,833 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names Hinge Health as a peer
Companies that benchmark against HNGE
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Chief executive pay against the peer group
Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinge Health, Inc. | 2025 | Daniel Perez | $500,000 | $45,305,139 | $0 | $0 | $45,812,139 |
Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
CEO pay ratio
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (19 citations)
Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
- Section 01, Daniel Perez. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 45,812,139. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Jim Pursley. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 3,691,806. View filing ↗
- Section 01, James Budge. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 3,448,965. View filing ↗
- Section 03, James Budge RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, James Budge RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Jim Pursley RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 03, Daniel Perez PRSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
- Section 07, pay ratio. 10-K, filed 2026-03-03. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Gabriel Mecklenburg. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 500,000. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Kristina Leslie. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 45,833. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Daniel Perez. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Teddie Wardi. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Ben Blume. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Elliott Robinson. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Tyler Sloat. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 45,833 + equity 0 + all other 500,000 = 545,833, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- Hinge Health, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Hinge Health, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 45,812,139. View filing ↗