CEO Daniel Perez was paid $45,812,139 in fiscal year 2025, ↑ up 8905.2% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001628280-26-025602 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.
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| 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.
| 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.
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| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Blume | Independent Director | — |
| Elliott Robinson | Independent Director | — |
| Gabriel Mecklenburg | Director | $500,000 |
| Kristina Leslie | Lead Independent Director | $45,833 |
| Teddie Wardi | Independent Director | — |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Budge | RSU | — | — | — | 91,875 | — | — |
| Jim Pursley | RSU | — | — | — | 96,875 | — | — |
| Daniel Perez | PRSU | — | — | — | 1,888,501 | — | — |
| James Budge | RSU | — | — | — | 12,500 | — | 353,250 |
| 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.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Budge | RSU | 5,625 | — | $261,281 |
| James Budge | RSU | 42,188 | — | 1,959,633 |
| Jim Pursley | RSU | 5,625 | — | 261,281 |
| Daniel Perez | PSU | 1,888,501 | — | 87,720,871 |
| Daniel Perez | PSU | 944,250 | — | 43,860,413 |
| James Budge | RSU | 157,813 | — | 7,330,414 |
| Jim Pursley | RSU | 87,794 | — | 4,078,031 |
| James Budge | RSU | 83,262 | — | 3,867,520 |
| Jim Pursley | RSU | 42,188 | — | 1,959,633 |
| Jim Pursley | RSU | 28,125 | — | 1,306,406 |
| Jim Pursley | RSU | 4,063 | — | 188,726 |
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 | — |
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — |
| 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.
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 | 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.
Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.
Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Daniel Perez | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 45,812,139. Filing ↗machine: span 296115–296125 |
| 2 | Section 01, Jim Pursley | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 3,691,806. Filing ↗machine: span 308944–308953 |
| 3 | Section 01, James Budge | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 21. As printed: 3,448,965. Filing ↗machine: span 302500–302509 |
| 4 | Section 03, James Budge RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 320699–320705 |
| 5 | Section 03, Jim Pursley RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 320741–320747 |
| 6 | Section 03, Daniel Perez PRSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 03, James Budge RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 315964–315972 |
| 8 | Section 07, pay ratio | 10-K | 2026-03-03 | 0001628280-26-013808 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 08, Gabriel Mecklenburg | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 500,000. Filing ↗machine: span 227075–227201 |
| 10 | Section 08, Kristina Leslie | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 45,833. Filing ↗machine: span 217478–217603 |
| 11 | Section 08, Daniel Perez | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 08, Teddie Wardi | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 08, Ben Blume | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 14 | Section 08, Elliott Robinson | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 08, Tyler Sloat | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 17 | 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).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 18 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 45,833 + equity 0 + all other 500,000 = 545,833, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 545,833 |
| 19 | Hinge Health (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-17 | 0001628280-26-025602 | CEO total compensation as printed in Hinge Health's own proxy. As printed: 45,812,139. Filing ↗machine: span 296115–296125 |
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