What they were paid
UPWORK Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $15,000 | $222,578 | $0 | $0 | $237,578 |
| FY2024 | $12,754 | $226,664 | $0 | $0 | $239,418 |
| FY2023 | $7,500 | $247,265 | $0 | $0 | $254,765 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: UPWORK, INC DEF 14A filed April 23, 2026, accession 0001627475-26-000026, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the UPWORK, INC filed document, accession 0001627475-26-000026. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 23, 2026.
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$237,578 Gary Steele, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of April 23, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025UPWORK pays directors a $55,000 cash retainer and $185,000 in RSUs.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themCompensation (Chair)
The rest of the UPWORK board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Anilu Vazquez-Ubarri | Independent Director | $239,073 |
| Claire Bramley | Independent Director | — |
| Dana L. Evan | Independent Director | $593,461 |
| David Lissy | Independent Director | — |
| Glenn Kelman | Independent Director | $597,315 |
| Hayden Brown | Director | — |
| Kevin Harvey | Independent Director | $226,878 |
| Leela Srinivasan | Independent Director | $244,073 |
| Thomas Layton | Independent Director | $286,714 |
The full UPWORK compensation record
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