Hayden Brown is President and Chief Executive Officer of Upwork, Inc (UPWK). The company reported total compensation of $17,094,702 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $625,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $15,153,165 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,289,438 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $27,099 |
| Total | $17,094,702 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Upwork, Inc filed April 23, 2026, accession 0001627475-26-000026.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $625,000 | $0 | $15,153,165 | $0 | $1,289,438 | $0 | $27,099 | $17,094,702 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $595,000 | $0 | $8,554,496 | $0 | $761,600 | $0 | $20,813 | $9,931,909 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $570,000 | $0 | $8,594,663 | $0 | $307,800 | $0 | $35,678 | $9,508,141 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $550,000 | $0 | $7,455,075 | $0 | $462,000 | $0 | $7,652 | $8,474,727 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | $0 | $4,626,440 | $28,780,212 | $995,000 | $0 | $7,652 | $34,909,304 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $480,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $365,760 | $0 | $2,652 | $848,412 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Upwork, Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $6,798,332 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $10,296,370 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 88th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 16 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Upwork, Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Hayden Brown this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $17,094,702 |
| Erica Gessert | Chief Financial Officer | $5,610,517 |
| David Bottoms | GM, Marketplace | $3,515,809 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Upwork, Inc compensation brief.
Hayden Brown's compensation sits inside Upwork, Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.