Matthew Hawkins compensation by year
Waystar Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $771,458 | $800,000 | $830,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $10,750,000 | $35,001,350 |
| Option awards | $0 | $17,349,946 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $712,828 | $994,437 | $1,228,350 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $59,011 | $50,480 | $64,619 |
| Total | $1,543,297 | $29,944,863 | $37,124,319 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Waystar Holding Corp. DEF 14A filed April 17, 2026, accession 0001990354-26-000013, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Waystar Holding Corp. filed document, accession 0001990354-26-000013. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 17, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 400,000 | $13,100,000 | — |
| PSU | 396,197 | $12,975,452 | — |
| RSU | 264,131 | $8,650,290 | — |
| Option | 96,800 | — | $37.20 |
| Option | 1,000,000 | — | $21.50 |
| Option | 1,089,000 | — | $16.53 |
| Option | 234,437 | — | $33.06 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Waystar Holding Corp.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
21 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 17, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Exercise or conversion | 10b5-1 | 82,500 | $4.14 | 1,887,294 |
| 2026-10-06 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 82,500 | $26.23 | 1,804,794 |
| 2026-10-06 | Exercise or conversion derivative | 10b5-1 | 82,500 | $0.00 | 1,427,598 |
| 2026-09-02 | Exercise or conversion derivative | 10b5-1 | 82,500 | $0.00 | 1,510,098 |
| 2026-09-02 | Sale | 10b5-1 | 82,500 | $25.97 | 1,804,794 |
| 2026-09-02 | Exercise or conversion | 10b5-1 | 82,500 | $4.14 | 1,887,294 |
| 2026-09-01 | Tax withholding | 10b5-1 | 30,287 | $25.73 | 1,804,794 |
| 2026-08-13 | Exercise or conversion derivative | 10b5-1 | 60,038 | $0.00 | 1,315,837 |
The 8 most recent of 21 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Waystar’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Hawkins · this page | Chief Executive Officer and Director | $37,124,319 |
| Eric Sinclair III | Chief Business Officer | $13,231,794 |
| Christopher Schremser | Chief Technology Officer | $10,972,625 |
| T. Craig Bridge | Chief Transformation Officer | $10,951,332 |
| Steven Oreskovich | Chief Financial Officer | $9,022,104 |
Board service
Waystar board · FY2024–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Waystar pays directors a $50,000 cash retainer and $200,000 in RSUs. As stated in Waystar's FY2025 proxy.
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