Matthew Hawkins is Chief Executive Officer and Director of Waystar Holding Corp. (WAY). The company reported total compensation of $37,124,319 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $830,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $35,001,350 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,228,350 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $64,619 |
| Total | $37,124,319 |
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 Waystar Holding Corp. filed April 17, 2026, accession 0001990354-26-000013.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer and Director | $830,000 | $0 | $35,001,350 | $0 | $1,228,350 | $0 | $64,619 | $37,124,319 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $800,000 | $0 | $10,750,000 | $17,349,946 | $994,437 | $0 | $50,480 | $29,944,863 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $771,458 | — | — | — | $712,828 | — | $59,011 | $1,543,297 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Waystar Holding Corp..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $11,541,446 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $25,582,873 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 99th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Waystar Holding Corp. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| 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 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Waystar Holding Corp. compensation brief.
Matthew Hawkins's compensation sits inside Waystar Holding Corp.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.