William Staples is Chief Executive Officer of GitLab, Inc. (GTLB). The company reported total compensation of $1,047,060 for fiscal year 2026.
| Salary | $600,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $447,060 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total | $1,047,060 |
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 GitLab, Inc. filed May 1, 2026, accession 0001653482-26-000085.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Chief Executive Officer | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $447,060 | $0 | $0 | $1,047,060 |
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $92,500 | $0 | $38,897,496 | $0 | $92,248 | $0 | $0 | $39,082,244 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $32,692 | $0 | $38,897,496 | $0 | $65,385 | $0 | $0 | $38,995,573 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for GitLab, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $15,623,481 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-14,576,421 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 5th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group GitLab, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Steward | Chief Revenue Officer | $13,553,423 |
| Brian Robins | Former Chief Financial Officer | $5,989,318 |
| Sabrina Farmer | Former Chief Technology Officer | $4,075,134 |
| Robin Schulman | Chief Legal Officer, Head of Corporate Affairs, and Corporate Secretary | $3,393,625 |
| James Shen | Former Interim Chief Financial Officer | $1,708,201 |
| William Staples this page | Chief Executive Officer | $1,047,060 |
| Jessica Ross | Chief Financial Officer | $185,852 |
| Sivaprasad Padisetty | Chief Technology Officer | $30,935 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2026, and what it reported for each. See the full GitLab, Inc. compensation brief.
William Staples's compensation sits inside GitLab, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.