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AppFolio Executive Compensation (FY25)
APPF · Santa Barbara, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Shane Trigg | Latest say-on-pay support = June 12, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Shane Trigg: $5,018,965 → $5,438,904 (8.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 25:1 → 29:1 (16.0% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is AppFolio's chief executive and what were they paid?
Shane Trigg, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $5,438,904 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $5,018,965 reported for fiscal 2024, Trigg's total was 8.4% higher.
What was AppFolio's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 99.6% support at the meeting held June 12, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
What is AppFolio's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 29:1, against median employee compensation of $189,867.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fay Sien Goon Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Randall Former President and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Shane Trigg President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan Walker Founder | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matt Mazza Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shane Trigg President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason Randall Former President and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fay Sien Goon Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matt Mazza Former Chief Trust Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shane Trigg President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matt Mazza Former Chief Trust Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fay Sien Goon Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Tim Eaton Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shane Trigg President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Tim Eaton Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth Barat Chief People Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matt Mazza Former Chief Trust Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Evan Pickering Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Barat | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Elizabeth Barat | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Evan Pickering | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Evan Pickering | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Fay Sien Goon | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Fay Sien Goon | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Matt Mazza | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Matt Mazza | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Shane Trigg | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Shane Trigg | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Tim Eaton | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Tim Eaton | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Tim Eaton | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Barat | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Shane Trigg | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/1/2033 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Tim Eaton | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Evan Pickering | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Severance and change in control
The terms as written in the agreements.
Elizabeth Barat
Chief People Officer · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
Matt Mazza
Former Chief Trust Officer · Severance agreement
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control trigger | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
Shane Trigg
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control base | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Tim Eaton
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Donald Casey III | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Janet Kerr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Andreas von Blottnitz Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Agnes Bundy Scanlan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Winifred Webb | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Olivia Nottebohm | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Timothy Bliss, Alex Wolf, Shane Trigg and Saori Casey served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
- NO_DISCLOSURE symbol not shown
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 12, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 13, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 14, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | — |
| 2022 | June 16, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | — |
| 2021 | June 10, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | — |
| 2020 | May 14, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | — |
| 2019 | May 22, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 17, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Documents cited
- 0001433195-26-000034
- 0001433195-26-000031CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation Program · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 3 more sections
- 0001433195-26-000011Employment Agreement
- 0001433195-25-000086Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001433195-25-000061Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001433195-24-000076
- 0001433195-24-000058Summary Compensation Table
- 0001433195-23-000077
- 0001433195-23-000050Summary Compensation Table
- 0001433195-22-000063
- 0001433195-21-000055
- 0001433195-20-000036
- 0001433195-19-000044
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}