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GitLab Executive Compensation (FY26)

GTLB · San Francisco, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 24, 2026
271 figures on this page: 267 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for William Staples, Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,047,060 in fiscal 2026, and compared with the $38,913,656 reported for fiscal 2025, Staples' total was 97.3% lower. For fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 5.6:1, against median employee compensation of $250,580. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 96.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 17, 2026 for fiscal 2026. The disclosed peer group includes AppFolio, Asana, Bill.com, BlackLine and Braze, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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William Staples
Median of the other named officers
$3,393,625
7 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 17, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — William Staples: $38,913,656 → $1,047,060 (97.3% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 83.7% → 96.4% (12.7 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 207.4:1 → 5.6:1 (97.3% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is GitLab's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for William Staples, Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,047,060 in fiscal 2026. Compared with the $38,913,656 reported for fiscal 2025, Staples' total was 97.3% lower.
What was GitLab's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 96.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 17, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in GitLab's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes AppFolio, Asana, Bill.com, BlackLine and Braze, among others.
What is GitLab's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2026, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 5.6:1, against median employee compensation of $250,580.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Michael McBride
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Brian Robins
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robin Schulman
Chief Legal Officer, Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs, and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Staples
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Christopher Weber
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Sabrina Farmer
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Brian Robins
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Michael McBride
Former Chief Revenue Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robin Schulman
Chief Legal Officer, Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs, and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sytse Sijbrandij
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board of Directors
——————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Staples
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Sytse Sijbrandij
Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
——◇————◇
Sabrina Farmer
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ian Steward
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Brian Robins
Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Accounting Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robin Schulman
Chief Legal Officer, Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs, and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Shen
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇———◇— not reconciled
Christopher Weber
Former Chief Revenue Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Jessica Ross
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇——◇——◇
Sivaprasad Padisetty
Chief Technology Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ian Steward
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Brian Robins
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Sabrina Farmer
Former Chief Technology Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Robin Schulman
Chief Legal Officer, Head of Corporate Affairs, and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Shen
Former Interim Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇———◇— not reconciled
William Staples
Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇——◇
Jessica Ross
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇——◇——◇
Sivaprasad Padisetty
Chief Technology Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brian RobinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Brian RobinsPSU◇——◇——◇
Ian StewardRSU◇——◇——◇
Ian StewardPSU◇——◇——◇
James ShenRSU◇——◇——◇
James ShenRSU◇——◇——◇
James ShenRSU◇——◇——◇
Robin SchulmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Robin SchulmanPSU◇——◇——◇
Sabrina FarmerRSU◇——◇——◇
Sabrina FarmerPSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024, 2025 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Ian StewardRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Robin SchulmanRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
William StaplesRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
James ShenRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Robin Schulman
Chief Legal Officer, Head of Corporate Affairs, and Corporate Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Sabrina Farmer
Former Chief Technology Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Brian Robins
Former Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Ian Steward
Chief Revenue Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Sivaprasad Padisetty
Chief Technology Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
William Staples
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Jessica Ross
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Henshall
◇◇———◇◇
Godfrey Sullivan
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Sue Bostrom
◇◇————◇
Karen Blasing
◇◇————◇
Sundeep Bedi
◇◇————◇
Merline Saintil
◇◇————◇
Sytse Sijbrandij, William Staples and Matthew Jacobson served on the board in fiscal 2026 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◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • AppFolio APPF
  • Asana ASAN
  • Bill.com BILL
  • BlackLine BL
  • Braze BRZE
  • Confluent CFLT
  • Dynatrace DT
  • Elastic N.V. ESTC
  • Five9 FIVN
  • Freshworks FRSH
  • Klaviyo KVYO
  • MongoDB MDB
  • Procore Technologies PCOR
  • Qualys QLYS
  • Rubrik RBRK
  • SentinelOne S
  • Smartsheet SMAR
  • Tenable Holdings TENB
  • UiPath PATH

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026June 17, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 20, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 11, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 29, 2023=◇◇◇

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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271 figures on this page: 267 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
267 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001653482-26-000139
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001653482-26-000085
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · ELECTION OF DIRECTORS · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001628280-25-032610
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001628280-25-021573
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001628280-24-028087
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001628280-24-019350
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001628280-23-024043
  8. 0001628280-23-018206
    Summary Compensation Table
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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@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}
}
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