Tech — Software
Hinge Health Executive Compensation (FY25)
HNGE · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Daniel Perez |
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Data as of October 30, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 17, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Daniel Perez: $508,728 → $45,812,139
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Who is Hinge Health's chief executive and what were they paid?
Daniel Perez, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Director, received $45,812,139 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $508,728 reported for fiscal 2024, Perez's total was up.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Budge Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jim Pursley President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Daniel Perez Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Perez Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jim Pursley President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James Budge Chief Financial 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 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Perez | PRSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| James Budge | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
| James Budge | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jim Pursley | RSU | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Perez | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| James Budge | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| James Pursley | 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.
Daniel Perez
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Director · Employment agreement
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James Budge
Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement
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Jim Pursley
President · Employment agreement
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabriel Mecklenburg | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kristina Leslie Lead independent director | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tyler Sloat, Ben Blume, Teddie Wardi, Daniel Perez and Elliott Robinson 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.
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.
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Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
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- Daniel Perez (Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, and Director), FY2025 total compensation $45,812,139 (base salary $500,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001628280-26-025602, filed 2026-04-17]What this page does not include
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- 0001628280-26-025602Non-Employee Director Compensation Arrangements · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Year-End Table · Proxy severance section · Summary Compensation Table
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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}
}