New Relic Executive Compensation (FY23)
NEWR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2023
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Data as of September 12, 2026Latest filing (8-K): August 21, 2023
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What changed from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2023
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — William Staples: $13,566,011 → $23,214,892 (71.1% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is New Relic's chief executive and what were they paid?
William Staples, Chief Executive Officer, received $23,214,892 in total compensation for fiscal 2023. Staples' total was 71.1% higher than the $13,566,011 reported for fiscal 2022.
What was New Relic's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 60.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held August 16, 2023 for fiscal 2023.
Which companies are in New Relic's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Alteryx, AppFolio, BlackLine, Box and Cornerstone OnDemand Software, among others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Staples Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Christenson Former Advisor to Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lewis Cirne Executive Chairman | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kristy Friedrichs Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Sachleben Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steve Hurn Chief Sales Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Staples Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Barter Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Dodds Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Lloyd Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kristy Friedrichs Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mark Sachleben Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 2023
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Barter | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David Barter | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| David Barter | PSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kristy Friedrichs | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kristy Friedrichs | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Mark Dodds | PSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Mark Dodds | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Mark Dodds | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Mark Sachleben | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Thomas Lloyd | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Thomas Lloyd | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Thomas Lloyd | PSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Thomas Lloyd | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Thomas Lloyd | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| William Staples | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| William Staples | PSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| William Staples | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022 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 2023 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Sachleben | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/14/2029 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| William Staples | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/17/2030 | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| David Barter | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Kristy Friedrichs | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/24/2029 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/14/2030 | |
| Thomas Lloyd | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 5/14/2030 | |
| Mark Dodds | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2023
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hope Cochran Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Susan D. Arthur | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kevin Galligan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Pali Bhat | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Henshall Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
RK Mahendran | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Anne DelSanto | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Caroline Watteeuw Carlisle | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Takeshi Numoto | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James Tolonen | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Daniel Scholnick | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Adam Messinger | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
William Staples and Lewis Cirne served on the board in fiscal 2023 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 | ◇ |
| 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 2023
- Alteryx AYX
- AppFolio APPF
- BlackLine BL
- Box BOX
- Cornerstone OnDemand Software symbol not shown
- Dynatrace DT
- Elastic ESTC
- Five9 FIVN
- Guidewire Software GWRE
- Nutanix NTNX
- Paylocity Holding PCTY
- Q2 Holdings QTWO
- Qualys QLYS
- Rapid7 RPD
- SolarWinds SWI
- SVMK (now Momentive) symbol not shown
- Zendesk ZEN
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | August 16, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | August 17, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | August 18, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | August 19, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | August 22, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | August 21, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | August 22, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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Everything above is a fact New Relic disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where New Relic sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceSay-on-pay responsiveness
New Relic recorded a low support level. The responsiveness analysis covers what the company said it would do, what it did, and how that compares with the companies that recovered their vote.
Responsiveness analysisAdviser switching and vote outcomes
Two datasets covering compensation-adviser changes and what followed a contested vote. Both are part of the Velarion platform.
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279 figures on this page: 272 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
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7 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001448056-23-000048Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001448056-23-000042DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Fiscal 2023 Director Compensation Table · Fiscal 2023 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Fiscal 2023 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End Table · and 3 more sections
- 0001448056-22-000054
- 0001448056-22-000038DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001448056-21-000060Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001448056-20-000035
- 0001448056-19-000040
- 0001448056-18-000032
- 0001448056-17-000018
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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}
}