Tech — Software
Pinterest Executive Compensation (FY25)
PINS · San Francisco, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 26, 2026
274 figures on this page: 268 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Bill Ready, Chief Executive Officer, came to $39,312,010 in fiscal 2025, and compared with the $18,143,031 reported for fiscal 2024, Ready's total was 116.7% higher. Meanwhile, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 126.2:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $311,466. Separately, for fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 96.1% support at the meeting held May 21, 2026. The disclosed peer group includes Airbnb, Inc., AppLovin Corporation, Block, Inc., Coinbase Global, Inc. and DoorDash, Inc., among others.
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 — Bill Ready: $18,143,031 → $39,312,010 (116.7% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 66.5:1 → 126.2:1 (89.8% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Pinterest's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Bill Ready, Chief Executive Officer, came to $39,312,010 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $18,143,031 reported for fiscal 2024, Ready's total was 116.7% higher.
What was Pinterest's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 96.1% support at the meeting held May 21, 2026.
Which companies are in Pinterest's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Airbnb, Inc., AppLovin Corporation, Block, Inc., Coinbase Global, Inc. and DoorDash, Inc., among others.
What is Pinterest's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 126.2:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $311,466.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Ready Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Wanji Walcott Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Todd Morgenfeld Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Operations | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Naveen Gavini Senior Vice President of Products | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Christine Flores Former General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Benjamin Silbermann Co-Founder, President & Former CEO Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sabrina Ellis Chief Product Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Julia Brau Donnelly Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Wanji Walcott Chief Legal & Business Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Todd Morgenfeld Former Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Operations Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Malik Ducard Chief Content Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bill Ready Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Ready Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Madrigal Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Malik Ducard Chief Content Officer, former executive officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Wanji Walcott Chief Legal & Business Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julia Brau Donnelly Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sabrina Ellis Former Chief Product Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill Ready Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Madrigal Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julia Brau Donnelly Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Wanji Walcott Chief Legal & Business Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Malik Ducard Chief Content Officer, former executive 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 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Ready | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Bill Ready | PSU | ◇ | — withheld | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Julia Brau Donnelly | PSU | ◇ | — withheld | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Julia Brau Donnelly | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — withheld | — | ◇ |
| Julia Brau Donnelly | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — withheld | — | ◇ |
| Julia Brau Donnelly | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — withheld | — | ◇ |
| Malik Ducard | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — withheld | — | ◇ |
| Malik Ducard | PSU | ◇ | — withheld | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Malik Ducard | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — withheld | — | ◇ |
| Malik Ducard | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — withheld | — | ◇ |
| Matthew Madrigal | PSU | ◇ | — withheld | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Matthew Madrigal | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — withheld | — | ◇ |
| Matthew Madrigal | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — withheld | — | ◇ |
| Matthew Madrigal | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — withheld | — | ◇ |
| Matthew Madrigal | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Wanji Walcott | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — withheld | — | ◇ |
| Wanji Walcott | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — withheld | — | ◇ |
| Wanji Walcott | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — withheld | — | ◇ |
| Wanji Walcott | PSU | ◇ | — withheld | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Madrigal | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Bill Ready | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 6/29/2032 |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Malik Ducard | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Wanji Walcott | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Julia Donnelly | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emily Reuter | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Andrea Wishom Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Benjamin Silbermann Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Scott Schenkel | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Chip Bergh | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Salaam Coleman Smith | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Leslie Kilgore | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Marc Steinberg | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fredric G. Reynolds | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gokul Rajaram | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeremy Levine | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Bill Ready and Kecia Steelman 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 | ◇ |
| 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 2025
- Airbnb, Inc. ABNB
- AppLovin Corporation APP
- Block, Inc. XYZ
- Coinbase Global, Inc. COIN
- DoorDash, Inc. DASH
- eBay Inc. EBAY
- Electronic Arts Inc. EA
- Etsy, Inc. ETSY
- Expedia Group, Inc. EXPE
- Maplebear Inc. (dba Instacart) CART
- Match Group, Inc. MTCH
- Reddit, Inc. RDDT
- Roblox Corporation RBLX
- Roku, Inc. ROKU
- Shopify Inc. SHOP
- Snap Inc. SNAP
- SoFi Technologies, Inc. SOFI
- Spotify Technology SA SPOT
- The Trade Desk, Inc. TTD
- Zillow Group, Inc. Z
- Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ZM
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 21, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 22, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 23, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 25, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 26, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 27, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where Pinterest 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 IntelligenceAdviser 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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274 figures on this page: 268 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
268 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001506293-26-000074
- 0001506293-26-0000582025 Director compensation table · 2025 Summary compensation table · CEO pay ratio · Director compensation · and 2 more sections
- 0001506293-25-000123
- 0001506293-25-0000842024 Summary compensation table
- 0001506293-24-000102
- 0001506293-24-0000552023 Summary compensation table
- 0001506293-23-000091
- 0001506293-23-0000602022 Summary compensation table
- 0001506293-22-000068
- 0001506293-21-000123
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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
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}
}