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Sitime Executive Compensation (FY25)
SITM · Santa Clara, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 29, 2026
222 figures on this page: 217 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for Rajesh Vashist, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $14,261,046 in fiscal 2025, and Vashist's total was 11.8% higher than the $12,758,288 reported for fiscal 2024. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 84:1, against median employee compensation of $169,310. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 81.8% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 29, 2026. The disclosed peer group names ACM Research, Inc., Aehr Test Systems, AeroVironment, Inc., Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. and Ambarella, 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 — Rajesh Vashist: $12,758,288 → $14,261,046 (11.8% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Sitime's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Rajesh Vashist, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $14,261,046 in fiscal 2025. Vashist's total was 11.8% higher than the $12,758,288 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Sitime's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 81.8% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 29, 2026.
Which companies are in Sitime's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names ACM Research, Inc., Aehr Test Systems, AeroVironment, Inc., Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. and Ambarella, Inc., among others.
What is Sitime's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 84:1, against median employee compensation of $169,310.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rajesh Vashist Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lionel Bonnot Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Business Development | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Piyush Sevalia Executive Vice President, Marketing | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fariborz Assaderaghi Executive Vice President, Technology and Engineering | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Arthur Chadwick Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rajesh Vashist Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth Howe Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lionel Bonnot Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Business Development | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fariborz Assaderaghi Executive Vice President, Technology and Engineering | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Piyush Sevalia Executive Vice President, Marketing | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Arthur Chadwick Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rajesh Vashist Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lionel Bonnot Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Business Development | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Piyush Sevalia Executive Vice President, Marketing | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fariborz Assaderaghi Executive Vice President, Engineering and Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth Howe Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rajesh Vashist Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lionel Bonnot Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Business Development | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fariborz Assaderaghi Executive Vice President, Engineering and Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Piyush Sevalia Executive Vice President, Chief Business Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Elizabeth Howe Executive Vice President, Finance and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth A. Howe | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Elizabeth A. Howe | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Fariborz Assaderaghi | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Fariborz Assaderaghi | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Lionel Bonnot | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Lionel Bonnot | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Piyush Sevalia | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Piyush Sevalia | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Rajesh Vashist | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Rajesh Vashist | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fariborz Assaderaghi | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Piyush Sevalia | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Lionel Bonnot | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Rajesh Vashist | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Elizabeth Howe | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christine A. Heckart | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Raman K. Chitkara Lead independent director | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Torsten G. Kreindl | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Katherine E. Schuelke | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Edward H. Frank | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Akira Takata | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tom D. Yiu | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rajesh Vashist 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 chair premium | ◇ |
| 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
- ACM Research, Inc. ACMR
- Aehr Test Systems AEHR
- AeroVironment, Inc. AVAV
- Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. ALGM
- Ambarella, Inc. AMBA
- Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd CRDO
- Impinj, Inc. PI
- indie Semiconductor, Inc. INDI
- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation LSCC
- Navitas Semiconductor Corporation NVTS
- Onto Innovation Inc. ONTO
- Power Integrations, Inc. POWI
- Rambus Inc. RMBS
- SentinelOne, Inc. S
- Silicon Laboratories Inc. SLAB
- Synaptics Inc. SYNA
- Universal Display Corporation OLED
- Vicor Corporation VICR
- Wolfspeed, Inc. WOLF
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 29, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 30, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 30, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 1, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 2, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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
Everything above is a fact Sitime disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Sitime 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
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222 figures on this page: 217 cited to the filing that reported them, 5 calculated from figures it prints.
217 cited to the filing
5 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001451809-26-000050Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001451809-26-0000262025 Director Compensation · CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2025 · and 2 more sections
- 0001451809-25-000100Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001451809-25-000074Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal Year 2024
- 0001451809-24-000161Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001451809-24-000095Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2023
- 0000950170-23-025687Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950170-23-013503Summary Compensation Table for Fiscal 2022
- 0001193125-22-166201Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Sitime discloses
The companies named in SITM's own disclosed peer group.
ACM Research, Inc.Aehr Test SystemsAllegro MicroSystems, Inc.Ambarella, Inc.Credo Technology Group Holding LtdImpinj, Inc.indie Semiconductor, Inc.Lattice Semiconductor CorporationPower Integrations, Inc.Rambus Inc.SentinelOne, Inc.Silicon Laboratories Inc.Synaptics Inc.Vicor CorporationWolfspeed, Inc.
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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}
}