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Synaptics Executive Compensation (FY25)
SYNA · San Jose, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): October 28, 2025
259 figures on this page: 249 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Rahul Patel, President and CEO, received $1,916,893 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and for fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 32:1, against median employee compensation of $113,945. For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held October 28, 2025. The disclosed peer group names Ambarella, Inc., Cirrus Logic Inc., Diodes Incorporated, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation and Lumentum Holdings Inc., among others. The fiscal 2025 disclosure covers 6 named executive officers.
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.
CEO pay ratio: 171:1 → 32:1 (81.3% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Synaptics' chief executive and what were they paid?
Rahul Patel, President and CEO, received $1,916,893 in total compensation for fiscal 2025.
What was Synaptics' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 96.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held October 28, 2025.
Which companies are in Synaptics' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Ambarella, Inc., Cirrus Logic Inc., Diodes Incorporated, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation and Lumentum Holdings Inc., among others.
What is Synaptics' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 32:1, against median employee compensation of $113,945.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Hurlston President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vikram Gupta Senior Vice President and General Manager, IoT Processors, and Chief Product Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lisa Bodensteiner Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Satish Ganesan Senior Vice President and General Manager, Intelligent Sensing Division, and Chief Strategy Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Hurlston President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Butler Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Saleel Awsare Senior Vice President and General Manager, PC and Peripherals Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Craig Stein Senior Vice President and General Manager, Mobile and IoT Division | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John McFarland Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Hurlston Former CEO Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ken Rizvi Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Interim CEO Served on an interim basis | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dean Butler Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vikram Gupta Senior Vice President and General Manager, IoT Processors, and Chief Product Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Saleel Awsare Former Senior Vice President and General Manager, PC & Peripherals Division Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lisa Bodensteiner Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Satish Ganesan Senior Vice President and General Manager, Intelligent Sensing Division, and Chief Strategy Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rahul Patel President and CEO | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Hurlston Former President and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ken Rizvi Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Interim CEO Served on an interim basis | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vikram Gupta Senior Vice President and General Manager, IoT Processors, and Chief Product Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Satish Ganesan Senior Vice President and General Manager, Intelligent Sensing Division, and Chief Strategy Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Lisa Bodensteiner Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rahul Patel President and CEO | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satish Ganesan | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 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 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Rizvi | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Lisa Bodensteiner | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
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| Satish Ganesan | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Mr. Hurlston | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Vikram Gupta | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nelson C. Chan Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeffrey D. Buchanan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Susan J. Hardman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Patricia Kummrow | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Vivie Lee | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James L. Whims | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Keith B. Geeslin | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rahul Patel and Michael Hurlston 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 | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Ambarella, Inc. AMBA
- Cirrus Logic Inc. CRUS
- Diodes Incorporated DIOD
- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation LSCC
- Lumentum Holdings Inc. LITE
- MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. MTSI
- Marvell Technology, Inc. MRVL
- MaxLinear, Inc. MXL
- MKS Instruments MKSI
- Monolithic Power Systems Inc. MPWR
- ON Semiconductor Corporation ON
- Power Integrations, Inc. POWI
- Qorvo, Inc. QRVO
- Semtech Corporation SMTC
- Silicon Laboratories Inc. SLAB
- Skyworks Solutions, Inc. SWKS
- Universal Display Corporation OLED
- Wolfspeed, Inc. WOLF
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 28, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | October 29, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | October 24, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | October 25, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | October 26, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | October 27, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | October 29, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | October 30, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | October 31, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | October 25, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
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259 figures on this page: 249 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
249 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000817720-25-000092ITEM 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0000817720-25-000083Director Compensation Limits · Director Compensation Table — Fiscal 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards — Fiscal 2024 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal 202 · and 4 more sections
- 0001628280-24-044604
- 0001193125-24-217354SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE — FISCAL YEARS 2022, 2023 AND 2024 · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-23-264071
- 0001193125-23-228528SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE — FISCAL YEARS 2021, 2022 AND 2023
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- 0001193125-21-311462
- 0001193125-20-281023
- 0001193125-19-280442Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-18-315717Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-17-331825
- 0001193125-16-751582Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Synaptics discloses
The companies named in SYNA's own disclosed peer group.
Ambarella, Inc.Cirrus Logic Inc.Diodes IncorporatedLattice Semiconductor CorporationLumentum Holdings Inc.MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.Marvell Technology, Inc.MaxLinear, Inc.Monolithic Power Systems Inc.ON Semiconductor CorporationPower Integrations, Inc.Qorvo, Inc.Semtech CorporationSilicon Laboratories Inc.Skyworks Solutions, Inc.Wolfspeed, Inc.
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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}
}