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Atlassian Executive Compensation (FY26)
TEAM · San Francisco, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026 ◇ Michael Cannon-Brookes | Median of the other named officers $15,437,081 5 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = December 2, 2025 |
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Michael Cannon-Brookes: $54,240 → $57,337
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Who is Atlassian's chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Cannon-Brookes was paid $57,337 in total compensation as CEO and Co-Founder for fiscal 2026. Cannon-Brookes' total was up from the $54,240 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Atlassian's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held December 2, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Atlassian's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Autodesk, Inc., CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc., Datadog, Inc., DocuSign, Inc. and Hubspot, Inc, among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anu Bharadwaj President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Binz Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rajeev Rajan Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Cannon-Brookes CEO and Co-Founder | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Farquhar Co-Founder & Former Co-CEO | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rajeev Rajan Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Cameron Deatsch Former Chief Revenue Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Binz Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anu Bharadwaj President | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Farquhar Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Cannon-Brookes Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Duffy Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anu Bharadwaj President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rajeev Rajan Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Binz Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Cannon-Brookes Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Farquhar Co-Founder & Former Co-Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2026
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Chuong Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Brian Duffy Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rajeev Rajan Former Chief Technology Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Anu Bharadwaj Former President Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Binz Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Cannon-Brookes CEO and Co-Founder | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anu Bharadwaj | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Brian Duffy | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Brian Duffy | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| James Chuong | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Joseph Binz | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Rajeev Rajan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 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 2026 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Duffy | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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.
Anu Bharadwaj
Former President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Brian Duffy
Chief Revenue Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Joseph Binz
Former Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Michael Cannon-Brookes
CEO and Co-Founder · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Change-in-control trigger | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Rajeev Rajan
Former Chief Technology Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shona L. Brown Board chair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Jason Warner | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Steven Sordello | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scott Belsky | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Karen Dykstra | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michelle Zatlyn | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Christian Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sasan Goodarzi | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Richard P. Wong | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Anil Sabharwal | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Heather Fernandez | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar served on the board in fiscal 2026 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 chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
- Autodesk, Inc. ADSK
- CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. CRWD
- Datadog, Inc. DDOG
- DocuSign, Inc. DOCU
- Hubspot, Inc HUBS
- Intuit, Inc. INTU
- Okta, Inc. OKTA
- Palo Alto Networks, Inc. PANW
- Salesforce, Inc. CRM
- ServiceNow, Inc. NOW
- Shopify Inc. SHOP
- Snowflake, Inc. SNOW
- Tradedesk, Inc symbol not shown
- Twilio Inc. TWLO
- Veeva Systems Inc. VEEV
- Workday, Inc. WDAY
- Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ZM
- Zscaler, Inc ZS
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 2, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | December 11, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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173 figures on this page: 170 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0001650372-26-000044Compensation Tables · Director Compensation
- 0001650372-25-000070Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve the fiscal year 2025 compensation of the Company’s named executive officers: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
- 0001650372-25-000058Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Fiscal Year 2025 Summary Compensation Table
- 0001650372-24-000058
- 0001650372-23-000051Fiscal Year 2023 Summary Compensation Table
- 0001650372-24-000047Fiscal Year 2024 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}
}