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Yelp Inc Executive Compensation (FY25)

YELP · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jeremy Stoppelman
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 5, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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 — Jeremy Stoppelman: $9,658,912 → $10,256,932 (6.2% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 94:1 → 103:1 (9.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Yelp Inc's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Jeremy Stoppelman, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, came to $10,256,932 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $9,658,912 reported for fiscal 2024, Stoppelman's total was 6.2% higher.
What was Yelp Inc's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 93.7% support at the meeting held June 5, 2026.
Which companies are in Yelp Inc's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Affirm Holdings, Inc., Angi Inc., Beyond, Inc., Box, Inc. and Bumble Inc., among others.
What is Yelp Inc's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 103:1, against median employee compensation of $99,238.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeremy Stoppelman
Chief Executive Officer
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Jed Nachman
Chief Operating Officer
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Joseph Nachman
Chief Revenue Officer
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David Schwarzbach
Chief Financial Officer
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Craig Saldanha
Chief Product Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeremy Stoppelman
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph R. Nachman
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Schwarzbach
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sam Eaton
Chief Technology Officer
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Craig Saldanha
Chief Product Officer
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeremy Stoppelman
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph R. Nachman
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Schwarzbach
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sam Eaton
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Craig Saldanha
Chief Product Officer
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jeremy Stoppelman
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Joseph Nachman
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sam Eaton
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
David Schwarzbach
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Craig Saldanha
Chief Product 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Craig SaldanhaRSU◇——◇——◇
Craig SaldanhaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Craig SaldanhaRSU◇——◇——◇
David SchwarzbachRSU◇——◇——◇
David SchwarzbachPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David SchwarzbachRSU◇——◇——◇
Jed NachmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Jed NachmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jed NachmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeremy StoppelmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeremy StoppelmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeremy StoppelmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Sam EatonRSU◇——◇——◇
Sam EatonPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Sam EatonRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
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Craig SaldanhaRSU◇◇——
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Sam EatonRSU◇◇——
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Jed NachmanRSU◇◇——
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David SchwarzbachRSU◇◇——
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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.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Craig Saldanha
Chief Product Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
David Schwarzbach
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Jeremy Stoppelman
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Sam Eaton
Chief Technology Officer · Offer letter · citing a 2022 filing
Change-in-control trigger◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Diane Irvine
Board chair
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Logan Green
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Fred D. Anderson, Jr
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Robert Gibbs
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Christine Barone
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Sharon Rothstein
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Dan Jedda
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Tony Wells
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Chris Terrill
◇—————◇
Jeremy Stoppelman 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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
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
  • Affirm Holdings, Inc. AFRM
  • Angi Inc. ANGI
  • Beyond, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Box, Inc. BOX
  • Bumble Inc. BMBL
  • CarGurus, Inc. CARG
  • Cars.com Inc. CARS
  • Dropbox, Inc. DBX
  • Envestnet, Inc. ENV
  • Frontdoor, Inc. FTDR
  • GoodRx Holdings, Inc. GDRX
  • LendingClub Corp. LC
  • Redfin Corporation RDFN
  • Revolve Group, Inc. RVLV
  • Roku, Inc. ROKU
  • Shutterstock, Inc. SSTK
  • SoFi Technologies, Inc. SOFI
  • Squarespace, Inc. SQSP
  • TripAdvisor, Inc. TRIP
  • Udemy, Inc. UDMY
  • Ziff Davis, Inc. ZD
  • ZipRecruiter, Inc. ZIP

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 5, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 13, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 13, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 9, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 2, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 3, 2021=◇◇◇
2019July 1, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 6, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 7, 2018=◇◇◇

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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324 figures on this page: 315 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
315 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

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    2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Director Compensation for the Year Ended December 31, 2025 · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001345016-25-000033
  4. 0001345016-25-000020
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  5. 0001345016-24-000045
  6. 0001345016-24-000023
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001345016-23-000035
  8. 0001345016-23-000019
    Summary Compensation Table
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  10. 0001345016-21-000032
  11. 0001345016-20-000039
  12. 0001345016-19-000019
  13. 0001345016-18-000002
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    EX-10.15
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Peers Yelp Inc discloses

The companies named in YELP's own disclosed peer group.

Affirm Holdings, Inc.Angi Inc.Box, Inc.Bumble Inc.CarGurus, Inc.Cars.com Inc.Dropbox, Inc.Envestnet, Inc.GoodRx Holdings, Inc.Redfin CorporationRevolve Group, Inc.Roku, Inc.Shutterstock, Inc.SoFi Technologies, Inc.Squarespace, Inc.TripAdvisor, Inc.Udemy, Inc.Ziff Davis, Inc.ZipRecruiter, 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
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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}
}
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