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ZipRecruiter Executive Compensation (FY25)

ZIP · Santa Monica, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Ian Siegel
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 9, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Ian Siegel: $5,665,078 → $2,851,838 (49.7% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 46.4:1 → 20.5:1 (55.8% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is ZipRecruiter's chief executive and what were they paid?
Ian Siegel, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board, received $2,851,838 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Siegel's total moved 49.7% lower from the $5,665,078 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was ZipRecruiter's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.0% support at the meeting held June 9, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in ZipRecruiter's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACV Auctions, Cars.com, Eventbrite, LegalZoom and LiveRamp, among others.
What is ZipRecruiter's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 20.5:1, against median employee compensation of $139,127.

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
David Travers
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Timothy Yarbrough
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Amy Garefis
Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ian Siegel
Chief Executive Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Qasim Saifee
Chief Operating Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Travers
President
◇—◇———◇◇
Qasim Saifee
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Timothy Yarbrough
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Boris Shimanovsky
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Ian Siegel
Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ian Siegel
Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board
◇—◇———◇◇
David Travers
President
◇—◇———◇◇
Qasim Saifee
Former Chief Operating Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Boris Shimanovsky
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Timothy Yarbrough
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Amy Garefis
Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ian Siegel
Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board
◇—◇———◇◇
Boris Shimanovsky
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
David Travers
President and interim Chief Financial Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇———◇◇
Timothy Yarbrough
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Amy Garefis
Executive Vice President, Chief People 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
Amy GarefisRSU◇——◇——◇
Boris ShimanovskyRSU◇——◇——◇
David TraversRSU◇——◇——◇
Ian SiegelRSU◇——◇——◇
Timothy YarbroughRSU◇——◇——◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
David TraversRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Boris ShimanovskyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Amy GarefisRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ian SiegelRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Timothy YarbroughRSU◇◇——
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.
Amy Garefis
Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Boris Shimanovsky
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
David Travers
President and interim Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Ian Siegel
Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Board · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Timothy Yarbrough
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Cipora Herman
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Blake Irving
◇◇————◇
Yvonne Hao
◇◇————◇
Brie Carere
◇◇————◇
Mike Gupta
◇◇————◇
Emily McEvilly
◇◇————◇
Ian Siegel and Jennifer Saenz 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◇
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
  • ACV Auctions ACVA
  • Cars.com CARS
  • Eventbrite EB
  • LegalZoom LZ
  • LiveRamp RAMP
  • MediaAlpha MAX
  • Q2 Holdings QTWO
  • QuinStreet QNST
  • Shutterstock SSTK
  • Upwork UPWK
  • Xperi XPER
  • Yext YEXT

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 9, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 10, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 11, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 13, 2023=◇◇◇

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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Citations

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209 figures on this page: 205 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
205 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001617553-26-000033
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001617553-26-000023
    CEO PAY RATIO DISCLOSURE · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN 202 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Year-End Table · and 1 more section
  3. 0001617553-25-000057
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001617553-25-000040
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001617553-24-000035
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001617553-24-000026
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001617553-23-000030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001617553-23-000016
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001628280-21-007473
    Exhibit
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Peers ZipRecruiter discloses

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

ACV AuctionsCars.comEventbriteLegalZoomLiveRampMediaAlphaQ2 HoldingsQuinStreetShutterstockUpworkXperiYext

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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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