CEO Total Pay
$12.2M
FY2021 Summary Compensation, above median
FY2021 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Nuance Communications, Inc. CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $12.2M in FY2021 against median worker pay of $75,655 · Business Services.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2022-01-14
- Industry
- Business Services
- Fiscal year
- FY2021
Data updated August 2026
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
161:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$12.2M
Median worker
$75,655
Latest filing FY2021. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2021, not FY2025, so the figures on this page are from that earlier year and are not ranked against the FY2025 industry benchmark. Industry pages mark issuers like this one with a "Latest filing" label.
Answer first
Nuance Communications, Inc. reported a 161:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2021 - above the Business Services median of 95:1 across 189 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.
- Pay ratio
- 161:1
- FY2021 disclosed
- CEO total
- $12.2M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $75,655
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Business Services peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2021
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Nuance Communications, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Industry Comparison - Business Services
This Company's Ratio
161:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$12.2M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
Nuance Communications, Inc.: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio
Nuance Communications, Inc. disclosed 161:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $12.2M CEO total in FY2021. the CEO earned 161× the median employee ($75,655) in FY2021.
Median employee $75,655 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 161 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
161:1
Elevated vs. peers
What FY2021 shows for Nuance Communications, Inc.
Nuance Communications, Inc. disclosed 161:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $12.2M CEO total in FY2021. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; Nuance Communications, Inc.'s $12.2M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.
Nuance Communications, Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Business Services peers.
Key Data, FY2021
- Total Compensation
- $12.2M
- Median Employee Pay
- $75,655
- Pay Ratio
- 161:1
- Filing Date
- 2022-01-14
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1002517, FY2021. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Nuance Communications, Inc. disclosed 161:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $12.2M CEO total in FY2021.
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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Celsius Holdings, Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.2M (Δ $4K lighter vs Nuance Communications, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Toll Brothers, Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.2M (Δ $12K lighter vs Nuance Communications, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
General Mills Inc · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.2M (Δ $23K heavier vs Nuance Communications, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.3M (Δ $39K heavier vs Nuance Communications, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Business Services benchmark
Nuance Communications, Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED inside SIC 73 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · STEEP
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Comp structure · HEAVY
Nuance Communications, Inc.'s HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Nuance Communications, Inc. (CIK 1002517), FY2021. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.
Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.