CEO Total Pay
$900K
FY2023 Summary Compensation
AVDL
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AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
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Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals · L2 · FY2023
CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio
3:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO Pay
$900K
Median Worker
$299,923
Compensation Pillar
CEO compensation breakdown — pay ratio 3× median worker (Dodd-Frank §953(b) disclosure)
AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC, a chemicals & pharmaceuticals company, reported a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 3:1 in FY2023. CEO received total compensation of $900K, while the median employee earned $299,923 annually. This is below the Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals industry median of 44:1 across 185 companies. Data sourced from SEC EDGAR proxy (DEF 14A) filings.
CEO Compensation Breakdown — FY2023
Detailed breakdown not available.
| Component | Amount (USD) |
|---|---|
| Base Salary | — |
| Bonus | — |
| Stock Awards | — |
| Option Awards | — |
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | — |
| Pension Value Change | — |
| Other Compensation | — |
| Total Compensation | $900K |
Source: SEC EDGAR Form DEF 14A — CIK 1012477, FY2023 Summary Compensation Table.
Industry Comparison — Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
This Company's Ratio
3:1
Industry Median Ratio
44:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.8M
This CEO's Pay
$900K
Companies in Industry
185
vs. Industry Median
Below
Understanding This Pay Ratio
AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC's CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 3:1 means that earned 3 times more than the company's median employee in FY2023.
The median employee at AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC earned $299,923 annually. At that wage, it would take a median employee approximately 3 years to earn what the CEO earned in a single year.
Pay Ratio
3:1
Below typical industry median
Disclosure Transparency
1.0/5
Limited pay component reporting
Pay-Versus-Performance Disclosure
Under 17 CFR §229.402(v) (the Pay-Versus-Performance rule effective for fiscal years ending after December 16, 2022), issuers must reconcile Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) to Total Shareholder Return (TSR) over a multi-year window. The chart below visualizes the relationship between AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC's reported CAP and TSR for FY2023.
Pay vs Performance — FY2023 (Dodd-Frank §953(a) PvP disclosure)
Pay Composition
Equity-based pay (stock + options) 0.0%
Performance-linked (incentive + bonus) 0.0%
Fixed compensation (base salary) 0.0%
ISS QualityScore and Glass-Lewis voting guidelines weight performance-linked share of pay. The CII (Council of Institutional Investors) recommends ≥50% of CEO pay be tied to multi-year performance metrics.
What This 2023 Filing Tells Us About AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC
According to the 2023 DEF 14A proxy statement filed with the SEC, AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC (AVDL, CIK 1012477) reported CEO 's total compensation at $900K. That figure is an aggregate of base salary (N/A). The median employee at the firm — the reference point mandated by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act — earned $299,923 over the same fiscal year, producing the headline CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 3:1 that this page tracks.
Context matters when reading this ratio. AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC operates in the Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals sector and is headquartered in L2. Across the Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals industry (SIC 28), 185 SEC-reporting companies disclosed pay ratios in FY2023, with a median of 44:1 and an average of 90:1. Median industry CEO pay was $7.8M, so AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC's $900K sits at or below that typical figure. That comparison is the fastest way to separate "the CEO is paid like peers" from "this company is an outlier."
Finally, a note on what these SEC numbers do and do not include. Total compensation reported under Item 402 of Regulation S-K reflects grant-date fair value for equity awards, not realized pay, so a CEO may eventually cash in more — or less — depending on stock performance and vesting. The pay ratio itself is calculated against a single median employee chosen under rules that allow statistical sampling, and companies may update methodology year to year. This proxy was filed on 2024-06-18; all figures on this page come directly from that public filing and can be verified against the DEF 14A on the SEC EDGAR system.
Key Data — FY2023
- CEO
- Total Compensation
- $900K
- Base Salary
- N/A
- Median Employee Pay
- $299,923
- Pay Ratio
- 3:1
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-18
Company Info
- Ticker
- AVDL
- CIK
- 1012477
- Industry
- Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- SIC Code
- 2834
- State
- L2
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the CEO pay ratio at AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC? ▼
AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC's CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 3:1. CEO null earned $900K in FY2023, while the median employee earned $299,923.
How much does AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC's CEO earn? ▼
null, CEO of AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC (AVDL), earned total compensation of $900K in fiscal year 2023, according to SEC proxy filings.
How does AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC's pay ratio compare to its industry? ▼
AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC's pay ratio of 3:1 is below the Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals industry median of 44:1. The industry has 185 companies reporting pay ratios.
Where does AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC's CEO pay data come from? ▼
All executive compensation data is sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statement filings. Companies are required by the Dodd-Frank Act to disclose CEO-to-median-worker pay ratios annually. PlainCEOPay aggregates this publicly available data for easy comparison.
What is included in null's total compensation? ▼
Total compensation of $900K includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation, pension value changes, and other compensation as reported in the proxy filing summary compensation table.
How long would it take a median AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC employee to earn the CEO's pay? ▼
At a median salary of $299,923, it would take the typical AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC employee approximately 3 years to earn what CEO null earned in a single year ($900K in FY2023).
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
All federal data sources used on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS — demographic + housing + income data. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) — wage + employment by occupation. bls.gov/oes
- BEA Regional Economic Accounts — GDP + personal income by state/metro. bea.gov/data/regional
- U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns — establishment + employment by industry. census.gov/cbp
- IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) — tax-return aggregate data. irs.gov/statistics
- data.gov — U.S. federal open-data portal — discovery layer for additional federal sources. data.gov
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