STRA FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #3 of 7 in industry

Strategic Education, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $5.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $58,691 · Educational Services.

Educational Services peers All rankings
State
MD
Filing date
2026-03-11
Industry
Educational Services
Industry rank
#3/7

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
97:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$5.7M
Median worker
$58,691

Answer first

Strategic Education, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $5.7M ranks #871 of 1,423 complete filings; its 97:1 pay ratio ranks #654. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $58,691. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-82 peer cohort (# 3 of 7, 71st percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Educational Services companies.

Dollar rank
#871
$5.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#654
97:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
71st
above the industry median pay ratio

How Strategic Education, Inc. ranks nationally

Strategic Education, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$5,694,473 39th percentile higher than 39% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). This entry sits in this band. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Strategic Education, Inc. vs. Educational Services peers

CEO total pay ($5.7M) against pay ratio (97:1) for Strategic Education, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Educational Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both41380.11521952.13002524.04483096.05963667.90:138:176:1114:1152:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Strategic Education, Inc., CEO total pay: 5694473 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 97:1Strategic Education, Inc.Graham Holdings Co, CEO total pay: 3991636 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 83:1Graham Holdings CoUniversal Technical Institute Inc, CEO total pay: 5146002 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 67:1Universal Technical Institute IncLincoln Educational Services Corp, CEO total pay: 3999717 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 61:1Lincoln Educational Services CorpAmerican Public Education Inc, CEO total pay: 5052670 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 145:1American Public Education IncGrand Canyon Education, Inc., CEO total pay: 310575 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 5:1Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
Strategic Education, Inc. vs. Educational Services peers, plotted against the industry's $5.1M median CEO total and 83:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Educational Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 7 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 82. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Strategic Education, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Strategic Education, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
97:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+9:1
from FY2024 88:1
CEO $ YoY
+3.4%
$5.7M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Strategic Education, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $6.2M - $59,737 104:1 -
2022 $5.5M -12% $59,622 92:1 -12:1
2023 $5.4M -0.9% $63,087 86:1 -6:1
2024 $5.5M +1.3% $62,861 88:1 +2:1
2025 $5.7M +3.4% $58,691 97:1 +9:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1013934, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Educational Services

This Company's Ratio
97:1
Industry Median Ratio
83:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$5.1M
This CEO's Pay
$5.7M
Companies in Industry
7
vs. Industry Median
Above
#3 of 7 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Educational Services →

Strategic Education, Inc.: MID · MID$ pay ratio

Strategic Education, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 97:1 ranks #3 of 7 Educational Services filers (71st percentile). the CEO earned 97× the median employee ($58,691) in FY2025.

Median employee $58,691 (PAR-MED); MID · MID$ stamps put about 97 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$5.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

97:1

Near industry median

Strategic Education, Inc. in the higher Educational Services third

Strategic Education, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 97:1 ranks #3 of 7 Educational Services filers (71st percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Educational Services (SIC 82) median ratio is 83:1 across 7 FY2025 filers; Strategic Education, Inc.'s $5.7M CEO total is above the $5.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #871 and ratio rank #654 split - treat 97:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Educational Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$5.7M
Median Employee Pay
$58,691
Pay Ratio
97:1
Filing Date
2026-03-11

Company Info

Ticker
STRA
CIK
1013934
Industry
Educational Services
SIC Code
8200
State
MD
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1013934, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Strategic Education, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 97:1 ranks #3 of 7 Educational Services filers (71st percentile).

Read with Strategic Education, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.

Fastly, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.7M (Δ $3K lighter vs Strategic Education, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.7M (Δ $7K heavier vs Strategic Education, Inc.); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Matthews International Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.7M (Δ $10K heavier vs Strategic Education, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Bristow Group Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.7M (Δ $12K heavier vs Strategic Education, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Graham Holdings Co (SIC 82 pole)

Graham Holdings Co stamps MID · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Strategic Education, Inc.'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #871/#654

Strategic Education, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #871 by CEO dollars and #654 by ratio under MID$ · MID.
Pay-equity trends · MID

Strategic Education, Inc.'s MID · PAR-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Strategic Education, Inc. (CIK 1013934), FY2025. 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.