VRSN FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #115 of 189 in industry

Verisign Inc/ca CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $233K in FY2025 against median worker pay of $233,491 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-10
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#115/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
67:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$233K
Median worker
$233,491

Answer first

Verisign Inc/ca's FY2025 CEO total of $233K ranks #1320 of 1,423 complete filings; its 67:1 pay ratio ranks #844. 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 $233,491. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 115 of 189, 40th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#1320
$233K of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#844
67:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
40th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Verisign Inc/ca ranks nationally

Verisign Inc/ca CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$233,491 7th percentile higher than 7% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). This entry sits in this band. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Above this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $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

Verisign Inc/ca vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($233K) against pay ratio (67:1) for Verisign Inc/ca (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both06592631.213185262.319777893.526370524.663.5:171.8:180:188.3:196.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Verisign Inc/ca, CEO total pay: 233491 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 67:1Verisign Inc/caSnowflake Inc., CEO total pay: 330699 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 67:1Snowflake Inc.Certara, Inc., CEO total pay: 6491387 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 67:1Certara, Inc.Flywire Corp, CEO total pay: 8803495 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 68:1Flywire CorpCorpay, Inc., CEO total pay: 3414255 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1Corpay, Inc.Meta Platforms, Inc., CEO total pay: 25125904 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1Meta Platforms, Inc.
Verisign Inc/ca vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

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, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Verisign Inc/ca's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Verisign Inc/ca

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
67:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+4:1
from FY2024 63:1
CEO $ YoY
+5.2%
$233K latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Verisign Inc/ca 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
2022 $207K - $206,922 55:1 -
2023 $217K +5% $217,196 56:1 +1:1
2024 $222K +2.2% $221,962 63:1 +7:1
2025 $233K +5.2% $233,491 67:1 +4:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1014473, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
67:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$233K
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Below
#115 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Verisign Inc/ca: MODEST · MICRO pay ratio

Verisign Inc/ca's FY2025 CEO total $233K ranks #1320 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). the CEO earned 67× the median employee ($233,491) in FY2025.

Median employee $233,491 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · MICRO stamps put about 67 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$233K

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

67:1

Near industry median

Verisign Inc/ca in the lower-dollar third

Verisign Inc/ca's FY2025 CEO total $233K ranks #1320 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). 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; Verisign Inc/ca's $233K CEO total is at or below the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1320 and ratio rank #844 split - treat 67:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$233K
Median Employee Pay
$233,491
Pay Ratio
67:1
Filing Date
2026-04-10

Company Info

Ticker
VRSN
CIK
1014473
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7371
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1014473, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verisign Inc/ca's FY2025 CEO total $233K ranks #1320 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars).

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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 MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.

Cheniere Energy, Inc. · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $233K (Δ $538 lighter vs Verisign Inc/ca); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
FTAI Aviation Ltd. · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $232K (Δ $1K lighter vs Verisign Inc/ca); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
APA Corp · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $238K (Δ $4K heavier vs Verisign Inc/ca); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Ocular Therapeutix, Inc · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $247K (Δ $14K heavier vs Verisign Inc/ca); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Snowflake Inc. (SIC 73 pole)

Snowflake Inc. stamps MODEST · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Verisign Inc/ca's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1320/#844

Verisign Inc/ca's FY2025 package sits #1320 by CEO dollars and #844 by ratio under MICRO · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Verisign Inc/ca's MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Verisign Inc/ca (CIK 1014473), 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.