CERS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #66 of 86 in industry

Cerus Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $70,271 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-22
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#66/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
54:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.8M
Median worker
$70,271

Answer first

Cerus Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $3.8M ranks #1015 of 1,423 complete filings; its 54:1 pay ratio ranks #936. 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 $70,271. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 66 of 86, 24th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Measuring Instruments companies.

Dollar rank
#1015
$3.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#936
54:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
24th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Cerus Corp ranks nationally

Cerus Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$3,794,657 29th percentile higher than 29% of 1,423 companies

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

Cerus Corp vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($3.8M) against pay ratio (54:1) for Cerus Corp (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Measuring Instruments industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both3522601.05018908.86515216.58011524.29507831.940.2:161.2:182.3:1103.3:1124.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Cerus Corp, CEO total pay: 3794657 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 54:1Cerus CorpOrasure Technologies Inc, CEO total pay: 4287438 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 54:1Orasure Technologies IncOnto Innovation Inc., CEO total pay: 7813552 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 63:1Onto Innovation Inc.AtriCure, Inc., CEO total pay: 9235776 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 64:1AtriCure, Inc.Anika Therapeutics, Inc., CEO total pay: 4887318 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 44:1Anika Therapeutics, Inc.
Cerus Corp vs. Measuring Instruments peers, plotted against the industry's $8.0M median CEO total and 121:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Measuring Instruments peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 80 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 38. 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 Cerus Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Cerus Corp

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
54:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+51:1
from FY2024 3:1
CEO $ YoY
+28%
$3.8M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Cerus Corp 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 $5.2M - $207,295 25:1 -
2022 $5.3M +1.6% $877,267 6:1 -19:1
2023 $3.7M -30% $44,640 82:1 +76:1
2024 $3.0M -19% $991,872 3:1 -79:1
2025 $3.8M +28% $70,271 54:1 +51:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1020214, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
54:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$3.8M
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Below
#66 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

Cerus Corp: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Cerus Corp's FY2025 ratio 54:1 ranks #66 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (24th percentile). the CEO earned 54× the median employee ($70,271) in FY2025.

Median employee $70,271 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 54 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$3.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

54:1

Near industry median

Cerus Corp in the lower Measuring Instruments third

Cerus Corp's FY2025 ratio 54:1 ranks #66 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (24th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Measuring Instruments (SIC 38) median ratio is 121:1 across 86 FY2025 filers; Cerus Corp's $3.8M CEO total is at or below the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1015 and ratio rank #936 split - treat 54:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.8M
Median Employee Pay
$70,271
Pay Ratio
54:1
Filing Date
2026-04-22

Company Info

Ticker
CERS
CIK
1020214
Industry
Measuring Instruments
SIC Code
3841
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1020214, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Cerus Corp's FY2025 ratio 54:1 ranks #66 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (24th percentile).

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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 · MID$ · HIGH-MED.

Pitney Bowes Inc /de/ · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.8M (Δ $8K heavier vs Cerus Corp); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Exponent Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.8M (Δ $8K lighter vs Cerus Corp); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Cvb Financial Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.8M (Δ $9K heavier vs Cerus Corp); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Hope Bancorp Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.8M (Δ $10K lighter vs Cerus Corp); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Orasure Technologies Inc (SIC 38 pole)

Orasure Technologies Inc stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Cerus Corp's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1015/#936

Cerus Corp's FY2025 package sits #1015 by CEO dollars and #936 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Cerus Corp'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 Cerus Corp (CIK 1020214), 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.