CEO Total Pay
$10.2M
FY2024 Summary Compensation, above median
WPC FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
W. P. Carey Inc. CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $10.2M in FY2024 against median worker pay of $195,516 · Holding & Investment Offices.
- State
- MD
- Filing date
- 2025-03-28
- Industry
- Holding & Investment Offices
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
Data updated August 2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio
52:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$10.2M
Median worker
$195,516
Latest filing FY2024. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2024, 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
W. P. Carey Inc. reported a 52:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2024 - at or below the Holding & Investment Offices median of 59:1 across 78 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Holding & Investment Offices companies.
- Pay ratio
- 52:1
- FY2024 disclosed
- CEO total
- $10.2M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $195,516
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Holding & Investment Offices peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 72 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 67. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2024
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in W. P. Carey Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · W. P. Carey Inc.
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2024. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 52:1
- FY2024
- vs prior FY
- -10:1
- from FY2023 62:1
- CEO $ YoY
- +5207%
- $10.2M latest
- Filings shown
- 3
- FY2022–2024
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $159K | - | $158,815 | 59:1 | - |
| 2023 | $191K | +20% | $191,323 | 62:1 | +3:1 |
| 2024 | $10.2M | +5207% | $195,516 | 52:1 | -10:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1025378, FY2022–2024. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Holding & Investment Offices
This Company's Ratio
52:1
Industry Median Ratio
59:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.2M
This CEO's Pay
$10.2M
Companies in Industry
78
vs. Industry Median
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W. P. Carey Inc.: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio
W. P. Carey Inc. disclosed 52:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $10.2M CEO total in FY2024. the CEO earned 52× the median employee ($195,516) in FY2024.
Median employee $195,516 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 52 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
52:1
Near industry median
What FY2024 shows for W. P. Carey Inc.
W. P. Carey Inc. disclosed 52:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $10.2M CEO total in FY2024. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Holding & Investment Offices (SIC 67) median ratio is 59:1 across 78 FY2025 filers; W. P. Carey Inc.'s $10.2M CEO total is above the $8.2M industry median CEO pay.
W. P. Carey Inc. stamps MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Holding & Investment Offices peers.
Key Data, FY2024
- Total Compensation
- $10.2M
- Median Employee Pay
- $195,516
- Pay Ratio
- 52:1
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-28
Company Info
- Ticker
- WPC
- CIK
- 1025378
- Industry
- Holding & Investment Offices
- SIC Code
- 6798
- State
- MD
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1025378, FY2024. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. W. P. Carey Inc. disclosed 52:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $10.2M CEO total in FY2024.
Read with W. P. Carey Inc.
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Steelcase Inc · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.1M (Δ $5K lighter vs W. P. Carey Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Lci Industries · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.2M (Δ $5K heavier vs W. P. Carey Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Stitch Fix, Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.1M (Δ $8K lighter vs W. P. Carey Inc.); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Alkermes plc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.2M (Δ $12K heavier vs W. P. Carey Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Holding & Investment Offices benchmark
W. P. Carey Inc. stamps MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED inside SIC 67 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · MODEST
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Ratio primer · MODEST
W. P. Carey Inc.'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 W. P. Carey Inc. (CIK 1025378), FY2024. 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.