BAX FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #6 of 86 in industry

Baxter International Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $32.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $72,402 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-23
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#6/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
445:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$32.2M
Median worker
$72,402

Answer first

Baxter International Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $32.2M ranks #61 of 1,423 complete filings; its 445:1 pay ratio ranks #120. 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 $72,402. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 6 of 86, 94th percentile - top 10% 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
#61
$32.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#120
445:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
94th
top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Baxter International Inc ranks nationally

Baxter International Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$32,218,890 Top 4% higher than 96% 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%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). This entry sits in this band. $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

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

Baxter International Inc vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($32.2M) against pay ratio (445:1) for Baxter International Inc (marked) and its 5 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 both6818144.213470720.520123296.826775873.033428449.396.0:1230.6:1365.3:1499.9:1634.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Baxter International Inc, CEO total pay: 32218890 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 445:1Baxter International IncTrane Technologies plc, CEO total pay: 27260424 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 402:1Trane Technologies plcBoston Scientific Corp, CEO total pay: 23532050 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 348:1Boston Scientific CorpDanaher Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 23817920 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 343:1Danaher Corp /de/Cooper Companies, Inc., CEO total pay: 16051141 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 331:1Cooper Companies, Inc.Align Technology Inc, CEO total pay: 19186940 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 610:1Align Technology Inc
Baxter International Inc 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 Baxter International Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Baxter International 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
445:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+188:1
from FY2024 257:1
CEO $ YoY
+78%
$32.2M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Baxter International 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 $15.6M - $46,351 337:1 -
2022 $13.6M -13% $46,830 290:1 -47:1
2023 $13.8M +1.6% $48,566 284:1 -6:1
2024 $18.1M +31% $70,331 257:1 -27:1
2025 $32.2M +78% $72,402 445:1 +188:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 10456, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
445:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$32.2M
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Above
#6 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

Baxter International Inc: HIGH · PEAK pay ratio

Baxter International Inc's FY2025 ratio 445:1 ranks #6 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (94th percentile). the CEO earned 445× the median employee ($72,402) in FY2025.

Median employee $72,402 (HIGH-MED); HIGH · PEAK stamps put about 445 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$32.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

445:1

Outlier, top decile

Baxter International Inc in the higher Measuring Instruments third

Baxter International Inc's FY2025 ratio 445:1 ranks #6 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (94th 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; Baxter International Inc's $32.2M CEO total is above the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #61 and ratio rank #120 split - treat 445:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$32.2M
Median Employee Pay
$72,402
Pay Ratio
445:1
Filing Date
2026-03-23

Company Info

Ticker
BAX
CIK
10456
Industry
Measuring Instruments
SIC Code
3841
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 10456, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Baxter International Inc's FY2025 ratio 445:1 ranks #6 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (94th 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 HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

Bausch & Lomb Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.2M (Δ $25K lighter vs Baxter International Inc); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Tractor Supply Co /de/ · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.3M (Δ $55K heavier vs Baxter International Inc); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.3M (Δ $63K heavier vs Baxter International Inc); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
AbbVie Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.5M (Δ $233K heavier vs Baxter International Inc); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Trane Technologies plc (SIC 38 pole)

Trane Technologies plc stamps HIGH · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Baxter International Inc's HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #61/#120

Baxter International Inc's FY2025 package sits #61 by CEO dollars and #120 by ratio under PEAK · HIGH.
Comp structure · PEAK

Baxter International Inc's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Baxter International Inc (CIK 10456), 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.