NVDA FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #34 of 77 in industry

Nvidia Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $36.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $282,050 · Electronic Equipment.

Electronic Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-05-12
Industry
Electronic Equipment
Industry rank
#34/77

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
129:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$36.4M
Median worker
$282,050

Answer first

Nvidia Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $36.4M ranks #46 of 1,423 complete filings; its 129:1 pay ratio ranks #502. 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 $282,050. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-36 peer cohort (# 34 of 77, 57th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electronic Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#46
$36.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#502
129:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
57th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Nvidia Corp ranks nationally

Nvidia Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$36,384,450 Top 3% higher than 97% 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%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Nvidia Corp vs. Electronic Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($36.4M) against pay ratio (129:1) for Nvidia Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Electronic Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both3596337.312183700.220771063.029358425.937945788.7114.3:1118.1:1122:1125.8:1129.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Nvidia Corp, CEO total pay: 36384450 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 129:1Nvidia CorpPhotronics Inc, CEO total pay: 5186934 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 127:1Photronics IncGenerac Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 8823989 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 122:1Generac Holdings Inc.EnerSys, CEO total pay: 7229629 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 121:1EnerSysVistance Networks, Inc., CEO total pay: 15386481 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 121:1Vistance Networks, Inc.Smith A O Corp, CEO total pay: 5157676 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 115:1Smith A O Corp
Nvidia Corp vs. Electronic Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $8.5M median CEO total and 115:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Electronic Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 72 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 36. 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 Nvidia Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Nvidia Corp

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
129:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-37:1
from FY2024 166:1
CEO $ YoY
-27%
$36.4M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Nvidia 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
2022 $21.4M - $228,078 94:1 -
2023 $34.2M +59% $266,939 128:1 +34:1
2024 $50.0M +46% $301,233 166:1 +38:1
2025 $36.4M -27% $282,050 129:1 -37:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1045810, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electronic Equipment

This Company's Ratio
129:1
Industry Median Ratio
115:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$36.4M
Companies in Industry
77
vs. Industry Median
Above
#34 of 77 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electronic Equipment →

Nvidia Corp: MID · PEAK pay ratio

Nvidia Corp's FY2025 CEO total $36.4M ranks #46 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). the CEO earned 129× the median employee ($282,050) in FY2025.

Median employee $282,050 (ELITE-MED); MID · PEAK stamps put about 129 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$36.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

129:1

Near industry median

Nvidia Corp in the higher-dollar third

Nvidia Corp's FY2025 CEO total $36.4M ranks #46 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Electronic Equipment (SIC 36) median ratio is 115:1 across 77 FY2025 filers; Nvidia Corp's $36.4M CEO total is above the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #46 and ratio rank #502 split - treat 129:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electronic Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$36.4M
Median Employee Pay
$282,050
Pay Ratio
129:1
Filing Date
2026-05-12

Company Info

Ticker
NVDA
CIK
1045810
Industry
Electronic Equipment
SIC Code
3674
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1045810, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Nvidia Corp's FY2025 CEO total $36.4M ranks #46 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars).

Read with Nvidia Corp

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

Costar Group, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $36.4M (Δ $47K heavier vs Nvidia Corp); HIGH · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
American Electric Power Co Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $36.6M (Δ $217K heavier vs Nvidia Corp); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
ELI LILLY & Co · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $36.7M (Δ $314K heavier vs Nvidia Corp); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Fair Isaac Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $36.1M (Δ $320K lighter vs Nvidia Corp); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Photronics Inc (SIC 36 pole)

Photronics Inc stamps MID · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Nvidia Corp's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #46/#502

Nvidia Corp's FY2025 package sits #46 by CEO dollars and #502 by ratio under PEAK · MID.
Comp structure · PEAK

Nvidia Corp'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 Nvidia Corp (CIK 1045810), 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.