GHC FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #4 of 7 in industry

Graham Holdings Co CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $4.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $48,092 · Educational Services.

Educational Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-24
Industry
Educational Services
Industry rank
#4/7

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
83:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$4.0M
Median worker
$48,092

Answer first

Graham Holdings Co's FY2025 CEO total of $4.0M ranks #1002 of 1,423 complete filings; its 83:1 pay ratio ranks #744. 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 $48,092. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-82 peer cohort (# 4 of 7, 57th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Educational Services companies.

Dollar rank
#1002
$4.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#744
83:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
57th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Graham Holdings Co ranks nationally

Graham Holdings Co CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$3,991,636 30th percentile higher than 30% 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

Graham Holdings Co vs. Educational Services peers

CEO total pay ($4.0M) against pay ratio (83:1) for Graham Holdings Co (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Educational Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both41380.11521952.13002524.04483096.05963667.90:138:176:1114:1152:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Graham Holdings Co, CEO total pay: 3991636 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 83:1Graham Holdings CoStrategic Education, Inc., CEO total pay: 5694473 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 97:1Strategic Education, Inc.Universal Technical Institute Inc, CEO total pay: 5146002 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 67:1Universal Technical Institute IncLincoln Educational Services Corp, CEO total pay: 3999717 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 61:1Lincoln Educational Services CorpAmerican Public Education Inc, CEO total pay: 5052670 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 145:1American Public Education IncGrand Canyon Education, Inc., CEO total pay: 310575 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 5:1Grand Canyon Education, Inc.
Graham Holdings Co vs. Educational Services peers, plotted against the industry's $5.1M median CEO total and 83:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Educational Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 7 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 82. 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 Graham Holdings Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Graham Holdings Co

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
83:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+11:1
from FY2024 72:1
CEO $ YoY
+1.8%
$4.0M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2021–2025
Graham Holdings Co 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 $2.3M - $39,833 57:1 -
2023 $1.8M -20% $48,789 37:1 -20:1
2024 $3.9M +117% $54,484 72:1 +35:1
2025 $4.0M +1.8% $48,092 83:1 +11:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 104889, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Educational Services

This Company's Ratio
83:1
Industry Median Ratio
83:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$5.1M
This CEO's Pay
$4.0M
Companies in Industry
7
vs. Industry Median
Below
#4 of 7 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Educational Services →

Graham Holdings Co: MID · MID$ pay ratio

Graham Holdings Co's FY2025 CEO total $4.0M ranks #1002 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). the CEO earned 83× the median employee ($48,092) in FY2025.

Median employee $48,092 (PAR-MED); MID · MID$ stamps put about 83 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$4.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

83:1

Near industry median

Graham Holdings Co in the lower-dollar third

Graham Holdings Co's FY2025 CEO total $4.0M ranks #1002 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Educational Services (SIC 82) median ratio is 83:1 across 7 FY2025 filers; Graham Holdings Co's $4.0M CEO total is at or below the $5.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1002 and ratio rank #744 split - treat 83:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Educational Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$4.0M
Median Employee Pay
$48,092
Pay Ratio
83:1
Filing Date
2026-03-24

Company Info

Ticker
GHC
CIK
104889
Industry
Educational Services
SIC Code
8200
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 104889, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Graham Holdings Co's FY2025 CEO total $4.0M ranks #1002 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 MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.

Healthcare Realty Trust Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.0M (Δ $5K lighter vs Graham Holdings Co); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.0M (Δ $12K heavier vs Graham Holdings Co); MID · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
J&j Snack Foods Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.0M (Δ $32K lighter vs Graham Holdings Co); MID · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Vestis Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.0M (Δ $37K lighter vs Graham Holdings Co); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Strategic Education, Inc. (SIC 82 pole)

Strategic Education, Inc. stamps MID · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Graham Holdings Co's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #1002/#744

Graham Holdings Co's FY2025 package sits #1002 by CEO dollars and #744 by ratio under MID$ · MID.
Pay-equity trends · MID

Graham Holdings Co's MID · PAR-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Graham Holdings Co (CIK 104889), 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.