MKSI FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #30 of 86 in industry

Mks Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $13.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $74,240 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
MA
Filing date
2026-03-31
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#30/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
175:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$13.0M
Median worker
$74,240

Answer first

Mks Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $13.0M ranks #377 of 1,423 complete filings; its 175:1 pay ratio ranks #369. 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 $74,240. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 30 of 86, 66th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Measuring Instruments companies.

Dollar rank
#377
$13.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#369
175:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
66th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Mks Inc ranks nationally

Mks Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$12,992,000 Top 26% higher than 74% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

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

Mks Inc vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($13.0M) against pay ratio (175:1) for Mks Inc (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 both4073362.06409195.78745029.511080863.313416697.1117.3:1134.8:1152.3:1169.7:1187.2:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Mks Inc, CEO total pay: 12992000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 175:1Mks IncNational Vision Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 5188896 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 172:1National Vision Holdings, Inc.Cohu Inc, CEO total pay: 4498059 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 169:1Cohu IncGarmin Ltd, CEO total pay: 7741452 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 167:1Garmin LtdDENTSPLY SIRONA Inc., CEO total pay: 10991792 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 184:1DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.
Mks 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 Mks Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Mks 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
175:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+50:1
from FY2024 125:1
CEO $ YoY
+49%
$13.0M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Mks 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 $7.6M - $67,952 112:1 -
2022 $8.2M +7.2% $65,783 124:1 +12:1
2023 $8.0M -1.5% $70,497 114:1 -10:1
2024 $8.7M +8.4% $69,685 125:1 +11:1
2025 $13.0M +49% $74,240 175:1 +50:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1049502, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
175:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$13.0M
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Above
#30 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

Mks Inc: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Mks Inc's 175:1 ratio ranks #369 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 175× the median employee ($74,240) in FY2025.

Median employee $74,240 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 175 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$13.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

175:1

Elevated vs. peers

Mks Inc in the higher-ratio third

Mks Inc's 175:1 ratio ranks #369 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). 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; Mks Inc's $13.0M CEO total is above the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #377 and ratio rank #369 split - treat 175:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$13.0M
Median Employee Pay
$74,240
Pay Ratio
175:1
Filing Date
2026-03-31

Company Info

Ticker
MKSI
CIK
1049502
Industry
Measuring Instruments
SIC Code
3823
State
MA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1049502, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Mks Inc's 175:1 ratio ranks #369 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with Mks Inc

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

AppLovin Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.0M (Δ $23K lighter vs Mks Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Heico Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.0M (Δ $25K heavier vs Mks Inc); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.0M (Δ $41K lighter vs Mks Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Masco Corp /de/ · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.9M (Δ $42K lighter vs Mks Inc); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
National Vision Holdings, Inc. (SIC 38 pole)

National Vision Holdings, Inc. stamps STEEP · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Mks Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #377/#369

Mks Inc's FY2025 package sits #377 by CEO dollars and #369 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Mks Inc's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Mks Inc (CIK 1049502), 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.