CEO Total Pay
$4.3M
FY2024 Summary Compensation, below median
WDFC FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Wd 40 Co CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $4.3M in FY2024 against median worker pay of $113,343 · Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2025-10-31
- Industry
- Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
Data updated August 2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio
38:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$4.3M
Median worker
$113,343
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
Wd 40 Co reported a 38:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2024 - at or below the Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals median of 42:1 across 168 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals companies.
- Pay ratio
- 38:1
- FY2024 disclosed
- CEO total
- $4.3M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $113,343
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 153 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 28. 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 Wd 40 Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Wd 40 Co
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2024. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 38:1
- FY2024
- vs prior FY
- -6:1
- from FY2023 44:1
- CEO $ YoY
- +18%
- $4.3M latest
- Filings shown
- 4
- FY2021–2024
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $3.7M | - | $87,169 | 42:1 | - |
| 2022 | $2.5M | -33% | $94,475 | 26:1 | -16:1 |
| 2023 | $3.6M | +48% | $82,860 | 44:1 | +18:1 |
| 2024 | $4.3M | +18% | $113,343 | 38:1 | -6:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 105132, FY2021–2024. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
This Company's Ratio
38:1
Industry Median Ratio
42:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$4.3M
Companies in Industry
168
vs. Industry Median
Below
Wd 40 Co: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio
Wd 40 Co disclosed 38:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $4.3M CEO total in FY2024. the CEO earned 38× the median employee ($113,343) in FY2024.
Median employee $113,343 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 38 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
38:1
Below typical
What FY2024 shows for Wd 40 Co
Wd 40 Co disclosed 38:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $4.3M CEO total in FY2024. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (SIC 28) median ratio is 42:1 across 168 FY2025 filers; Wd 40 Co's $4.3M CEO total is at or below the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.
Wd 40 Co stamps MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers.
Key Data, FY2024
- Total Compensation
- $4.3M
- Median Employee Pay
- $113,343
- Pay Ratio
- 38:1
- Filing Date
- 2025-10-31
Company Info
- Ticker
- WDFC
- CIK
- 105132
- Industry
- Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- SIC Code
- 2890
- State
- DE
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 105132, FY2024. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Wd 40 Co disclosed 38:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $4.3M CEO total in FY2024.
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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Pathward Financial, Inc. · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.3M (Δ $7K heavier vs Wd 40 Co); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Metallus Inc. · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.3M (Δ $7K heavier vs Wd 40 Co); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Barrett Business Services Inc · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.3M (Δ $10K heavier vs Wd 40 Co); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Carriage Services Inc · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.3M (Δ $22K lighter vs Wd 40 Co); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals benchmark
Wd 40 Co stamps MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED inside SIC 28 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · MODEST
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Ratio primer · MODEST
Wd 40 Co'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 Wd 40 Co (CIK 105132), 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.