NFLX FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #3 of 5 in industry

Netflix Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $53.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $211,201 · Motion Pictures.

Motion Pictures peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-16
Industry
Motion Pictures
Industry rank
#3/5

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
255:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$53.9M
Median worker
$211,201

Answer first

Netflix Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $53.9M ranks #22 of 1,423 complete filings; its 255:1 pay ratio ranks #243. 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 $211,201. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-78 peer cohort (# 3 of 5, 60th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Motion Pictures companies.

Dollar rank
#22
$53.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#243
255:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
60th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Netflix Inc ranks nationally

Netflix Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$53,856,255 Top 2% higher than 98% 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%). Below this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. 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

Netflix Inc vs. Motion Pictures peers

CEO total pay ($53.9M) against pay ratio (255:1) for Netflix Inc (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Motion Pictures industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both014135291.828270583.642405875.456541167.124.2:1259.6:1495.0:1730.4:1965.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Netflix Inc, CEO total pay: 53856255 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 255:1Netflix IncMarcus Corp, CEO total pay: 4837800 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 330:1Marcus CorpFuboTV Inc., CEO total pay: 158012 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 69:1FuboTV Inc.Starz Entertainment Corp /cn/, CEO total pay: 6710519 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 67:1Starz Entertainment Corp /cn/Cinemark Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 10815714 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 923:1Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
Netflix Inc vs. Motion Pictures peers, plotted against the industry's $6.7M median CEO total and 255:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Motion Pictures peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 5 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 78. 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 Netflix Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Netflix Inc

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
255:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-32:1
from FY2024 287:1
CEO $ YoY
-13%
$53.9M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Netflix 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
2022 $51.1M - $218,400 234:1 -
2023 $49.8M -2.6% $200,761 248:1 +14:1
2024 $61.8M +24% $215,503 287:1 +39:1
2025 $53.9M -13% $211,201 255:1 -32:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1065280, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Motion Pictures

This Company's Ratio
255:1
Industry Median Ratio
255:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$6.7M
This CEO's Pay
$53.9M
Companies in Industry
5
vs. Industry Median
Below
#3 of 5 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Motion Pictures →

Netflix Inc: STEEP · OUTLIER pay ratio

Netflix Inc's FY2025 CEO total $53.9M ranks #22 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). the CEO earned 255× the median employee ($211,201) in FY2025.

Median employee $211,201 (ELITE-MED); STEEP · OUTLIER stamps put about 255 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$53.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

255:1

Elevated vs. peers

Netflix Inc in the higher-dollar third

Netflix Inc's FY2025 CEO total $53.9M ranks #22 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Motion Pictures (SIC 78) median ratio is 255:1 across 5 FY2025 filers; Netflix Inc's $53.9M CEO total is above the $6.7M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #22 and ratio rank #243 split - treat 255:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Motion Pictures peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$53.9M
Median Employee Pay
$211,201
Pay Ratio
255:1
Filing Date
2026-04-16

Company Info

Ticker
NFLX
CIK
1065280
Industry
Motion Pictures
SIC Code
7841
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1065280, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Netflix Inc's FY2025 CEO total $53.9M ranks #22 of 1,423 complete filings (higher 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 STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.

MongoDB, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $53.5M (Δ $321K lighter vs Netflix Inc); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Rocket Companies, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $52.9M (Δ $944K lighter vs Netflix Inc); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Universal Corp /va/ · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $52.0M (Δ $1.8M lighter vs Netflix Inc); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Adobe Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $51.2M (Δ $2.7M lighter vs Netflix Inc); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Marcus Corp (SIC 78 pole)

Marcus Corp stamps HIGH · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Netflix Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #22/#243

Netflix Inc's FY2025 package sits #22 by CEO dollars and #243 by ratio under OUTLIER · STEEP.
Comp structure · OUTLIER

Netflix Inc's OUTLIER CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Netflix Inc (CIK 1065280), 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.