EQIX FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #8 of 78 in industry

Equinix Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $22.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $126,952 · Holding & Investment Offices.

State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-02
Industry
Holding & Investment Offices
Industry rank
#8/78

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
178:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$22.6M
Median worker
$126,952

Answer first

Equinix Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $22.6M ranks #139 of 1,423 complete filings; its 178:1 pay ratio ranks #362. 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 $126,952. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-67 peer cohort (# 8 of 78, 91st percentile - top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Holding & Investment Offices companies.

Dollar rank
#139
$22.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#362
178:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
91st
top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Equinix Inc ranks nationally

Equinix Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$22,597,456 Top 10% higher than 90% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Equinix Inc vs. Holding & Investment Offices peers

CEO total pay ($22.6M) against pay ratio (178:1) for Equinix Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Holding & Investment Offices industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both05930068.211860136.417790204.623720272.853.0:185.8:1118.5:1151.2:1183.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Equinix Inc, CEO total pay: 22597456 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 178:1Equinix IncPrologis, Inc., CEO total pay: 141121 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 177:1Prologis, Inc.Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., CEO total pay: 12669394 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 170:1Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.Equity Residential, CEO total pay: 12756315 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 165:1Equity ResidentialRyman Hospitality Properties, Inc., CEO total pay: 6230524 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 164:1Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.American Tower Corp /ma/, CEO total pay: 14854505 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 164:1American Tower Corp /ma/
Equinix Inc vs. Holding & Investment Offices peers, plotted against the industry's $8.2M median CEO total and 59:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Holding & Investment Offices peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 72 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 67. 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 Equinix Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Equinix 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
178:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-135:1
from FY2024 313:1
CEO $ YoY
+33%
$22.6M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Equinix 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 $23.2M - $122,075 190:1 -
2022 $22.3M -3.9% $121,753 183:1 -7:1
2023 $23.9M +7.2% $115,896 206:1 +23:1
2024 $17.0M -29% $54,313 313:1 +107:1
2025 $22.6M +33% $126,952 178:1 -135:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1101239, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Holding & Investment Offices

This Company's Ratio
178:1
Industry Median Ratio
59:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.2M
This CEO's Pay
$22.6M
Companies in Industry
78
vs. Industry Median
Above
#8 of 78 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Holding & Investment Offices →

Equinix Inc: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Equinix Inc's FY2025 ratio 178:1 ranks #8 of 78 Holding & Investment Offices filers (91st percentile). the CEO earned 178× the median employee ($126,952) in FY2025.

Median employee $126,952 (ELITE-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 178 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$22.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

178:1

Elevated vs. peers

Equinix Inc in the higher Holding & Investment Offices third

Equinix Inc's FY2025 ratio 178:1 ranks #8 of 78 Holding & Investment Offices filers (91st percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Holding & Investment Offices (SIC 67) median ratio is 59:1 across 78 FY2025 filers; Equinix Inc's $22.6M CEO total is above the $8.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #139 and ratio rank #362 split - treat 178:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Holding & Investment Offices peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$22.6M
Median Employee Pay
$126,952
Pay Ratio
178:1
Filing Date
2026-04-02

Company Info

Ticker
EQIX
CIK
1101239
Industry
Holding & Investment Offices
SIC Code
6798
State
DE
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1101239, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

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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 · PEAK · ELITE-MED.

Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Equinix Inc (CIK 1101239), 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.