GRMN FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #33 of 86 in industry

Garmin Ltd CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $7.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $46,356 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
V8
Filing date
2026-04-22
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#33/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
167:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$7.7M
Median worker
$46,356

Answer first

Garmin Ltd's FY2025 CEO total of $7.7M ranks #707 of 1,423 complete filings; its 167:1 pay ratio ranks #389. 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 $46,356. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 33 of 86, 63rd 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
#707
$7.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#389
167:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
63rd
above the industry median pay ratio

How Garmin Ltd ranks nationally

Garmin Ltd CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$7,741,452 Top 50% higher than 50% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Garmin Ltd vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($7.7M) against pay ratio (167:1) for Garmin Ltd (marked) and its 5 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 both4073362.06409195.78745029.511080863.313416697.1117.8:1132.8:1147.8:1162.7:1177.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Garmin Ltd, CEO total pay: 7741452 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 167:1Garmin LtdCohu Inc, CEO total pay: 4498059 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 169:1Cohu IncNational Vision Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 5188896 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 172:1National Vision Holdings, Inc.Movado Group Inc, CEO total pay: 5234544 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 162:1Movado Group IncMks Inc, CEO total pay: 12992000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 175:1Mks IncSTERIS plc, CEO total pay: 11530116 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 157:1STERIS plc
Garmin Ltd 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 Garmin Ltd's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Garmin Ltd

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
167:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+20:1
from FY2024 147:1
CEO $ YoY
+7.4%
$7.7M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Garmin Ltd 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 $4.2M - $38,118 111:1 -
2022 $4.6M +8.4% $39,950 115:1 +4:1
2023 $6.5M +42% $41,063 159:1 +44:1
2024 $7.2M +10% $49,027 147:1 -12:1
2025 $7.7M +7.4% $46,356 167:1 +20:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1121788, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
167:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$7.7M
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Above
#33 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

Garmin Ltd: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Garmin Ltd's 167:1 ratio ranks #389 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 167× the median employee ($46,356) in FY2025.

Median employee $46,356 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 167 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$7.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

167:1

Elevated vs. peers

Garmin Ltd in the higher-ratio third

Garmin Ltd's 167:1 ratio ranks #389 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; Garmin Ltd's $7.7M CEO total is at or below the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #707 and ratio rank #389 split - treat 167:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$7.7M
Median Employee Pay
$46,356
Pay Ratio
167:1
Filing Date
2026-04-22

Company Info

Ticker
GRMN
CIK
1121788
Industry
Measuring Instruments
SIC Code
3812
State
V8
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1121788, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Garmin Ltd's 167:1 ratio ranks #389 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with Garmin Ltd

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 · PAR-MED.

N-able, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.7M (Δ $7K heavier vs Garmin Ltd); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Valmont Industries Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.8M (Δ $21K heavier vs Garmin Ltd); FLOOR · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.8M (Δ $27K heavier vs Garmin Ltd); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.8M (Δ $28K heavier vs Garmin Ltd); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Cohu Inc (SIC 38 pole)

Cohu Inc stamps STEEP · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Garmin Ltd's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #707/#389

Garmin Ltd's FY2025 package sits #707 by CEO dollars and #389 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Garmin Ltd'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 Garmin Ltd (CIK 1121788), 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.