NTGR FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #44 of 60 in industry

Netgear, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $10.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $107,711 · Industrial Machinery & Equipment.

Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-16
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Industry rank
#44/60

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
98:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$10.6M
Median worker
$107,711

Answer first

Netgear, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $10.6M ranks #499 of 1,423 complete filings; its 98:1 pay ratio ranks #646. 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 $107,711. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-35 peer cohort (# 44 of 60, 28th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Industrial Machinery & Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#499
$10.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#646
98:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
28th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Netgear, Inc. ranks nationally

Netgear, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$10,555,676 Top 35% higher than 65% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

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

Netgear, Inc. vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($10.6M) against pay ratio (98:1) for Netgear, Inc. (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02768310.95536621.88304932.611073243.587.5:1101.0:1114.5:1128.0:1141.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Netgear, Inc., CEO total pay: 10555676 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 98:1Netgear, Inc.Columbus Mckinnon Corp, CEO total pay: 5971066 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 98:1Columbus Mckinnon CorpKadant Inc, CEO total pay: 5502520 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 92:1Kadant IncHayward Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 6736782 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 105:1Hayward Holdings, Inc.Everpure, Inc., CEO total pay: 204326 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 90:1Everpure, Inc.
Netgear, Inc. vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 139:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 54 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 35. 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 Netgear, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Netgear, 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
98:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-58:1
from FY2024 156:1
CEO $ YoY
-41%
$10.6M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Netgear, 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 $5.2M - $127,363 41:1 -
2022 $3.3M -37% $117,906 28:1 -13:1
2023 $1.9M -42% $119,601 16:1 -12:1
2024 $17.8M +828% $113,803 156:1 +140:1
2025 $10.6M -41% $107,711 98:1 -58:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1122904, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Industrial Machinery & Equipment

This Company's Ratio
98:1
Industry Median Ratio
139:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$10.6M
Companies in Industry
60
vs. Industry Median
Below
#44 of 60 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Industrial Machinery & Equipment →

Netgear, Inc.: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Netgear, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 98:1 ranks #44 of 60 Industrial Machinery & Equipment filers (28th percentile). the CEO earned 98× the median employee ($107,711) in FY2025.

Median employee $107,711 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 98 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$10.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

98:1

Near industry median

Netgear, Inc. in the lower Industrial Machinery & Equipment third

Netgear, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 98:1 ranks #44 of 60 Industrial Machinery & Equipment filers (28th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Industrial Machinery & Equipment (SIC 35) median ratio is 139:1 across 60 FY2025 filers; Netgear, Inc.'s $10.6M CEO total is above the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #499 and ratio rank #646 split - treat 98:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$10.6M
Median Employee Pay
$107,711
Pay Ratio
98:1
Filing Date
2026-04-16

Company Info

Ticker
NTGR
CIK
1122904
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
SIC Code
3576
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1122904, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Netgear, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 98:1 ranks #44 of 60 Industrial Machinery & Equipment filers (28th percentile).

Read with Netgear, Inc.

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

Trinet Group, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.6M (Δ $1K heavier vs Netgear, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Unity Software Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.6M (Δ $19K heavier vs Netgear, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Progress Software Corp /ma · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.5M (Δ $21K lighter vs Netgear, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Everforth Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.5M (Δ $51K lighter vs Netgear, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Columbus Mckinnon Corp (SIC 35 pole)

Columbus Mckinnon Corp stamps MID · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Netgear, Inc.'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #499/#646

Netgear, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #499 by CEO dollars and #646 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Netgear, 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 Netgear, Inc. (CIK 1122904), 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.