LASR FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #16 of 77 in industry

Nlight, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $37.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $82,014 · Electronic Equipment.

Electronic Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-24
Industry
Electronic Equipment
Industry rank
#16/77

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
455:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$37.3M
Median worker
$82,014

Answer first

Nlight, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $37.3M ranks #42 of 1,423 complete filings; its 455:1 pay ratio ranks #116. 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 $82,014. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-36 peer cohort (# 16 of 77, 81st percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electronic Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#42
$37.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#116
455:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
81st
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Nlight, Inc. ranks nationally

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

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

$37,316,370 Top 3% higher than 97% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Nlight, Inc. vs. Electronic Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($37.3M) against pay ratio (455:1) for Nlight, Inc. (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Electronic Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both6644590.716853032.627061474.537269916.447478358.494.0:1209.3:1324.5:1439.7:1555.0:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Nlight, Inc., CEO total pay: 37316370 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 455:1Nlight, Inc.Whirlpool Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 12776478 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 429:1Whirlpool Corp /de/General Electric Co, CEO total pay: 45622278 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 486:1General Electric CoAnalog Devices Inc, CEO total pay: 27456265 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 534:1Analog Devices IncMonolithic Power Systems Inc, CEO total pay: 19930736 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 372:1Monolithic Power Systems Inc
Nlight, Inc. vs. Electronic Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $8.5M median CEO total and 115:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Electronic Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 72 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 36. 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 Nlight, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Nlight, 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
455:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+391:1
from FY2024 64:1
CEO $ YoY
+622%
$37.3M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Nlight, 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 $3.4M - $54,870 62:1 -
2023 $4.1M +19% $67,547 60:1 -2:1
2024 $5.2M +28% $80,801 64:1 +4:1
2025 $37.3M +622% $82,014 455:1 +391:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1124796, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electronic Equipment

This Company's Ratio
455:1
Industry Median Ratio
115:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$37.3M
Companies in Industry
77
vs. Industry Median
Above
#16 of 77 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electronic Equipment →

Nlight, Inc.: HIGH · PEAK pay ratio

Nlight, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 455:1 ranks #16 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (81st percentile). the CEO earned 455× the median employee ($82,014) in FY2025.

Median employee $82,014 (HIGH-MED); HIGH · PEAK stamps put about 455 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$37.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

455:1

Outlier, top decile

Nlight, Inc. in the higher Electronic Equipment third

Nlight, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 455:1 ranks #16 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (81st percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Electronic Equipment (SIC 36) median ratio is 115:1 across 77 FY2025 filers; Nlight, Inc.'s $37.3M CEO total is above the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #42 and ratio rank #116 split - treat 455:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electronic Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$37.3M
Median Employee Pay
$82,014
Pay Ratio
455:1
Filing Date
2026-04-24

Company Info

Ticker
LASR
CIK
1124796
Industry
Electronic Equipment
SIC Code
3674
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1124796, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Nlight, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 455:1 ranks #16 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (81st percentile).

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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 HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

Liberty Global Ltd. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $37.8M (Δ $438K heavier vs Nlight, Inc.); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
ELI LILLY & Co · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $36.7M (Δ $618K lighter vs Nlight, Inc.); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
International Business Machines Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $38.0M (Δ $673K heavier vs Nlight, Inc.); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
T-Mobile US, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $38.0M (Δ $678K heavier vs Nlight, Inc.); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Whirlpool Corp /de/ (SIC 36 pole)

Whirlpool Corp /de/ stamps HIGH · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Nlight, Inc.'s HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #42/#116

Nlight, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #42 by CEO dollars and #116 by ratio under PEAK · HIGH.
Comp structure · PEAK

Nlight, Inc.'s PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Nlight, Inc. (CIK 1124796), 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.