RRGB FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #16 of 18 in industry

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $25,068 · Eating & Drinking Places.

Eating & Drinking Places peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-26
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
Industry rank
#16/18

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
130:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.3M
Median worker
$25,068

Answer first

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $3.3M ranks #1068 of 1,423 complete filings; its 130:1 pay ratio ranks #497. 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 $25,068. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-58 peer cohort (# 16 of 18, 17th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Eating & Drinking Places companies.

Dollar rank
#1068
$3.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#497
130:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
17th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc ranks nationally

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$3,258,840 25th percentile higher than 25% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $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

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers

CEO total pay ($3.3M) against pay ratio (130:1) for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Eating & Drinking Places industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both556929.62460965.74365001.86269037.88173073.939.6:1140.6:1241.5:1342.4:1443.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc, CEO total pay: 3258840 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 130:1Red Robin Gourmet Burgers IncSweetgreen, Inc., CEO total pay: 3230375 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 125:1Sweetgreen, Inc.El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 3062506 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 178:1El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.Cava Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 3848858 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 179:1Cava Group, Inc.Wendy's Co, CEO total pay: 4628002 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 181:1Wendy's CoBiglari Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 903118 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 58:1Biglari Holdings Inc.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers, plotted against the industry's $7.8M median CEO total and 425:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Eating & Drinking Places peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 18 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 58. 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 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 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
130:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-77:1
from FY2024 207:1
CEO $ YoY
-41%
$3.3M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 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 $5.4M - $21,163 253:1 -
2022 $5.2M -2.7% $18,409 283:1 +30:1
2023 $8.5M +62% $21,092 401:1 +118:1
2024 $5.5M -35% $26,487 207:1 -194:1
2025 $3.3M -41% $25,068 130:1 -77:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1171759, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Eating & Drinking Places

This Company's Ratio
130:1
Industry Median Ratio
425:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.8M
This CEO's Pay
$3.3M
Companies in Industry
18
vs. Industry Median
Below
#16 of 18 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Eating & Drinking Places →

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc: MID · MID$ pay ratio

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc's FY2025 ratio 130:1 ranks #16 of 18 Eating & Drinking Places filers (17th percentile). the CEO earned 130× the median employee ($25,068) in FY2025.

Median employee $25,068 (LOW-MED); MID · MID$ stamps put about 130 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$3.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

130:1

Near industry median

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc in the lower Eating & Drinking Places third

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc's FY2025 ratio 130:1 ranks #16 of 18 Eating & Drinking Places filers (17th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Eating & Drinking Places (SIC 58) median ratio is 425:1 across 18 FY2025 filers; Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc's $3.3M CEO total is at or below the $7.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1068 and ratio rank #497 split - treat 130:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Eating & Drinking Places peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.3M
Median Employee Pay
$25,068
Pay Ratio
130:1
Filing Date
2026-03-26

Company Info

Ticker
RRGB
CIK
1171759
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
SIC Code
5812
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1171759, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc's FY2025 ratio 130:1 ranks #16 of 18 Eating & Drinking Places filers (17th 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 MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.

Employers Holdings, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.3M (Δ $11K heavier vs Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Trex Co Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.3M (Δ $16K heavier vs Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
uniQure N.V. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.3M (Δ $29K heavier vs Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
H2o America · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.2M (Δ $31K lighter vs Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Sweetgreen, Inc. (SIC 58 pole)

Sweetgreen, Inc. stamps MID · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #1068/#497

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc's FY2025 package sits #1068 by CEO dollars and #497 by ratio under MID$ · MID.
Pay-equity trends · MID

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc's MID · LOW-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (CIK 1171759), 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.