NG FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #8 of 9 in industry

Novagold Resources Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $19.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $418,532 · Mining.

Mining peers All rankings
State
A1
Filing date
2026-03-25
Industry
Mining
Industry rank
#8/9

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
46:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$19.3M
Median worker
$418,532

Answer first

Novagold Resources Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $19.3M ranks #179 of 1,423 complete filings; its 46:1 pay ratio ranks #999. 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 $418,532. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-10 peer cohort (# 8 of 9, 22nd 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 Mining companies.

Dollar rank
#179
$19.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#999
46:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
22nd
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Novagold Resources Inc ranks nationally

Novagold Resources Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$19,252,472 Top 13% higher than 87% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Novagold Resources Inc vs. Mining peers

CEO total pay ($19.3M) against pay ratio (46:1) for Novagold Resources Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Mining industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both05044067.010088134.115132201.120176268.10:124.4:148.8:173.2:197.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Novagold Resources Inc, CEO total pay: 19252472 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 46:1Novagold Resources IncSouthern Copper Corp/, CEO total pay: 2315054 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 49:1Southern Copper Corp/Ivanhoe Electric Inc., CEO total pay: 2151164 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 53:1Ivanhoe Electric Inc.Coeur Mining, Inc., CEO total pay: 6646601 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 83:1Coeur Mining, Inc.McEwen Inc., CEO total pay: 776549 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1:1McEwen Inc.Uranium Energy Corp, CEO total pay: 6356248 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 93:1Uranium Energy Corp
Novagold Resources Inc vs. Mining peers, plotted against the industry's $6.4M median CEO total and 83:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Mining peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 9 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 10. 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 Novagold Resources Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Novagold Resources 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
46:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+11:1
from FY2024 35:1
CEO $ YoY
+13%
$19.3M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2021–2025
Novagold Resources 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 $3.9M - $435,199 9:1 -
2023 $2.9M -25% $487,156 6:1 -3:1
2024 $17.0M +482% $485,639 35:1 +29:1
2025 $19.3M +13% $418,532 46:1 +11:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1173420, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Mining

This Company's Ratio
46:1
Industry Median Ratio
83:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$6.4M
This CEO's Pay
$19.3M
Companies in Industry
9
vs. Industry Median
Below
#8 of 9 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Mining →

Novagold Resources Inc: MODEST · PEAK pay ratio

Novagold Resources Inc's FY2025 ratio 46:1 ranks #8 of 9 Mining filers (22nd percentile). the CEO earned 46× the median employee ($418,532) in FY2025.

Median employee $418,532 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · PEAK stamps put about 46 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$19.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

46:1

Below typical

Novagold Resources Inc in the lower Mining third

Novagold Resources Inc's FY2025 ratio 46:1 ranks #8 of 9 Mining filers (22nd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Mining (SIC 10) median ratio is 83:1 across 9 FY2025 filers; Novagold Resources Inc's $19.3M CEO total is above the $6.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #179 and ratio rank #999 split - treat 46:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Mining peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$19.3M
Median Employee Pay
$418,532
Pay Ratio
46:1
Filing Date
2026-03-25

Company Info

Ticker
NG
CIK
1173420
Industry
Mining
SIC Code
1040
State
A1
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1173420, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Novagold Resources Inc's FY2025 ratio 46:1 ranks #8 of 9 Mining filers (22nd 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 MODEST · PEAK · ELITE-MED.

Aptiv PLC · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.3M (Δ $2K lighter vs Novagold Resources Inc); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Delta Air Lines, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.2M (Δ $30K lighter vs Novagold Resources Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Monster Beverage Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.3M (Δ $45K heavier vs Novagold Resources Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Align Technology Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.2M (Δ $66K lighter vs Novagold Resources Inc); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Southern Copper Corp/ (SIC 10 pole)

Southern Copper Corp/ stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Novagold Resources Inc's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #179/#999

Novagold Resources Inc's FY2025 package sits #179 by CEO dollars and #999 by ratio under PEAK · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Novagold Resources Inc's MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Novagold Resources Inc (CIK 1173420), 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.