SAIA FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #5 of 10 in industry

Saia Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $6.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $67,163 · Trucking & Warehousing.

Trucking & Warehousing peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-16
Industry
Trucking & Warehousing
Industry rank
#5/10

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
94:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$6.3M
Median worker
$67,163

Answer first

Saia Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $6.3M ranks #822 of 1,423 complete filings; its 94:1 pay ratio ranks #674. 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 $67,163. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-42 peer cohort (# 5 of 10, 60th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Trucking & Warehousing companies.

Dollar rank
#822
$6.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#674
94:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
60th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Saia Inc ranks nationally

Saia Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$6,313,322 42nd percentile higher than 42% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Saia Inc vs. Trucking & Warehousing peers

CEO total pay ($6.3M) against pay ratio (94:1) for Saia Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Trucking & Warehousing industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both4681100.76497356.68313612.510129868.411946124.369.3:189.6:1110:1130.3:1150.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Saia Inc, CEO total pay: 6313322 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 94:1Saia IncWerner Enterprises Inc, CEO total pay: 6048549 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 113:1Werner Enterprises IncKnight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 5011329 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 73:1Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.Hunt J B Transport Services Inc, CEO total pay: 9018976 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 118:1Hunt J B Transport Services IncSchneider National, Inc., CEO total pay: 7352208 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 122:1Schneider National, Inc.Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc., CEO total pay: 11615896 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 147:1Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
Saia Inc vs. Trucking & Warehousing peers, plotted against the industry's $6.0M median CEO total and 84:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Trucking & Warehousing peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 9 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 42. 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 Saia Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Saia 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
94:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+11:1
from FY2024 83:1
CEO $ YoY
+19%
$6.3M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Saia 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 $4.5M - $63,717 71:1 -
2023 $5.8M +27% $68,608 84:1 +13:1
2024 $5.3M -8.1% $63,788 83:1 -1:1
2025 $6.3M +19% $67,163 94:1 +11:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1177702, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Trucking & Warehousing

This Company's Ratio
94:1
Industry Median Ratio
84:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$6.0M
This CEO's Pay
$6.3M
Companies in Industry
10
vs. Industry Median
Above
#5 of 10 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Trucking & Warehousing →

Saia Inc: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Saia Inc disclosed 94:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $6.3M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 94× the median employee ($67,163) in FY2025.

Median employee $67,163 (PAR-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 94 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$6.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

94:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Saia Inc

Saia Inc disclosed 94:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $6.3M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Trucking & Warehousing (SIC 42) median ratio is 84:1 across 10 FY2025 filers; Saia Inc's $6.3M CEO total is above the $6.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #822 and ratio rank #674 split - treat 94:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Trucking & Warehousing peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$6.3M
Median Employee Pay
$67,163
Pay Ratio
94:1
Filing Date
2026-03-16

Company Info

Ticker
SAIA
CIK
1177702
Industry
Trucking & Warehousing
SIC Code
4213
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1177702, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Saia Inc disclosed 94:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $6.3M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Saia 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 · PAR-MED.

Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.3M (Δ $6K lighter vs Saia Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
10x Genomics, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.3M (Δ $16K heavier vs Saia Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Funko, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.3M (Δ $17K lighter vs Saia Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Compass Minerals International Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.3M (Δ $21K heavier vs Saia Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Werner Enterprises Inc (SIC 42 pole)

Werner Enterprises Inc stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Saia Inc's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #822/#674

Saia Inc's FY2025 package sits #822 by CEO dollars and #674 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Saia 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 Saia Inc (CIK 1177702), 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.