CMP FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #4 of 9 in industry

Compass Minerals International Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $6.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $93,154 · Mining.

Mining peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-01-23
Industry
Mining
Industry rank
#4/9

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
68:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$6.3M
Median worker
$93,154

Answer first

Compass Minerals International Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $6.3M ranks #820 of 1,423 complete filings; its 68:1 pay ratio ranks #837. 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 $93,154. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-14 peer cohort (# 4 of 9, 67th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Mining companies.

Dollar rank
#820
$6.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#837
68:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
67th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Compass Minerals International Inc ranks nationally

Compass Minerals International Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$6,334,472 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

Compass Minerals International Inc vs. Mining peers

CEO total pay ($6.3M) against pay ratio (68:1) for Compass Minerals International Inc (marked) and its 4 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 both1886250361187553375007063125878875015.3:140.9:166.5:192.1:1117.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Compass Minerals International Inc, CEO total pay: 6334472 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 68:1Compass Minerals International IncKnife River Corp, CEO total pay: 5820868 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 64:1Knife River CorpUnited States Lime & Minerals Inc, CEO total pay: 7685278 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 87:1United States Lime & Minerals IncEnergy Fuels Inc, CEO total pay: 8475000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 113:1Energy Fuels IncCentrus Energy Corp, CEO total pay: 2200000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 20:1Centrus Energy Corp
Compass Minerals International Inc vs. Mining peers, plotted against the industry's $6.1M median CEO total and 64:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Mining peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 8 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 14. 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 Compass Minerals International Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Compass Minerals International 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
68:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+9:1
from FY2024 59:1
CEO $ YoY
+8.2%
$6.3M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Compass Minerals International 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 $5.8M - $62,884 92:1 -
2022 $10.6M +84% $91,749 116:1 +24:1
2023 $9.2M -14% $110,399 83:1 -33:1
2024 $5.9M -36% $99,195 59:1 -24:1
2025 $6.3M +8.2% $93,154 68:1 +9:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1227654, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Mining

This Company's Ratio
68:1
Industry Median Ratio
64:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$6.1M
This CEO's Pay
$6.3M
Companies in Industry
9
vs. Industry Median
Above
#4 of 9 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Mining →

Compass Minerals International Inc: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio

Compass Minerals International Inc's FY2025 ratio 68:1 ranks #4 of 9 Mining filers (67th percentile). the CEO earned 68× the median employee ($93,154) in FY2025.

Median employee $93,154 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 68 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$6.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

68:1

Near industry median

Compass Minerals International Inc in the higher Mining third

Compass Minerals International Inc's FY2025 ratio 68:1 ranks #4 of 9 Mining filers (67th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Mining (SIC 14) median ratio is 64:1 across 9 FY2025 filers; Compass Minerals International Inc's $6.3M CEO total is above the $6.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #820 and ratio rank #837 split - treat 68:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Mining peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$6.3M
Median Employee Pay
$93,154
Pay Ratio
68:1
Filing Date
2026-01-23

Company Info

Ticker
CMP
CIK
1227654
Industry
Mining
SIC Code
1400
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1227654, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Compass Minerals International Inc's FY2025 ratio 68:1 ranks #4 of 9 Mining filers (67th percentile).

Read with Compass Minerals International Inc

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

10x Genomics, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.3M (Δ $5K lighter vs Compass Minerals International Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
AbCellera Biologics Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.4M (Δ $16K heavier vs Compass Minerals International Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Associated Banc-corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.4M (Δ $20K heavier vs Compass Minerals International Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Saia Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.3M (Δ $21K lighter vs Compass Minerals International Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Knife River Corp (SIC 14 pole)

Knife River Corp stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Compass Minerals International Inc's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #820/#837

Compass Minerals International Inc's FY2025 package sits #820 by CEO dollars and #837 by ratio under HEAVY · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Compass Minerals International 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 Compass Minerals International Inc (CIK 1227654), 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.