LQDT FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #131 of 189 in industry

Liquidity Services Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $5.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $100,796 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-01-16
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#131/189

Data updated August 2026

Subscribe to Liquidity Services Inc CEO pay filing updates (RSS)

CEO-to-worker pay ratio
51:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$5.1M
Median worker
$100,796

Answer first

Liquidity Services Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $5.1M ranks #925 of 1,423 complete filings; its 51:1 pay ratio ranks #963. 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 $100,796. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 131 of 189, 31st percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#925
$5.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#963
51:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
31st
below the industry median pay ratio

How Liquidity Services Inc ranks nationally

Liquidity Services Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$5,140,596 35th percentile higher than 35% 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

Liquidity Services Inc vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($5.1M) against pay ratio (51:1) for Liquidity Services Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02069593.64139187.26208780.88278374.446.7:159.4:172:184.7:197.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Liquidity Services Inc, CEO total pay: 5140596 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 51:1Liquidity Services IncBlackbaud Inc, CEO total pay: 6055128 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 51:1Blackbaud IncHealthstream Inc, CEO total pay: 5297812 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 52:1Healthstream IncTIC Solutions, Inc., CEO total pay: 2741682 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 52:1TIC Solutions, Inc.Thryv Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 106972 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 49:1Thryv Holdings, Inc.Bentley Systems Inc, CEO total pay: 4780674 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 54:1Bentley Systems Inc
Liquidity Services Inc vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Business Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. 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 Liquidity Services Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Liquidity Services 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
51:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+20:1
from FY2024 31:1
CEO $ YoY
+18%
$5.1M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Liquidity Services 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 $2.8M - $68,534 41:1 -
2022 $4.3M +54% $57,562 75:1 +34:1
2023 $3.8M -12% $70,151 54:1 -21:1
2024 $4.3M +15% $140,224 31:1 -23:1
2025 $5.1M +18% $100,796 51:1 +20:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1235468, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
51:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$5.1M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Below
#131 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Liquidity Services Inc: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Liquidity Services Inc's FY2025 ratio 51:1 ranks #131 of 189 Business Services filers (31st percentile). the CEO earned 51× the median employee ($100,796) in FY2025.

Median employee $100,796 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 51 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$5.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

51:1

Near industry median

Liquidity Services Inc in the lower Business Services third

Liquidity Services Inc's FY2025 ratio 51:1 ranks #131 of 189 Business Services filers (31st percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; Liquidity Services Inc's $5.1M CEO total is at or below the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #925 and ratio rank #963 split - treat 51:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$5.1M
Median Employee Pay
$100,796
Pay Ratio
51:1
Filing Date
2026-01-16

Company Info

Ticker
LQDT
CIK
1235468
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7389
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1235468, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Liquidity Services Inc's FY2025 ratio 51:1 ranks #131 of 189 Business Services filers (31st percentile).

Read with Liquidity Services 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 · MID$ · HIGH-MED.

Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.1M (Δ $2K lighter vs Liquidity Services Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Universal Technical Institute Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.1M (Δ $5K heavier vs Liquidity Services Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Smith A O Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.2M (Δ $17K heavier vs Liquidity Services Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Cytek Biosciences, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.1M (Δ $21K lighter vs Liquidity Services Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Blackbaud Inc (SIC 73 pole)

Blackbaud Inc stamps MODEST · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Liquidity Services Inc's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #925/#963

Liquidity Services Inc's FY2025 package sits #925 by CEO dollars and #963 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Liquidity Services 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 Liquidity Services Inc (CIK 1235468), 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.