NNI FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #23 of 29 in industry

Nelnet Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $2.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $62,738 · Non-Depository Credit.

Non-Depository Credit peers All rankings
State
NE
Filing date
2026-04-02
Industry
Non-Depository Credit
Industry rank
#23/29

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
36:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$2.2M
Median worker
$62,738

Answer first

Nelnet Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $2.2M ranks #1136 of 1,423 complete filings; its 36:1 pay ratio ranks #1088. 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 $62,738. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-61 peer cohort (# 23 of 29, 24th 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 Non-Depository Credit companies.

Dollar rank
#1136
$2.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1088
36:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
24th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Nelnet Inc ranks nationally

Nelnet Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$2,243,420 20th percentile higher than 20% of 1,423 companies

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

Nelnet Inc vs. Non-Depository Credit peers

CEO total pay ($2.2M) against pay ratio (36:1) for Nelnet Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Non-Depository Credit industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02781665.45563330.88344996.211126661.631.1:147.1:163:179.0:194.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Nelnet Inc, CEO total pay: 2243420 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 36:1Nelnet IncLendingTree, Inc., CEO total pay: 5228225 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 35:1LendingTree, Inc.Burford Capital Ltd, CEO total pay: 308625 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 37:1Burford Capital LtdUpstart Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 9667628 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 34:1Upstart Holdings, Inc.Coinbase Global, Inc., CEO total pay: 9788670 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 45:1Coinbase Global, Inc.Riot Platforms, Inc., CEO total pay: 3460222 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 54:1Riot Platforms, Inc.
Nelnet Inc vs. Non-Depository Credit peers, plotted against the industry's $10.6M median CEO total and 92:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Non-Depository Credit peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 26 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 61. 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 Nelnet Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Nelnet 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
36:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+9:1
from FY2024 27:1
CEO $ YoY
+44%
$2.2M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Nelnet 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 $2.7M - $40,517 67:1 -
2022 $2.2M -19% $42,614 52:1 -15:1
2023 $1.8M -17% $41,287 45:1 -7:1
2024 $1.6M -16% $57,240 27:1 -18:1
2025 $2.2M +44% $62,738 36:1 +9:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1258602, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Non-Depository Credit

This Company's Ratio
36:1
Industry Median Ratio
92:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.6M
This CEO's Pay
$2.2M
Companies in Industry
29
vs. Industry Median
Below
#23 of 29 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Non-Depository Credit →

Nelnet Inc: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Nelnet Inc's FY2025 ratio 36:1 ranks #23 of 29 Non-Depository Credit filers (24th percentile). the CEO earned 36× the median employee ($62,738) in FY2025.

Median employee $62,738 (PAR-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 36 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$2.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

36:1

Below typical

Nelnet Inc in the lower Non-Depository Credit third

Nelnet Inc's FY2025 ratio 36:1 ranks #23 of 29 Non-Depository Credit filers (24th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Non-Depository Credit (SIC 61) median ratio is 92:1 across 29 FY2025 filers; Nelnet Inc's $2.2M CEO total is at or below the $10.6M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1136 and ratio rank #1088 split - treat 36:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Non-Depository Credit peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$2.2M
Median Employee Pay
$62,738
Pay Ratio
36:1
Filing Date
2026-04-02

Company Info

Ticker
NNI
CIK
1258602
Industry
Non-Depository Credit
SIC Code
6141
State
NE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1258602, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Nelnet Inc's FY2025 ratio 36:1 ranks #23 of 29 Non-Depository Credit filers (24th percentile).

Read with Nelnet 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$ · PAR-MED.

Kronos Worldwide Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.3M (Δ $13K heavier vs Nelnet Inc); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
South Plains Financial, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.3M (Δ $25K heavier vs Nelnet Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co/va/ · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.3M (Δ $27K heavier vs Nelnet Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Leslie's, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.2M (Δ $39K lighter vs Nelnet Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
LendingTree, Inc. (SIC 61 pole)

LendingTree, Inc. stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Nelnet Inc's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1136/#1088

Nelnet Inc's FY2025 package sits #1136 by CEO dollars and #1088 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Nelnet 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 Nelnet Inc (CIK 1258602), 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.