CEO Total Pay
$2.1M
FY2023 Summary Compensation, below median
NLST FY2023 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Netlist Inc CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $2.1M in FY2023 against median worker pay of $72,248 · Electronic Equipment.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2024-06-28
- Industry
- Electronic Equipment
- Fiscal year
- FY2023
Data updated August 2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio
28:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$2.1M
Median worker
$72,248
Latest filing FY2023. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2023, not FY2025, so the figures on this page are from that earlier year and are not ranked against the FY2025 industry benchmark. Industry pages mark issuers like this one with a "Latest filing" label.
Answer first
Netlist Inc reported a 28:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2023 - at or below the Electronic Equipment median of 115:1 across 77 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electronic Equipment companies.
- Pay ratio
- 28:1
- FY2023 disclosed
- CEO total
- $2.1M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $72,248
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Electronic Equipment peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 72 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 36. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2023
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Netlist Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Netlist Inc
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2023. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 28:1
- FY2023
- vs prior FY
- -14:1
- from FY2022 42:1
- CEO $ YoY
- -36%
- $2.1M latest
- Filings shown
- 3
- FY2021–2023
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $1.8M | - | $56,160 | 32:1 | - |
| 2022 | $3.2M | +78% | $77,099 | 42:1 | +10:1 |
| 2023 | $2.1M | -36% | $72,248 | 28:1 | -14:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1282631, FY2021–2023. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Electronic Equipment
This Company's Ratio
28:1
Industry Median Ratio
115:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$2.1M
Companies in Industry
77
vs. Industry Median
Below
Netlist Inc: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio
Netlist Inc disclosed 28:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $2.1M CEO total in FY2023. the CEO earned 28× the median employee ($72,248) in FY2023.
Median employee $72,248 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 28 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
28:1
Below typical
What FY2023 shows for Netlist Inc
Netlist Inc disclosed 28:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $2.1M CEO total in FY2023. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Electronic Equipment (SIC 36) median ratio is 115:1 across 77 FY2025 filers; Netlist Inc's $2.1M CEO total is at or below the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.
Netlist Inc stamps MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Electronic Equipment peers.
Key Data, FY2023
- Total Compensation
- $2.1M
- Median Employee Pay
- $72,248
- Pay Ratio
- 28:1
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-28
Company Info
- Ticker
- NLST
- CIK
- 1282631
- Industry
- Electronic Equipment
- SIC Code
- 3674
- State
- DE
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1282631, FY2023. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Netlist Inc disclosed 28:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $2.1M CEO total in FY2023.
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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Scholastic Corp · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.0M (Δ $7K lighter vs Netlist Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Lakeland Financial Corp · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.0M (Δ $15K lighter vs Netlist Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Hanmi Financial Corp · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.1M (Δ $21K heavier vs Netlist Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Flushing Financial Corp · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.0M (Δ $21K lighter vs Netlist Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Electronic Equipment benchmark
Netlist Inc stamps MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED inside SIC 36 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · MODEST
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Ratio primer · MODEST
Netlist 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 Netlist Inc (CIK 1282631), FY2023. 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.