PLOW FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #59 of 60 in industry

Douglas Dynamics, Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $139K in FY2025 against median worker pay of $69,456 · Industrial Machinery & Equipment.

Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-20
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Industry rank
#59/60

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
2:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$139K
Median worker
$69,456

Answer first

Douglas Dynamics, Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $139K ranks #1357 of 1,423 complete filings; its 2:1 pay ratio ranks #1396. 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 $69,456. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-35 peer cohort (# 59 of 60, 3rd 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 Industrial Machinery & Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#1357
$139K of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1396
2:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
3rd
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Douglas Dynamics, Inc ranks nationally

Douglas Dynamics, Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$138,912 5th percentile higher than 5% 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

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Douglas Dynamics, Inc vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($139K) against pay ratio (2:1) for Douglas Dynamics, Inc (marked) and its 3 closest same-industry peers, against the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02469719.94939439.77409159.69878879.50:136.5:173.0:1109.4:1145.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Douglas Dynamics, Inc, CEO total pay: 138912 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 2:1Douglas Dynamics, IncA10 Networks, Inc., CEO total pay: 198683 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1:1A10 Networks, Inc.Arista Networks, Inc., CEO total pay: 190815 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 15:1Arista Networks, Inc.Super Micro Computer, Inc., CEO total pay: 1389312 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 16:1Super Micro Computer, Inc.
Douglas Dynamics, Inc vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 139:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 54 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 35. 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 Douglas Dynamics, Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Douglas Dynamics, 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
2:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-61:1
from FY2024 63:1
CEO $ YoY
-97%
$139K latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Douglas Dynamics, 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 $320K - $53,382 6:1 -
2022 $6.1M +1796% $63,249 96:1 +90:1
2023 $5.3M -12% $62,513 85:1 -11:1
2024 $4.1M -23% $65,142 63:1 -22:1
2025 $139K -97% $69,456 2:1 -61:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1287213, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Industrial Machinery & Equipment

This Company's Ratio
2:1
Industry Median Ratio
139:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$139K
Companies in Industry
60
vs. Industry Median
Below
#59 of 60 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Industrial Machinery & Equipment →

Douglas Dynamics, Inc: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Douglas Dynamics, Inc's FY2025 ratio 2:1 ranks #59 of 60 Industrial Machinery & Equipment filers (3rd percentile). the CEO earned 2× the median employee ($69,456) in FY2025.

At $69,456 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under MICRO CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$139K

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

2:1

Below typical

Douglas Dynamics, Inc in the lower Industrial Machinery & Equipment third

Douglas Dynamics, Inc's FY2025 ratio 2:1 ranks #59 of 60 Industrial Machinery & Equipment filers (3rd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Industrial Machinery & Equipment (SIC 35) median ratio is 139:1 across 60 FY2025 filers; Douglas Dynamics, Inc's $139K CEO total is at or below the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1357 and ratio rank #1396 split - treat 2:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$139K
Median Employee Pay
$69,456
Pay Ratio
2:1
Filing Date
2026-03-20

Company Info

Ticker
PLOW
CIK
1287213
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
SIC Code
3531
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1287213, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Douglas Dynamics, Inc's FY2025 ratio 2:1 ranks #59 of 60 Industrial Machinery & Equipment filers (3rd percentile).

Read with Douglas Dynamics, Inc

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

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $139K (Δ $352 lighter vs Douglas Dynamics, Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MICRO · PAR-MED.
Palomar Holdings, Inc. · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $138K (Δ $933 lighter vs Douglas Dynamics, Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MICRO · PAR-MED.
ANTERO RESOURCES Corp · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $138K (Δ $1K lighter vs Douglas Dynamics, Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MICRO · PAR-MED.
Asbury Automotive Group Inc · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $140K (Δ $1K heavier vs Douglas Dynamics, Inc); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MICRO · PAR-MED.
A10 Networks, Inc. (SIC 35 pole)

A10 Networks, Inc. stamps PARITY · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Douglas Dynamics, Inc's FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #1357/#1396

Douglas Dynamics, Inc's FY2025 package sits #1357 by CEO dollars and #1396 by ratio under MICRO · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Douglas Dynamics, Inc's FLOOR 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 Douglas Dynamics, Inc (CIK 1287213), 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.