SPOK FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #23 of 30 in industry

Spok Holdings, Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $2.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $113,415 · Communications.

Communications peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-30
Industry
Communications
Industry rank
#23/30

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
21:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$2.4M
Median worker
$113,415

Answer first

Spok Holdings, Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $2.4M ranks #1127 of 1,423 complete filings; its 21:1 pay ratio ranks #1202. 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 $113,415. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-48 peer cohort (# 23 of 30, 27th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Communications companies.

Dollar rank
#1127
$2.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1202
21:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
27th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Spok Holdings, Inc ranks nationally

Spok Holdings, Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$2,408,910 21st percentile higher than 21% 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

Spok Holdings, Inc vs. Communications peers

CEO total pay ($2.4M) against pay ratio (21:1) for Spok Holdings, Inc (marked) and its 3 closest same-industry peers, against the Communications industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both03083424.16166848.39250272.412333696.62.0:124.2:146.5:168.8:191.0:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Spok Holdings, Inc, CEO total pay: 2408910 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 21:1Spok Holdings, IncZiff Davis, Inc., CEO total pay: 11767948 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 14:1Ziff Davis, Inc.Adeia Inc., CEO total pay: 6454507 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 14:1Adeia Inc.Telephone & Data Systems Inc /de/, CEO total pay: 452976 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 6:1Telephone & Data Systems Inc /de/
Spok Holdings, Inc vs. Communications peers, plotted against the industry's $10.8M median CEO total and 87:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Communications peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 25 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 48. 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 Spok Holdings, Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Spok Holdings, Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
21:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
0:1
from FY2024 21:1
CEO $ YoY
+7.5%
$2.4M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Spok Holdings, 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
2022 $2.2M - $102,229 22:1 -
2023 $2.4M +5.8% $111,713 21:1 -1:1
2024 $2.2M -5.5% $107,536 21:1 0:1
2025 $2.4M +7.5% $113,415 21:1 0:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1289945, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Communications

This Company's Ratio
21:1
Industry Median Ratio
87:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.8M
This CEO's Pay
$2.4M
Companies in Industry
30
vs. Industry Median
Below
#23 of 30 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Communications →

Spok Holdings, Inc: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Spok Holdings, Inc's FY2025 ratio 21:1 ranks #23 of 30 Communications filers (27th percentile). the CEO earned 21× the median employee ($113,415) in FY2025.

At $113,415 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under MID$ CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$2.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

21:1

Below typical

Spok Holdings, Inc in the lower Communications third

Spok Holdings, Inc's FY2025 ratio 21:1 ranks #23 of 30 Communications filers (27th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Communications (SIC 48) median ratio is 87:1 across 30 FY2025 filers; Spok Holdings, Inc's $2.4M CEO total is at or below the $10.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1127 and ratio rank #1202 split - treat 21:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Communications peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$2.4M
Median Employee Pay
$113,415
Pay Ratio
21:1
Filing Date
2026-04-30

Company Info

Ticker
SPOK
CIK
1289945
Industry
Communications
SIC Code
4812
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1289945, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Spok Holdings, Inc's FY2025 ratio 21:1 ranks #23 of 30 Communications filers (27th percentile).

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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 FLOOR · MID$ · HIGH-MED.

First Financial Corp /in/ · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.4M (Δ $98 lighter vs Spok Holdings, Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Amerisafe Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.4M (Δ $9K lighter vs Spok Holdings, Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Community Healthcare Trust Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.4M (Δ $10K heavier vs Spok Holdings, Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Arcus Biosciences, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.4M (Δ $15K heavier vs Spok Holdings, Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Anterix Inc. (SIC 48 pole)

Anterix Inc. stamps FLOOR · UNFILED nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Spok Holdings, Inc's FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #1127/#1202

Spok Holdings, Inc's FY2025 package sits #1127 by CEO dollars and #1202 by ratio under MID$ · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Spok Holdings, 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 Spok Holdings, Inc (CIK 1289945), 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.