PACB FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #79 of 86 in industry

Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $4.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $198,541 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-23
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#79/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
22:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$4.3M
Median worker
$198,541

Answer first

Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $4.3M ranks #979 of 1,423 complete filings; its 22:1 pay ratio ranks #1197. 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 $198,541. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 79 of 86, 9th 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 Measuring Instruments companies.

Dollar rank
#979
$4.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1197
22:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
9th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc. ranks nationally

Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$4,309,846 31st percentile higher than 31% of 1,423 companies

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

Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc. vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($4.3M) against pay ratio (22:1) for Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Measuring Instruments industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02105576.84211153.66316730.48422307.25.5:135.6:165.8:195.9:1126.0:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc., CEO total pay: 4309846 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 22:1Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.Outset Medical, Inc., CEO total pay: 135629 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 24:1Outset Medical, Inc.RxSight, Inc., CEO total pay: 4615744 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 28:1RxSight, Inc.10x Genomics, Inc., CEO total pay: 6329244 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 32:110x Genomics, Inc.Cognex Corp, CEO total pay: 979152 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 12:1Cognex CorpPenumbra Inc, CEO total pay: 824153 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 11:1Penumbra Inc
Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc. vs. Measuring Instruments peers, plotted against the industry's $8.0M median CEO total and 121:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Measuring Instruments peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 80 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 38. 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 Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Pacific Biosciences Of California, 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
22:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-24:1
from FY2024 46:1
CEO $ YoY
-53%
$4.3M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Pacific Biosciences Of California, 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 - $257,461 11:1 -
2022 $6.6M +134% $232,626 28:1 +17:1
2023 $8.0M +22% $366,784 22:1 -6:1
2024 $9.2M +14% $199,372 46:1 +24:1
2025 $4.3M -53% $198,541 22:1 -24:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1299130, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
22:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$4.3M
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Below
#79 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 22:1 ranks #79 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (9th percentile). the CEO earned 22× the median employee ($198,541) in FY2025.

At $198,541 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under MID$ CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$4.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

22:1

Below typical

Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc. in the lower Measuring Instruments third

Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 22:1 ranks #79 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (9th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Measuring Instruments (SIC 38) median ratio is 121:1 across 86 FY2025 filers; Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.'s $4.3M CEO total is at or below the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #979 and ratio rank #1197 split - treat 22:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$4.3M
Median Employee Pay
$198,541
Pay Ratio
22:1
Filing Date
2026-04-23

Company Info

Ticker
PACB
CIK
1299130
Industry
Measuring Instruments
SIC Code
3826
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1299130, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 22:1 ranks #79 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (9th percentile).

Read with Pacific Biosciences Of California, 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 · MID$ · ELITE-MED.

WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.3M (Δ $9K lighter vs Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Usana Health Sciences Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.3M (Δ $9K heavier vs Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.3M (Δ $10K lighter vs Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Orasure Technologies Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.3M (Δ $22K lighter vs Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Outset Medical, Inc. (SIC 38 pole)

Outset Medical, Inc. stamps FLOOR · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.'s FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #979/#1197

Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #979 by CEO dollars and #1197 by ratio under MID$ · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Pacific Biosciences Of California, 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 Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc. (CIK 1299130), 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.