LWLG FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #8 of 8 in industry

Lightwave Logic, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $8.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $152,806 · Rubber & Plastics.

Rubber & Plastics peers All rankings
State
NV
Filing date
2026-04-10
Industry
Rubber & Plastics
Industry rank
#8/8

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
56:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.6M
Median worker
$152,806

Answer first

Lightwave Logic, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $8.6M ranks #632 of 1,423 complete filings; its 56:1 pay ratio ranks #923. 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 $152,806. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-30 peer cohort (# 8 of 8, 13th 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 Rubber & Plastics companies.

Dollar rank
#632
$8.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#923
56:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
13th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Lightwave Logic, Inc. ranks nationally

Lightwave Logic, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$8,557,136 Top 44% higher than 56% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Lightwave Logic, Inc. vs. Rubber & Plastics peers

CEO total pay ($8.6M) against pay ratio (56:1) for Lightwave Logic, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Rubber & Plastics industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7285957.88343685.9940141410459142.111516870.251.3:177.4:1103.5:1129.6:1155.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Lightwave Logic, Inc., CEO total pay: 8557136 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 56:1Lightwave Logic, Inc.Carlisle Companies Inc, CEO total pay: 11324556 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 92:1Carlisle Companies IncArmstrong World Industries Inc, CEO total pay: 8537000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 93:1Armstrong World Industries IncAdvanced Drainage Systems, Inc., CEO total pay: 9762114 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 102:1Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.Enpro Inc., CEO total pay: 7478272 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 128:1Enpro Inc.Aptargroup, Inc., CEO total pay: 10231760 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 151:1Aptargroup, Inc.
Lightwave Logic, Inc. vs. Rubber & Plastics peers, plotted against the industry's $10.0M median CEO total and 115:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Rubber & Plastics peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 8 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 30. 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 Lightwave Logic, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Lightwave Logic, 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
56:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+51:1
from FY2024 5:1
CEO $ YoY
+822%
$8.6M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Lightwave Logic, 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 $1.4M - $288,745 5:1 -
2023 $1.3M -12% $212,019 6:1 +1:1
2024 $928K -27% $185,683 5:1 -1:1
2025 $8.6M +822% $152,806 56:1 +51:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1325964, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Rubber & Plastics

This Company's Ratio
56:1
Industry Median Ratio
115:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.0M
This CEO's Pay
$8.6M
Companies in Industry
8
vs. Industry Median
Below
#8 of 8 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Rubber & Plastics →

Lightwave Logic, Inc.: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio

Lightwave Logic, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 56:1 ranks #8 of 8 Rubber & Plastics filers (13th percentile). the CEO earned 56× the median employee ($152,806) in FY2025.

Median employee $152,806 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 56 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$8.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

56:1

Near industry median

Lightwave Logic, Inc. in the lower Rubber & Plastics third

Lightwave Logic, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 56:1 ranks #8 of 8 Rubber & Plastics filers (13th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Rubber & Plastics (SIC 30) median ratio is 115:1 across 8 FY2025 filers; Lightwave Logic, Inc.'s $8.6M CEO total is at or below the $10.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #632 and ratio rank #923 split - treat 56:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Rubber & Plastics peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$8.6M
Median Employee Pay
$152,806
Pay Ratio
56:1
Filing Date
2026-04-10

Company Info

Ticker
LWLG
CIK
1325964
Industry
Rubber & Plastics
SIC Code
3080
State
NV
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1325964, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Lightwave Logic, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 56:1 ranks #8 of 8 Rubber & Plastics filers (13th percentile).

Read with Lightwave Logic, 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 · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.6M (Δ $4K lighter vs Lightwave Logic, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Cerence Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.6M (Δ $20K heavier vs Lightwave Logic, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.6M (Δ $22K heavier vs Lightwave Logic, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.5M (Δ $34K lighter vs Lightwave Logic, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Carlisle Companies Inc (SIC 30 pole)

Carlisle Companies Inc stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Lightwave Logic, Inc.'s MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #632/#923

Lightwave Logic, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #632 by CEO dollars and #923 by ratio under HEAVY · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Lightwave Logic, 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 Lightwave Logic, Inc. (CIK 1325964), 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.