CEO Total Pay
$99.8M
FY2024 Summary Compensation, well above median
PANW FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Palo Alto Networks Inc CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $99.8M in FY2024 against median worker pay of $225,828 · Industrial Machinery & Equipment.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2025-11-07
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery & Equipment
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
Data updated August 2026
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
442:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$99.8M
Median worker
$225,828
Latest filing FY2024. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2024, 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
Palo Alto Networks Inc reported a 442:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2024 - above the Industrial Machinery & Equipment median of 139:1 across 60 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Industrial Machinery & Equipment companies.
- Pay ratio
- 442:1
- FY2024 disclosed
- CEO total
- $99.8M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $225,828
- Dodd-Frank median employee
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, FY2024
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Palo Alto Networks Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Palo Alto Networks Inc
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2024. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 442:1
- FY2024
- vs prior FY
- +173:1
- from FY2023 269:1
- CEO $ YoY
- +72%
- $99.8M latest
- Filings shown
- 4
- FY2021–2024
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.5M | - | $268,463 | 39:1 | - |
| 2022 | $151.4M | +1346% | $206,035 | 735:1 | +696:1 |
| 2023 | $58.1M | -62% | $215,882 | 269:1 | -466:1 |
| 2024 | $99.8M | +72% | $225,828 | 442:1 | +173:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1327567, FY2021–2024. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Industrial Machinery & Equipment
This Company's Ratio
442:1
Industry Median Ratio
139:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$99.8M
Companies in Industry
60
vs. Industry Median
Above
Palo Alto Networks Inc: HIGH · OUTLIER pay ratio
Palo Alto Networks Inc disclosed 442:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $99.8M CEO total in FY2024. the CEO earned 442× the median employee ($225,828) in FY2024.
Median employee $225,828 (ELITE-MED); HIGH · OUTLIER stamps put about 442 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
442:1
Outlier, top decile
What FY2024 shows for Palo Alto Networks Inc
Palo Alto Networks Inc disclosed 442:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $99.8M CEO total in FY2024. 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; Palo Alto Networks Inc's $99.8M CEO total is above the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.
Palo Alto Networks Inc stamps HIGH · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers.
Key Data, FY2024
- Total Compensation
- $99.8M
- Median Employee Pay
- $225,828
- Pay Ratio
- 442:1
- Filing Date
- 2025-11-07
Company Info
- Ticker
- PANW
- CIK
- 1327567
- Industry
- Industrial Machinery & Equipment
- SIC Code
- 3577
- State
- DE
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1327567, FY2024. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Palo Alto Networks Inc disclosed 442:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $99.8M CEO total in FY2024.
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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 HIGH · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Starbucks Corp · OUTLIER
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $97.8M (Δ $2.0M lighter vs Palo Alto Networks Inc); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's HIGH · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Microsoft Corp · OUTLIER
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $96.5M (Δ $3.3M lighter vs Palo Alto Networks Inc); HIGH · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
General Electric Co · OUTLIER
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $89.0M (Δ $10.9M lighter vs Palo Alto Networks Inc); MEGA · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Ares Management Corp · OUTLIER
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $85.4M (Δ $14.4M lighter vs Palo Alto Networks Inc); HIGH · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Industrial Machinery & Equipment benchmark
Palo Alto Networks Inc stamps HIGH · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED inside SIC 35 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · HIGH
See where HIGH · OUTLIER packages sit on the national leaderboard after reading Palo Alto Networks Inc.
Comp structure · OUTLIER
Palo Alto Networks Inc's OUTLIER CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Palo Alto Networks Inc (CIK 1327567), FY2024. 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.