BK FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #2 of 136 in industry

Bank of New York Mellon Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $83.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $81,987 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-05
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#2/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
1,018:1
Extreme (bar capped at 1000:1; actual ratio shown above)
CEO pay
$83.5M
Median worker
$81,987

Answer first

Bank of New York Mellon Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $83.5M ranks #11 of 1,423 complete filings; its 1,018:1 pay ratio ranks #44. 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 $81,987. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 2 of 136, 99th percentile - top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Depository Institutions companies.

Dollar rank
#11
$83.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#44
1,018:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
99th
top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Bank of New York Mellon Corp ranks nationally

Bank of New York Mellon Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$83,495,625 Top 1% higher than 99% 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%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Below this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. 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

Bank of New York Mellon Corp vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($83.5M) against pay ratio (1,018:1) for Bank of New York Mellon Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Depository Institutions industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both024774716.049549431.974324147.999098863.80:1301.9:1603.7:1905.6:11207.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Bank of New York Mellon Corp, CEO total pay: 83495625 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1018:1Bank of New York Mellon CorpWells Fargo & Company/mn, CEO total pay: 94522642 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1152:1Wells Fargo & Company/mnState Street Corp, CEO total pay: 19527459 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 449:1State Street CorpJpmorgan Chase & Co, CEO total pay: 40644723 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 363:1Jpmorgan Chase & CoBank Of America Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 33720446 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 272:1Bank Of America Corp /de/Nicolet Bankshares Inc, CEO total pay: 14963214 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 267:1Nicolet Bankshares Inc
Bank of New York Mellon Corp vs. Depository Institutions peers, plotted against the industry's $3.0M median CEO total and 43:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Depository Institutions peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 124 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 60. 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 Bank of New York Mellon Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Bank of New York Mellon Corp

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
1,018:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+730:1
from FY2024 288:1
CEO $ YoY
+258%
$83.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 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 $14.1M - $76,123 186:1 -
2022 $11.2M -21% $70,737 159:1 -27:1
2023 $16.8M +50% $80,501 209:1 +50:1
2024 $23.3M +39% $80,839 288:1 +79:1
2025 $83.5M +258% $81,987 1,018:1 +730:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1390777, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
1,018:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$83.5M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Above
#2 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Bank of New York Mellon Corp: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Bank of New York Mellon Corp's FY2025 ratio 1,018:1 ranks #2 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (99th percentile). the CEO earned 1018× the median employee ($81,987) in FY2025.

At $81,987 median worker pay (HIGH-MED), the MEGA stamp means roughly 1018 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$83.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

1,018:1

Outlier, top decile

Bank of New York Mellon Corp in the higher Depository Institutions third

Bank of New York Mellon Corp's FY2025 ratio 1,018:1 ranks #2 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (99th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Depository Institutions (SIC 60) median ratio is 43:1 across 136 FY2025 filers; Bank of New York Mellon Corp's $83.5M CEO total is above the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #11 and ratio rank #44 split - treat 1,018:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$83.5M
Median Employee Pay
$81,987
Pay Ratio
1,018:1
Filing Date
2026-03-05

Company Info

Ticker
BK
CIK
1390777
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6022
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1390777, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Bank of New York Mellon Corp's FY2025 ratio 1,018:1 ranks #2 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (99th percentile).

Read with Bank of New York Mellon Corp

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

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $79.9M (Δ $3.6M lighter vs Bank of New York Mellon Corp); MEGA · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Procore Technologies, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $77.9M (Δ $5.6M lighter vs Bank of New York Mellon Corp); EXTREME · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
IonQ, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $90.1M (Δ $6.6M heavier vs Bank of New York Mellon Corp); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Apple Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $74.3M (Δ $9.2M lighter vs Bank of New York Mellon Corp); EXTREME · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Wells Fargo & Company/mn (SIC 60 pole)

Wells Fargo & Company/mn stamps MEGA · OUTLIER nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Bank of New York Mellon Corp's MEGA filing.
National dual ranks · #11/#44

Bank of New York Mellon Corp's FY2025 package sits #11 by CEO dollars and #44 by ratio under OUTLIER · MEGA.
Highest-paid CEOs · MEGA

Bank of New York Mellon Corp's MEGA stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Bank of New York Mellon Corp (CIK 1390777), 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.