SG FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #17 of 18 in industry

Sweetgreen, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $25,843 · Eating & Drinking Places.

Eating & Drinking Places peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-23
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
Industry rank
#17/18

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
125:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.2M
Median worker
$25,843

Answer first

Sweetgreen, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $3.2M ranks #1069 of 1,423 complete filings; its 125:1 pay ratio ranks #525. 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 $25,843. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-58 peer cohort (# 17 of 18, 11th 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 Eating & Drinking Places companies.

Dollar rank
#1069
$3.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#525
125:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
11th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Sweetgreen, Inc. ranks nationally

Sweetgreen, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$3,230,375 25th percentile higher than 25% 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

Sweetgreen, Inc. vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers

CEO total pay ($3.2M) against pay ratio (125:1) for Sweetgreen, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Eating & Drinking Places industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both556929.62460965.74365001.86269037.88173073.939.6:1140.6:1241.5:1342.4:1443.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Sweetgreen, Inc., CEO total pay: 3230375 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 125:1Sweetgreen, Inc.Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc, CEO total pay: 3258840 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 130:1Red Robin Gourmet Burgers IncEl Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 3062506 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 178:1El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.Cava Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 3848858 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 179:1Cava Group, Inc.Wendy's Co, CEO total pay: 4628002 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 181:1Wendy's CoBiglari Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 903118 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 58:1Biglari Holdings Inc.
Sweetgreen, Inc. vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers, plotted against the industry's $7.8M median CEO total and 425:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Eating & Drinking Places peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 18 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 58. 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 Sweetgreen, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Sweetgreen, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2023–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
125:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+86:1
from FY2024 39:1
CEO $ YoY
+253%
$3.2M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2023–2025
Sweetgreen, 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
2023 $620K - $21,368 29:1 -
2024 $915K +48% $23,469 39:1 +10:1
2025 $3.2M +253% $25,843 125:1 +86:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1477815, FY2023–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Eating & Drinking Places

This Company's Ratio
125:1
Industry Median Ratio
425:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.8M
This CEO's Pay
$3.2M
Companies in Industry
18
vs. Industry Median
Below
#17 of 18 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Eating & Drinking Places →

Sweetgreen, Inc.: MID · MID$ pay ratio

Sweetgreen, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 125:1 ranks #17 of 18 Eating & Drinking Places filers (11th percentile). the CEO earned 125× the median employee ($25,843) in FY2025.

Median employee $25,843 (LOW-MED); MID · MID$ stamps put about 125 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$3.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

125:1

Near industry median

Sweetgreen, Inc. in the lower Eating & Drinking Places third

Sweetgreen, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 125:1 ranks #17 of 18 Eating & Drinking Places filers (11th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Eating & Drinking Places (SIC 58) median ratio is 425:1 across 18 FY2025 filers; Sweetgreen, Inc.'s $3.2M CEO total is at or below the $7.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1069 and ratio rank #525 split - treat 125:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Eating & Drinking Places peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.2M
Median Employee Pay
$25,843
Pay Ratio
125:1
Filing Date
2026-04-23

Company Info

Ticker
SG
CIK
1477815
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
SIC Code
5812
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1477815, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Sweetgreen, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 125:1 ranks #17 of 18 Eating & Drinking Places filers (11th 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 MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.

H2o America · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.2M (Δ $2K lighter vs Sweetgreen, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Coupang, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.2M (Δ $21K lighter vs Sweetgreen, Inc.); MID · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Siga Technologies Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.2M (Δ $28K lighter vs Sweetgreen, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Employers Holdings, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.3M (Δ $39K heavier vs Sweetgreen, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc (SIC 58 pole)

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc stamps MID · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Sweetgreen, Inc.'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #1069/#525

Sweetgreen, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #1069 by CEO dollars and #525 by ratio under MID$ · MID.
Pay-equity trends · MID

Sweetgreen, Inc.'s MID · LOW-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Sweetgreen, Inc. (CIK 1477815), 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.