CEO Total Pay
$8.2M
FY2023 Summary Compensation, above median
MTDR FY2023 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Matador Resources Co CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $8.2M in FY2023 against median worker pay of $209,035 · Oil & Gas Extraction.
- State
- TX
- Filing date
- 2024-04-26
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Extraction
- Fiscal year
- FY2023
Data updated August 2026
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
39:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.2M
Median worker
$209,035
Latest filing FY2023. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2023, 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
Matador Resources Co reported a 39:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2023 - at or below the Oil & Gas Extraction median of 54:1 across 37 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Oil & Gas Extraction companies.
- Pay ratio
- 39:1
- FY2023 disclosed
- CEO total
- $8.2M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $209,035
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Oil & Gas Extraction peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 33 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 13. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2023
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Matador Resources Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Matador Resources Co
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2023. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 39:1
- FY2023
- vs prior FY
- -11:1
- from FY2022 50:1
- CEO $ YoY
- -9.3%
- $8.2M latest
- Filings shown
- 2
- FY2022–2023
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $9.0M | - | $179,750 | 50:1 | - |
| 2023 | $8.2M | -9.3% | $209,035 | 39:1 | -11:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1520006, FY2022–2023. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Oil & Gas Extraction
This Company's Ratio
39:1
Industry Median Ratio
54:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$5.6M
This CEO's Pay
$8.2M
Companies in Industry
37
vs. Industry Median
Below
Matador Resources Co: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio
Matador Resources Co disclosed 39:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.2M CEO total in FY2023. the CEO earned 39× the median employee ($209,035) in FY2023.
Median employee $209,035 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 39 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
39:1
Below typical
What FY2023 shows for Matador Resources Co
Matador Resources Co disclosed 39:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.2M CEO total in FY2023. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Oil & Gas Extraction (SIC 13) median ratio is 54:1 across 37 FY2025 filers; Matador Resources Co's $8.2M CEO total is above the $5.6M industry median CEO pay.
Matador Resources Co stamps MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Oil & Gas Extraction peers.
Key Data, FY2023
- Total Compensation
- $8.2M
- Median Employee Pay
- $209,035
- Pay Ratio
- 39:1
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-26
Company Info
- Ticker
- MTDR
- CIK
- 1520006
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Extraction
- SIC Code
- 1311
- State
- TX
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1520006, FY2023. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Matador Resources Co disclosed 39:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.2M CEO total in FY2023.
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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 MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Virtu Financial, Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.2M (Δ $8K heavier vs Matador Resources Co); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Biglari Holdings Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.2M (Δ $13K heavier vs Matador Resources Co); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
1 800 Flowers Com Inc · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.1M (Δ $15K lighter vs Matador Resources Co); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Hormel Foods Corp /de/ · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.1M (Δ $23K lighter vs Matador Resources Co); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Oil & Gas Extraction benchmark
Matador Resources Co stamps MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED inside SIC 13 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · MODEST
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Ratio primer · MODEST
Matador Resources Co'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 Matador Resources Co (CIK 1520006), FY2023. 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.