XYL FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #24 of 60 in industry

Xylem Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $11.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $66,535 · Industrial Machinery & Equipment.

Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers All rankings
State
IN
Filing date
2026-03-30
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Industry rank
#24/60

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
170:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$11.3M
Median worker
$66,535

Answer first

Xylem Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $11.3M ranks #450 of 1,423 complete filings; its 170:1 pay ratio ranks #379. 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 $66,535. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-35 peer cohort (# 24 of 60, 62nd percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Industrial Machinery & Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#450
$11.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#379
170:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
62nd
above the industry median pay ratio

How Xylem Inc. ranks nationally

Xylem Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$11,310,950 Top 32% higher than 68% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Xylem Inc. vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($11.3M) against pay ratio (170:1) for Xylem Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both8027121.210047902.812068684.514089466.216110247.8137.1:1147.8:1158.5:1169.2:1179.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Xylem Inc., CEO total pay: 11310950 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 170:1Xylem Inc.NOV Inc., CEO total pay: 12711078 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 177:1NOV Inc.Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp, CEO total pay: 11603760 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 178:1Zurn Elkay Water Solutions CorpPar Technology Corp, CEO total pay: 14164778 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 156:1Par Technology CorpBWX Technologies, Inc., CEO total pay: 15742833 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 151:1BWX Technologies, Inc.Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc, CEO total pay: 8394536 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 148:1Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc
Xylem Inc. vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 139:1 median pay ratio.

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, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Xylem Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Xylem Inc.

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
170:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-22:1
from FY2022 192:1
CEO $ YoY
+12%
$11.3M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2021–2025
Xylem 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
2021 $10.5M - $55,094 190:1 -
2022 $10.1M -3.3% $52,747 192:1 +2:1
2025 $11.3M +12% $66,535 170:1 -22:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1524472, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Industrial Machinery & Equipment

This Company's Ratio
170:1
Industry Median Ratio
139:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$11.3M
Companies in Industry
60
vs. Industry Median
Above
#24 of 60 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Industrial Machinery & Equipment →

Xylem Inc.: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Xylem Inc.'s 170:1 ratio ranks #379 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 170× the median employee ($66,535) in FY2025.

Median employee $66,535 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 170 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$11.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

170:1

Elevated vs. peers

Xylem Inc. in the higher-ratio third

Xylem Inc.'s 170:1 ratio ranks #379 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). 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; Xylem Inc.'s $11.3M CEO total is above the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #450 and ratio rank #379 split - treat 170:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$11.3M
Median Employee Pay
$66,535
Pay Ratio
170:1
Filing Date
2026-03-30

Company Info

Ticker
XYL
CIK
1524472
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
SIC Code
3561
State
IN
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1524472, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Xylem Inc.'s 170:1 ratio ranks #379 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with Xylem Inc.

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

Carlisle Companies Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.3M (Δ $14K heavier vs Xylem Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Silicon Laboratories Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.3M (Δ $15K lighter vs Xylem Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
QuidelOrtho Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.3M (Δ $20K lighter vs Xylem Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Radian Group Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.3M (Δ $29K heavier vs Xylem Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
NOV Inc. (SIC 35 pole)

NOV Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Xylem Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #450/#379

Xylem Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #450 by CEO dollars and #379 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Xylem Inc.'s HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Xylem Inc. (CIK 1524472), 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.