GH FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #28 of 31 in industry

Guardant Health, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $8.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $198,418 · Health Services.

Health Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-28
Industry
Health Services
Industry rank
#28/31

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
44:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.7M
Median worker
$198,418

Answer first

Guardant Health, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $8.7M ranks #617 of 1,423 complete filings; its 44:1 pay ratio ranks #1023. 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 $198,418. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-80 peer cohort (# 28 of 31, 13th 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 Health Services companies.

Dollar rank
#617
$8.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1023
44:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
13th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Guardant Health, Inc. ranks nationally

Guardant Health, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$8,730,392 Top 43% higher than 57% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Guardant Health, Inc. vs. Health Services peers

CEO total pay ($8.7M) against pay ratio (44:1) for Guardant Health, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Health Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02688509.45377018.88065528.210754037.633.5:158.5:183.5:1108.5:1133.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Guardant Health, Inc., CEO total pay: 8730392 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 44:1Guardant Health, Inc.Progyny, Inc., CEO total pay: 7220612 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 46:1Progyny, Inc.CareDx, Inc., CEO total pay: 148417 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 48:1CareDx, Inc.Veracyte, Inc., CEO total pay: 7472548 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 38:1Veracyte, Inc.Community Health Systems Inc, CEO total pay: 4772869 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 60:1Community Health Systems IncViemed Healthcare, Inc., CEO total pay: 2636836 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 68:1Viemed Healthcare, Inc.
Guardant Health, Inc. vs. Health Services peers, plotted against the industry's $10.2M median CEO total and 129:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Health Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 29 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 80. 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 Guardant Health, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Guardant Health, 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
44:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-10:1
from FY2024 54:1
CEO $ YoY
-25%
$8.7M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Guardant Health, 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 $260K - $259,843 1:1 -
2022 $200K -23% $200,142 1:1 0:1
2023 $339K +69% $169,585 2:1 +1:1
2024 $11.6M +3325% $215,141 54:1 +52:1
2025 $8.7M -25% $198,418 44:1 -10:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1576280, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Health Services

This Company's Ratio
44:1
Industry Median Ratio
129:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.2M
This CEO's Pay
$8.7M
Companies in Industry
31
vs. Industry Median
Below
#28 of 31 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Health Services →

Guardant Health, Inc.: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio

Guardant Health, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 44:1 ranks #28 of 31 Health Services filers (13th percentile). the CEO earned 44× the median employee ($198,418) in FY2025.

Median employee $198,418 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 44 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$8.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

44:1

Below typical

Guardant Health, Inc. in the lower Health Services third

Guardant Health, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 44:1 ranks #28 of 31 Health Services filers (13th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Health Services (SIC 80) median ratio is 129:1 across 31 FY2025 filers; Guardant Health, Inc.'s $8.7M CEO total is at or below the $10.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #617 and ratio rank #1023 split - treat 44:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Health Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$8.7M
Median Employee Pay
$198,418
Pay Ratio
44:1
Filing Date
2026-04-28

Company Info

Ticker
GH
CIK
1576280
Industry
Health Services
SIC Code
8071
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1576280, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Guardant Health, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 44:1 ranks #28 of 31 Health Services filers (13th percentile).

Read with Guardant Health, Inc.

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.

Williams Companies, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $9K heavier vs Guardant Health, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Umb Financial Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $16K heavier vs Guardant Health, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $22K lighter vs Guardant Health, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Loews Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.8M (Δ $23K heavier vs Guardant Health, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Progyny, Inc. (SIC 80 pole)

Progyny, Inc. stamps MODEST · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Guardant Health, Inc.'s MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #617/#1023

Guardant Health, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #617 by CEO dollars and #1023 by ratio under HEAVY · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Guardant Health, Inc.'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 Guardant Health, Inc. (CIK 1576280), 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.