AXSM FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #121 of 168 in industry

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $10.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $437,980 · Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals.

Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-24
Industry
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
Industry rank
#121/168

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
23:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$10.1M
Median worker
$437,980

Answer first

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $10.1M ranks #529 of 1,423 complete filings; its 23:1 pay ratio ranks #1190. 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 $437,980. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-28 peer cohort (# 121 of 168, 29th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals companies.

Dollar rank
#529
$10.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1190
23:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
29th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. ranks nationally

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$10,073,540 Top 37% higher than 63% 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

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. vs. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers

CEO total pay ($10.1M) against pay ratio (23:1) for Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both1865727.84015392.96165058.08314723.110464388.222.1:127.3:132.5:137.7:143.0:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Axsome Therapeutics, Inc., CEO total pay: 10073540 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 23:1Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.Kronos Worldwide Inc, CEO total pay: 2256576 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 23:1Kronos Worldwide IncTravere Therapeutics, Inc., CEO total pay: 8457151 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 23:1Travere Therapeutics, Inc.Schrodinger, Inc., CEO total pay: 4124521 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 23:1Schrodinger, Inc.Nurix Therapeutics, Inc., CEO total pay: 6307796 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 23:1Nurix Therapeutics, Inc.Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc., CEO total pay: 8708648 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 23:1Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc.
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. vs. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 42:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 153 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 28. 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 Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
23:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+2:1
from FY2024 21:1
CEO $ YoY
-1.6%
$10.1M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Axsome Therapeutics, 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
2022 $8.2M - $216,659 38:1 -
2023 $9.8M +19% $258,091 38:1 0:1
2024 $10.2M +4.4% $487,562 21:1 -17:1
2025 $10.1M -1.6% $437,980 23:1 +2:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1579428, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

This Company's Ratio
23:1
Industry Median Ratio
42:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$10.1M
Companies in Industry
168
vs. Industry Median
Below
#121 of 168 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals →

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 23:1 ranks #121 of 168 Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals filers (29th percentile). the CEO earned 23× the median employee ($437,980) in FY2025.

At $437,980 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under HEAVY CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$10.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

23:1

Below typical

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. in the lower Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals third

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 23:1 ranks #121 of 168 Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals filers (29th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (SIC 28) median ratio is 42:1 across 168 FY2025 filers; Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.'s $10.1M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #529 and ratio rank #1190 split - treat 23:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$10.1M
Median Employee Pay
$437,980
Pay Ratio
23:1
Filing Date
2026-04-24

Company Info

Ticker
AXSM
CIK
1579428
Industry
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
SIC Code
2834
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1579428, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 23:1 ranks #121 of 168 Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals filers (29th 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 FLOOR · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.

Northern Trust Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.1M (Δ $14K lighter vs Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Lci Industries · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.1M (Δ $20K heavier vs Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Global Business Travel Group, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.0M (Δ $32K lighter vs Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.0M (Δ $44K lighter vs Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Kronos Worldwide Inc (SIC 28 pole)

Kronos Worldwide Inc stamps FLOOR · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.'s FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #529/#1190

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #529 by CEO dollars and #1190 by ratio under HEAVY · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.'s FLOOR 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 Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (CIK 1579428), 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.