HLT FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #3 of 14 in industry

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $27.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $50,461 · Hotels & Lodging.

Hotels & Lodging peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-02
Industry
Hotels & Lodging
Industry rank
#3/14

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
549:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$27.7M
Median worker
$50,461

Answer first

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $27.7M ranks #80 of 1,423 complete filings; its 549:1 pay ratio ranks #91. 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 $50,461. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-70 peer cohort (# 3 of 14, 86th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Hotels & Lodging companies.

Dollar rank
#80
$27.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#91
549:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
86th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. ranks nationally

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$27,692,276 Top 6% higher than 94% 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%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. vs. Hotels & Lodging peers

CEO total pay ($27.7M) against pay ratio (549:1) for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Hotels & Lodging industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both12999567.617742687.32248580727228926.731972046.4256.4:1391.9:1527.5:1663.1:1798.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 27692276 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 549:1Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.PENN Entertainment, Inc., CEO total pay: 24126651 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 550:1PENN Entertainment, Inc.MGM Resorts International, CEO total pay: 25329156 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 542:1MGM Resorts InternationalBoyd Gaming Corp, CEO total pay: 14158125 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 375:1Boyd Gaming CorpLas Vegas Sands Corp, CEO total pay: 31109661 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 774:1Las Vegas Sands CorpCaesars Entertainment, Inc., CEO total pay: 17199029 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 297:1Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. vs. Hotels & Lodging peers, plotted against the industry's $13.9M median CEO total and 281:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Hotels & Lodging peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 14 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 70. 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 Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Hilton Worldwide Holdings 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
549:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-28:1
from FY2024 577:1
CEO $ YoY
-1%
$27.7M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Hilton Worldwide Holdings 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 $23.5M - $43,702 539:1 -
2023 $26.6M +13% $48,435 549:1 +10:1
2024 $28.0M +5.3% $48,448 577:1 +28:1
2025 $27.7M -1% $50,461 549:1 -28:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1585689, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Hotels & Lodging

This Company's Ratio
549:1
Industry Median Ratio
281:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$13.9M
This CEO's Pay
$27.7M
Companies in Industry
14
vs. Industry Median
Above
#3 of 14 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Hotels & Lodging →

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 549:1 ranks #3 of 14 Hotels & Lodging filers (86th percentile). the CEO earned 549× the median employee ($50,461) in FY2025.

At $50,461 median worker pay (PAR-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 549 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$27.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

549:1

Outlier, top decile

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. in the higher Hotels & Lodging third

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 549:1 ranks #3 of 14 Hotels & Lodging filers (86th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Hotels & Lodging (SIC 70) median ratio is 281:1 across 14 FY2025 filers; Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s $27.7M CEO total is above the $13.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #80 and ratio rank #91 split - treat 549:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Hotels & Lodging peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$27.7M
Median Employee Pay
$50,461
Pay Ratio
549:1
Filing Date
2026-04-02

Company Info

Ticker
HLT
CIK
1585689
Industry
Hotels & Lodging
SIC Code
7011
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1585689, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 549:1 ranks #3 of 14 Hotels & Lodging filers (86th 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 EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.

Cogent Biosciences, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.8M (Δ $75K heavier vs Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Pfizer Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.6M (Δ $107K lighter vs Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Mueller Industries Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.5M (Δ $149K lighter vs Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Ford Motor Co · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.5M (Δ $173K lighter vs Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
PENN Entertainment, Inc. (SIC 70 pole)

PENN Entertainment, Inc. stamps EXTREME · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #80/#91

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #80 by CEO dollars and #91 by ratio under PEAK · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.'s EXTREME stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (CIK 1585689), 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.