KN FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #9 of 77 in industry

Knowles Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $8.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $11,877 · Electronic Equipment.

Electronic Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-11
Industry
Electronic Equipment
Industry rank
#9/77

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
730:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.7M
Median worker
$11,877

Answer first

Knowles Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $8.7M ranks #624 of 1,423 complete filings; its 730:1 pay ratio ranks #64. 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 $11,877. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-36 peer cohort (# 9 of 77, 90th percentile - top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electronic Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#624
$8.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#64
730:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
90th
top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Knowles Corp ranks nationally

Knowles Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$8,670,210 Top 44% higher than 56% 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

Knowles Corp vs. Electronic Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($8.7M) against pay ratio (730:1) for Knowles Corp (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Electronic Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both5607706.38931783.61225586115579938.318904015.778.8:1278.1:1477.5:1676.9:1876.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Knowles Corp, CEO total pay: 8670210 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 730:1Knowles CorpBel Fuse Inc /nj, CEO total pay: 6212084 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 692:1Bel Fuse Inc /njVertiv Holdings Co, CEO total pay: 18299638 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 658:1Vertiv Holdings CoAmkor Technology, Inc., CEO total pay: 12104129 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 656:1Amkor Technology, Inc.Advanced Energy Industries Inc, CEO total pay: 11188800 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 840:1Advanced Energy Industries Inc
Knowles Corp vs. Electronic Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $8.5M median CEO total and 115:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Electronic Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 72 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 36. 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 Knowles Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Knowles Corp

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
730:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+217:1
from FY2024 513:1
CEO $ YoY
+26%
$8.7M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Knowles Corp 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 $6.2M - $9,086 677:1 -
2022 $5.5M -11% $8,223 664:1 -13:1
2023 $6.4M +17% $9,437 679:1 +15:1
2024 $6.9M +7.1% $13,382 513:1 -166:1
2025 $8.7M +26% $11,877 730:1 +217:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1587523, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electronic Equipment

This Company's Ratio
730:1
Industry Median Ratio
115:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$8.7M
Companies in Industry
77
vs. Industry Median
Above
#9 of 77 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electronic Equipment →

Knowles Corp: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Knowles Corp's FY2025 ratio 730:1 ranks #9 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (90th percentile). the CEO earned 730× the median employee ($11,877) in FY2025.

At $11,877 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 730 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$8.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

730:1

Outlier, top decile

Knowles Corp in the higher Electronic Equipment third

Knowles Corp's FY2025 ratio 730:1 ranks #9 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (90th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Electronic Equipment (SIC 36) median ratio is 115:1 across 77 FY2025 filers; Knowles Corp's $8.7M CEO total is above the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #624 and ratio rank #64 split - treat 730:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electronic Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$8.7M
Median Employee Pay
$11,877
Pay Ratio
730:1
Filing Date
2026-03-11

Company Info

Ticker
KN
CIK
1587523
Industry
Electronic Equipment
SIC Code
3651
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1587523, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Knowles Corp's FY2025 ratio 730:1 ranks #9 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (90th 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 · HEAVY · LOW-MED.

Cvr Energy Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $4K heavier vs Knowles Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Brown & Brown, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $11K lighter vs Knowles Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Imax Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $14K lighter vs Knowles Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Cousins Properties Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $19K heavier vs Knowles Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Bel Fuse Inc /nj (SIC 36 pole)

Bel Fuse Inc /nj stamps EXTREME · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Knowles Corp's EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #624/#64

Knowles Corp's FY2025 package sits #624 by CEO dollars and #64 by ratio under HEAVY · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Knowles Corp'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 Knowles Corp (CIK 1587523), 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.