BLBD FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #25 of 41 in industry

Blue Bird Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $10.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $74,230 · Transportation Equipment.

Transportation Equipment peers All rankings
State
GA
Filing date
2026-01-26
Industry
Transportation Equipment
Industry rank
#25/41

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
135:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$10.0M
Median worker
$74,230

Answer first

Blue Bird Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $10.0M ranks #535 of 1,423 complete filings; its 135:1 pay ratio ranks #484. 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 $74,230. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-37 peer cohort (# 25 of 41, 41st percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Transportation Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#535
$10.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#484
135:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
41st
below the industry median pay ratio

How Blue Bird Corp ranks nationally

Blue Bird Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$10,021,050 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

Blue Bird Corp vs. Transportation Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($10.0M) against pay ratio (135:1) for Blue Bird Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Transportation Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both5692185.77818124.4994406312070001.714195940.3108.3:1123.4:1138.5:1153.6:1168.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Blue Bird Corp, CEO total pay: 10021050 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 135:1Blue Bird CorpDANA Inc, CEO total pay: 6078720 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 128:1DANA IncAtmus Filtration Technologies Inc., CEO total pay: 7002975 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 153:1Atmus Filtration Technologies Inc.Federal Signal Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 8428005 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 115:1Federal Signal Corp /de/StandardAero, Inc., CEO total pay: 7791622 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 111:1StandardAero, Inc.Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., CEO total pay: 13809406 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 161:1Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
Blue Bird Corp vs. Transportation Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $8.4M median CEO total and 166:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Transportation Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 35 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 37. 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 Blue Bird Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Blue Bird Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2023–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
135:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+40:1
from FY2024 95:1
CEO $ YoY
+109%
$10.0M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2023–2025
Blue Bird 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
2023 $4.9M - $55,763 88:1 -
2024 $4.8M -2.5% $50,299 95:1 +7:1
2025 $10.0M +109% $74,230 135:1 +40:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1589526, FY2023–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Transportation Equipment

This Company's Ratio
135:1
Industry Median Ratio
166:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.4M
This CEO's Pay
$10.0M
Companies in Industry
41
vs. Industry Median
Below
#25 of 41 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Transportation Equipment →

Blue Bird Corp: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Blue Bird Corp disclosed 135:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $10.0M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 135× the median employee ($74,230) in FY2025.

Median employee $74,230 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 135 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$10.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

135:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Blue Bird Corp

Blue Bird Corp disclosed 135:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $10.0M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Transportation Equipment (SIC 37) median ratio is 166:1 across 41 FY2025 filers; Blue Bird Corp's $10.0M CEO total is above the $8.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #535 and ratio rank #484 split - treat 135:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Transportation Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$10.0M
Median Employee Pay
$74,230
Pay Ratio
135:1
Filing Date
2026-01-26

Company Info

Ticker
BLBD
CIK
1589526
Industry
Transportation Equipment
SIC Code
3713
State
GA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1589526, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Blue Bird Corp disclosed 135:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $10.0M CEO total in FY2025.

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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 MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.

Ecovyst Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.0M (Δ $3K heavier vs Blue Bird Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Rapid7, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.0M (Δ $7K lighter vs Blue Bird Corp); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Tutor Perini Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.0M (Δ $8K heavier vs Blue Bird Corp); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.0M (Δ $8K heavier vs Blue Bird Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
DANA Inc (SIC 37 pole)

DANA Inc stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Blue Bird Corp's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #535/#484

Blue Bird Corp's FY2025 package sits #535 by CEO dollars and #484 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Blue Bird Corp'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 Blue Bird Corp (CIK 1589526), 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.