PYPL FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #37 of 189 in industry

PayPal Holdings, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $25.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $114,331 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
CA
Filing date
2026-04-07
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#37/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
221:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$25.3M
Median worker
$114,331

Answer first

PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $25.3M ranks #101 of 1,423 complete filings; its 221:1 pay ratio ranks #278. 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 $114,331. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 37 of 189, 81st percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#101
$25.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#278
221:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
81st
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How PayPal Holdings, Inc. ranks nationally

PayPal Holdings, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$25,267,151 Top 7% higher than 93% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

PayPal Holdings, Inc. vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($25.3M) against pay ratio (221:1) for PayPal Holdings, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both3779453.326383390.448987327.571591264.694195201.888.5:1124.0:1159.5:1195.0:1230.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)PayPal Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 25267151 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 221:1PayPal Holdings, Inc.Paycom Software, Inc., CEO total pay: 22858000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 220:1Paycom Software, Inc.Ribbon Communications Inc., CEO total pay: 17457675 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 223:1Ribbon Communications Inc.Abm Industries Inc /de/, CEO total pay: 9111185 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 219:1Abm Industries Inc /de/Match Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 47160288 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 224:1Match Group, Inc.IonQ, Inc., CEO total pay: 90085395 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 217:1IonQ, Inc.
PayPal Holdings, Inc. vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Business Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. 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 PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · PayPal Holdings, 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
221:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+152:1
from FY2024 69:1
CEO $ YoY
+282%
$25.3M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
PayPal 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
2021 $32.1M - $83,905 382:1 -
2022 $22.0M -32% $77,244 284:1 -98:1
2023 $35.3M +61% $94,167 375:1 +91:1
2024 $6.6M -81% $95,903 69:1 -306:1
2025 $25.3M +282% $114,331 221:1 +152:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1633917, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
221:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$25.3M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#37 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

PayPal Holdings, Inc.: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 221:1 ranks #37 of 189 Business Services filers (81st percentile). the CEO earned 221× the median employee ($114,331) in FY2025.

Median employee $114,331 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 221 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$25.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

221:1

Elevated vs. peers

PayPal Holdings, Inc. in the higher Business Services third

PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 221:1 ranks #37 of 189 Business Services filers (81st percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s $25.3M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #101 and ratio rank #278 split - treat 221:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$25.3M
Median Employee Pay
$114,331
Pay Ratio
221:1
Filing Date
2026-04-07

Company Info

Ticker
PYPL
CIK
1633917
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7389
State
CA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1633917, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 221:1 ranks #37 of 189 Business Services filers (81st percentile).

Read with PayPal Holdings, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

MGM Resorts International · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $25.3M (Δ $62K heavier vs PayPal Holdings, Inc.); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
TransDigm Group INC · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $25.2M (Δ $79K lighter vs PayPal Holdings, Inc.); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Meta Platforms, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $25.1M (Δ $141K lighter vs PayPal Holdings, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $25.4M (Δ $144K heavier vs PayPal Holdings, Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Paycom Software, Inc. (SIC 73 pole)

Paycom Software, Inc. stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #101/#278

PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #101 by CEO dollars and #278 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

PayPal Holdings, Inc.'s PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for PayPal Holdings, Inc. (CIK 1633917), 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.