CEO Total Pay
$12.9M
FY2022 Summary Compensation, above median
FY2022 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
National Western Life Group, Inc. CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $12.9M in FY2022 against median worker pay of $55,869 · Insurance Carriers.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2023-04-28
- Industry
- Insurance Carriers
- Fiscal year
- FY2022
Data updated August 2026
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
231:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$12.9M
Median worker
$55,869
Latest filing FY2022. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2022, not FY2025, so the figures on this page are from that earlier year and are not ranked against the FY2025 industry benchmark. Industry pages mark issuers like this one with a "Latest filing" label.
Answer first
National Western Life Group, Inc. reported a 231:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2022 - above the Insurance Carriers median of 69:1 across 56 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Insurance Carriers companies.
- Pay ratio
- 231:1
- FY2022 disclosed
- CEO total
- $12.9M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $55,869
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Insurance Carriers peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 51 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 63. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2022
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in National Western Life Group, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · National Western Life Group, Inc.
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2022. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 231:1
- FY2022
- vs prior FY
- +110:1
- from FY2021 121:1
- CEO $ YoY
- +90%
- $12.9M latest
- Filings shown
- 2
- FY2021–2022
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $6.8M | - | $56,081 | 121:1 | - |
| 2022 | $12.9M | +90% | $55,869 | 231:1 | +110:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1635984, FY2021–2022. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Insurance Carriers
This Company's Ratio
231:1
Industry Median Ratio
69:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.3M
This CEO's Pay
$12.9M
Companies in Industry
56
vs. Industry Median
Above
National Western Life Group, Inc.: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio
National Western Life Group, Inc. disclosed 231:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $12.9M CEO total in FY2022. the CEO earned 231× the median employee ($55,869) in FY2022.
Median employee $55,869 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 231 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
231:1
Elevated vs. peers
What FY2022 shows for National Western Life Group, Inc.
National Western Life Group, Inc. disclosed 231:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $12.9M CEO total in FY2022. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Insurance Carriers (SIC 63) median ratio is 69:1 across 56 FY2025 filers; National Western Life Group, Inc.'s $12.9M CEO total is above the $8.3M industry median CEO pay.
National Western Life Group, Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Insurance Carriers peers.
Key Data, FY2022
- Total Compensation
- $12.9M
- Median Employee Pay
- $55,869
- Pay Ratio
- 231:1
- Filing Date
- 2023-04-28
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1635984, FY2022. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. National Western Life Group, Inc. disclosed 231:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $12.9M CEO total in FY2022.
Read with National Western Life Group, 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 · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Alcoa Corp · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.9M (Δ $33K lighter vs National Western Life Group, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Eversource Energy · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.9M (Δ $38K heavier vs National Western Life Group, Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $12.9M (Δ $44K heavier vs National Western Life Group, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Weyerhaeuser Co · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.0M (Δ $64K heavier vs National Western Life Group, Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Insurance Carriers benchmark
National Western Life Group, Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED inside SIC 63 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · STEEP
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Comp structure · HEAVY
National Western Life Group, Inc.'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 National Western Life Group, Inc. (CIK 1635984), FY2022. 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.