BL FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #122 of 189 in industry

Blackline, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $11.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $185,234 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-25
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#122/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
63:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$11.7M
Median worker
$185,234

Answer first

Blackline, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $11.7M ranks #426 of 1,423 complete filings; its 63:1 pay ratio ranks #878. 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 $185,234. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 122 of 189, 36th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#426
$11.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#878
63:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
36th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Blackline, Inc. ranks nationally

Blackline, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$11,669,742 Top 30% higher than 70% 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

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Blackline, Inc. vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($11.7M) against pay ratio (63:1) for Blackline, 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 both06593964.513187928.919781893.426375857.959.3:168.7:178:187.3:196.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Blackline, Inc., CEO total pay: 11669742 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 63:1Blackline, Inc.Taboola.com Ltd., CEO total pay: 126826 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 64:1Taboola.com Ltd.Corpay, Inc., CEO total pay: 3414255 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1Corpay, Inc.Meta Platforms, Inc., CEO total pay: 25125904 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1Meta Platforms, Inc.Bandwidth Inc., CEO total pay: 7558096 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 61:1Bandwidth Inc.Cars.com Inc., CEO total pay: 7444060 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1Cars.com Inc.
Blackline, 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 Blackline, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Blackline, 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
63:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+7:1
from FY2024 56:1
CEO $ YoY
+12%
$11.7M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Blackline, 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 $6.1M - $173,708 35:1 -
2022 $22.0M +261% $187,628 117:1 +82:1
2023 $8.5M -61% $174,313 49:1 -68:1
2024 $10.4M +22% $186,315 56:1 +7:1
2025 $11.7M +12% $185,234 63:1 +7:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1666134, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
63:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$11.7M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Below
#122 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Blackline, Inc.: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio

Blackline, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $11.7M ranks #426 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). the CEO earned 63× the median employee ($185,234) in FY2025.

Median employee $185,234 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 63 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$11.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

63:1

Near industry median

Blackline, Inc. in the higher-dollar third

Blackline, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $11.7M ranks #426 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). 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; Blackline, Inc.'s $11.7M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #426 and ratio rank #878 split - treat 63:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$11.7M
Median Employee Pay
$185,234
Pay Ratio
63:1
Filing Date
2026-03-25

Company Info

Ticker
BL
CIK
1666134
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7372
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1666134, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Blackline, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $11.7M ranks #426 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars).

Read with Blackline, Inc.

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

W.w. Grainger, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.7M (Δ $2K heavier vs Blackline, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Simon Property Group Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.7M (Δ $21K heavier vs Blackline, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.6M (Δ $23K lighter vs Blackline, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Payoneer Global Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.7M (Δ $37K heavier vs Blackline, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Taboola.com Ltd. (SIC 73 pole)

Taboola.com Ltd. stamps MODEST · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Blackline, Inc.'s MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #426/#878

Blackline, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #426 by CEO dollars and #878 by ratio under HEAVY · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Blackline, Inc.'s MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Blackline, Inc. (CIK 1666134), 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.