BUR FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #22 of 29 in industry

Burford Capital Ltd CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $309K in FY2025 against median worker pay of $308,625 · Non-Depository Credit.

Non-Depository Credit peers All rankings
State
Y7
Filing date
2026-04-02
Industry
Non-Depository Credit
Industry rank
#22/29

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
37:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$309K
Median worker
$308,625

Answer first

Burford Capital Ltd's FY2025 CEO total of $309K ranks #1310 of 1,423 complete filings; its 37:1 pay ratio ranks #1083. 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 $308,625. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-61 peer cohort (# 22 of 29, 28th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Non-Depository Credit companies.

Dollar rank
#1310
$309K of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1083
37:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
28th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Burford Capital Ltd ranks nationally

Burford Capital Ltd CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$308,625 8th percentile higher than 8% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). This entry sits in this band. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Above this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $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

Burford Capital Ltd vs. Non-Depository Credit peers

CEO total pay ($309K) against pay ratio (37:1) for Burford Capital Ltd (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Non-Depository Credit industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02781665.45563330.88344996.211126661.631.1:147.1:163:179.0:194.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Burford Capital Ltd, CEO total pay: 308625 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 37:1Burford Capital LtdNelnet Inc, CEO total pay: 2243420 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 36:1Nelnet IncLendingTree, Inc., CEO total pay: 5228225 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 35:1LendingTree, Inc.Upstart Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 9667628 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 34:1Upstart Holdings, Inc.Coinbase Global, Inc., CEO total pay: 9788670 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 45:1Coinbase Global, Inc.Riot Platforms, Inc., CEO total pay: 3460222 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 54:1Riot Platforms, Inc.
Burford Capital Ltd vs. Non-Depository Credit peers, plotted against the industry's $10.6M median CEO total and 92:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Non-Depository Credit peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 26 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 61. 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 Burford Capital Ltd's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Burford Capital Ltd

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2024–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
37:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
0:1
from FY2024 37:1
CEO $ YoY
-1.6%
$309K latest
Filings shown
2
FY2024–2025
Burford Capital Ltd 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
2024 $314K - $313,592 37:1 -
2025 $309K -1.6% $308,625 37:1 0:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1714174, FY2024–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Non-Depository Credit

This Company's Ratio
37:1
Industry Median Ratio
92:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.6M
This CEO's Pay
$309K
Companies in Industry
29
vs. Industry Median
Below
#22 of 29 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Non-Depository Credit →

Burford Capital Ltd: MODEST · MICRO pay ratio

Burford Capital Ltd's FY2025 ratio 37:1 ranks #22 of 29 Non-Depository Credit filers (28th percentile). the CEO earned 37× the median employee ($308,625) in FY2025.

Median employee $308,625 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · MICRO stamps put about 37 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$309K

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

37:1

Below typical

Burford Capital Ltd in the lower Non-Depository Credit third

Burford Capital Ltd's FY2025 ratio 37:1 ranks #22 of 29 Non-Depository Credit filers (28th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Non-Depository Credit (SIC 61) median ratio is 92:1 across 29 FY2025 filers; Burford Capital Ltd's $309K CEO total is at or below the $10.6M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1310 and ratio rank #1083 split - treat 37:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Non-Depository Credit peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$309K
Median Employee Pay
$308,625
Pay Ratio
37:1
Filing Date
2026-04-02

Company Info

Ticker
BUR
CIK
1714174
Industry
Non-Depository Credit
SIC Code
6199
State
Y7
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1714174, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Burford Capital Ltd's FY2025 ratio 37:1 ranks #22 of 29 Non-Depository Credit filers (28th 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 MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $311K (Δ $2K heavier vs Burford Capital Ltd); FLOOR · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $311K (Δ $2K heavier vs Burford Capital Ltd); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Park Aerospace Corp · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $303K (Δ $5K lighter vs Burford Capital Ltd); FLOOR · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Geron Corp · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $315K (Δ $6K heavier vs Burford Capital Ltd); MODEST · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Nelnet Inc (SIC 61 pole)

Nelnet Inc stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Burford Capital Ltd's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1310/#1083

Burford Capital Ltd's FY2025 package sits #1310 by CEO dollars and #1083 by ratio under MICRO · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Burford Capital Ltd'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 Burford Capital Ltd (CIK 1714174), 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.