RKLB FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #31 of 41 in industry

Rocket Lab Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $6.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $78,031 · Transportation Equipment.

Transportation Equipment peers All rankings
State
CA
Filing date
2026-04-06
Industry
Transportation Equipment
Industry rank
#31/41

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
88:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$6.8M
Median worker
$78,031

Answer first

Rocket Lab Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $6.8M ranks #780 of 1,423 complete filings; its 88:1 pay ratio ranks #706. 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 $78,031. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-37 peer cohort (# 31 of 41, 27th 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
#780
$6.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#706
88:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
27th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Rocket Lab Corp ranks nationally

Rocket Lab Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$6,830,680 45th percentile higher than 45% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Rocket Lab Corp vs. Transportation Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($6.8M) against pay ratio (88:1) for Rocket Lab Corp (marked) and its 3 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 both3656892.14906469.36156046.57405623.78655200.873.6:197.8:1122:1146.2:1170.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Rocket Lab Corp, CEO total pay: 6830680 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 88:1Rocket Lab CorpAllison Transmission Holdings Inc, CEO total pay: 8028346 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 81:1Allison Transmission Holdings IncLoar Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 3884088 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 78:1Loar Holdings Inc.WABASH NATIONAL Corp, CEO total pay: 5739272 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 98:1WABASH NATIONAL Corp
Rocket Lab 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 Rocket Lab Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Rocket Lab 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
88:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-192:1
from FY2024 280:1
CEO $ YoY
-66%
$6.8M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2023–2025
Rocket Lab 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 $963K - $62,233 15:1 -
2024 $20.1M +1989% $71,805 280:1 +265:1
2025 $6.8M -66% $78,031 88:1 -192:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1819994, FY2023–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Transportation Equipment

This Company's Ratio
88:1
Industry Median Ratio
166:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.4M
This CEO's Pay
$6.8M
Companies in Industry
41
vs. Industry Median
Below
#31 of 41 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Transportation Equipment →

Rocket Lab Corp: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Rocket Lab Corp's FY2025 ratio 88:1 ranks #31 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (27th percentile). the CEO earned 88× the median employee ($78,031) in FY2025.

Median employee $78,031 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 88 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$6.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

88:1

Near industry median

Rocket Lab Corp in the lower Transportation Equipment third

Rocket Lab Corp's FY2025 ratio 88:1 ranks #31 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (27th percentile). 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; Rocket Lab Corp's $6.8M CEO total is at or below the $8.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #780 and ratio rank #706 split - treat 88:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Transportation Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$6.8M
Median Employee Pay
$78,031
Pay Ratio
88:1
Filing Date
2026-04-06

Company Info

Ticker
RKLB
CIK
1819994
Industry
Transportation Equipment
SIC Code
3760
State
CA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1819994, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Rocket Lab Corp's FY2025 ratio 88:1 ranks #31 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (27th percentile).

Read with Rocket Lab Corp

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.

Life360, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.8M (Δ $6K heavier vs Rocket Lab Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Eastman Kodak Co · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.8M (Δ $6K lighter vs Rocket Lab Corp); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Organogenesis Holdings Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.8M (Δ $19K lighter vs Rocket Lab Corp); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
CONDUENT Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.9M (Δ $26K heavier vs Rocket Lab Corp); HIGH · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc (SIC 37 pole)

Allison Transmission Holdings Inc stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Rocket Lab Corp's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #780/#706

Rocket Lab Corp's FY2025 package sits #780 by CEO dollars and #706 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Rocket Lab 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 Rocket Lab Corp (CIK 1819994), 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.