SHC FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #16 of 31 in industry

Sotera Health Co CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $10.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $82,784 · Health Services.

Health Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-08
Industry
Health Services
Industry rank
#16/31

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
129:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$10.7M
Median worker
$82,784

Answer first

Sotera Health Co's FY2025 CEO total of $10.7M ranks #492 of 1,423 complete filings; its 129:1 pay ratio ranks #505. 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 $82,784. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-80 peer cohort (# 16 of 31, 52nd percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Health Services companies.

Dollar rank
#492
$10.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#505
129:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
52nd
above the industry median pay ratio

How Sotera Health Co ranks nationally

Sotera Health Co CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$10,656,063 Top 35% higher than 65% 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

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

Sotera Health Co vs. Health Services peers

CEO total pay ($10.7M) against pay ratio (129:1) for Sotera Health Co (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Health Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both5833603.37106142.183786819651219.810923758.7104.5:1118.0:1131.5:1145.0:1158.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Sotera Health Co, CEO total pay: 10656063 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 129:1Sotera Health CoLifeStance Health Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 10692388 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 119:1LifeStance Health Group, Inc.Surgery Partners, Inc., CEO total pay: 6083862 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 112:1Surgery Partners, Inc.Ardent Health, Inc., CEO total pay: 6064974 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 107:1Ardent Health, Inc.Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc., CEO total pay: 7909463 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 156:1Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
Sotera Health Co vs. Health Services peers, plotted against the industry's $10.2M median CEO total and 129:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Health Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 29 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 80. 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 Sotera Health Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Sotera Health Co

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
129:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-7:1
from FY2024 136:1
CEO $ YoY
+2.5%
$10.7M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Sotera Health Co 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
2022 $16.7M - $72,660 229:1 -
2023 $9.7M -42% $79,773 122:1 -107:1
2024 $10.4M +7.1% $76,629 136:1 +14:1
2025 $10.7M +2.5% $82,784 129:1 -7:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1822479, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Health Services

This Company's Ratio
129:1
Industry Median Ratio
129:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.2M
This CEO's Pay
$10.7M
Companies in Industry
31
vs. Industry Median
Below
#16 of 31 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Health Services →

Sotera Health Co: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Sotera Health Co disclosed 129:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $10.7M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 129× the median employee ($82,784) in FY2025.

Median employee $82,784 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 129 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$10.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

129:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Sotera Health Co

Sotera Health Co disclosed 129:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $10.7M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Health Services (SIC 80) median ratio is 129:1 across 31 FY2025 filers; Sotera Health Co's $10.7M CEO total is above the $10.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #492 and ratio rank #505 split - treat 129:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Health Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$10.7M
Median Employee Pay
$82,784
Pay Ratio
129:1
Filing Date
2026-04-08

Company Info

Ticker
SHC
CIK
1822479
Industry
Health Services
SIC Code
8090
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1822479, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Sotera Health Co disclosed 129:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $10.7M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Sotera Health Co

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.

Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.7M (Δ $11K heavier vs Sotera Health Co); HIGH · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Toast, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.7M (Δ $12K heavier vs Sotera Health Co); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Amn Healthcare Services Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.7M (Δ $14K heavier vs Sotera Health Co); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Alight, Inc. / Delaware · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.6M (Δ $14K lighter vs Sotera Health Co); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (SIC 80 pole)

LifeStance Health Group, Inc. stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Sotera Health Co's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #492/#505

Sotera Health Co's FY2025 package sits #492 by CEO dollars and #505 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Sotera Health Co'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 Sotera Health Co (CIK 1822479), 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.