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Sotera Health Co

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Health Services · DE · FY2025
CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio
129:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO Pay
$10.7M
Median Worker
$82,784
A component-level pay breakdown (salary, bonus, equity, perks, pension) is not reported in Sotera Health Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. Only the CEO-to-median-worker ratio is required under Dodd-Frank §953(b); see our methodology for what each filing does and doesn't disclose.

Sotera Health Co, a health services company, reported a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 129:1 in FY2025. The CEO received total compensation of $10.7M, while the median employee earned $82,784 annually. This is above the Health Services industry median of 124:1 across 30 companies. Data sourced from SEC EDGAR proxy (DEF 14A) filings.

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 →

Industry Comparison - Health Services

This Company's Ratio
129:1
Industry Median Ratio
124:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.8M
This CEO's Pay
$10.7M
Companies in Industry
30
vs. Industry Median
Above
Pay-Ratio Rank in Industry
#15 of 30
View all companies in Health Services →

Understanding This Pay Ratio

Sotera Health Co's CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 129:1 means that the CEO earned 129 times more than the company's median employee in FY2025.

The median employee at Sotera Health Co earned $82,784 annually. At that wage, it would take a median employee approximately 129 years to earn what the CEO earned in a single year.

Why cross-company pay-ratio comparisons need caution

SEC rules let each company choose its own methodology for identifying the "median employee" (measurement date, statistical sampling, whether part-time pay is annualized, and a de minimis exemption for up to 5% of non-U.S. employees), so a higher ratio doesn't automatically mean less-fair pay practices, it can also reflect workforce mix (a large offshore, outsourced, or part-time-heavy workforce lowers the reported median and raises the ratio for reasons unrelated to CEO compensation itself).

CEO Total Pay

$10.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation

Pay Ratio

129:1

Near industry median

What This 2025 Filing Tells Us About Sotera Health Co

According to the 2025 DEF 14A proxy statement filed with the SEC, Sotera Health Co (SHC, CIK 1822479) reported the CEO's total compensation at $10.7M. The proxy statement's structured pay-ratio disclosure reports this total but does not break it down by salary, bonus, equity, or other components. The median employee at the firm, the reference point mandated by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, earned $82,784 over the same fiscal year, producing the headline CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 129:1 that this page tracks.

Sotera Health Co operates in the Health Services sector and is headquartered in DE. Across the Health Services industry (SIC 80), 30 SEC-reporting companies disclosed pay ratios in FY2025, with a median of 124:1 and an average of 184:1. Median industry CEO pay was $9.8M, so Sotera Health Co's $10.7M sits above that typical figure.

This proxy was filed on 2026-04-08; all figures on this page come directly from that public filing and can be verified against the DEF 14A on the SEC EDGAR system.

What these SEC numbers do and do not include

Total compensation reported under Item 402 of Regulation S-K reflects grant-date fair value for equity awards, not realized pay, so a CEO may eventually cash in more, or less, depending on stock performance and vesting. The pay ratio itself is calculated against a single median employee chosen under rules that allow statistical sampling, and companies may update methodology year to year.

Key Data, FY2025

CEO
Not disclosed
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
Data Source: This data is sourced from SEC EDGAR proxy statement (DEF 14A) filings. PlainCEOPay provides this publicly available information for informational purposes only. Not investment or financial advice. Verify with official SEC filings at sec.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the CEO pay ratio at Sotera Health Co?
Sotera Health Co's CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 129:1. The CEO earned $10.7M in FY2025, while the median employee earned $82,784.
How much does Sotera Health Co's CEO earn?
The CEO of Sotera Health Co (SHC) earned total compensation of $10.7M in fiscal year 2025, according to SEC proxy filings.
How does Sotera Health Co's pay ratio compare to its industry?
Sotera Health Co's pay ratio of 129:1 is above the Health Services industry median of 124:1. The industry has 30 companies reporting pay ratios. By pay ratio, Sotera Health Co ranks #15 of 30 companies in Health Services (53rd percentile).
Where does Sotera Health Co's CEO pay data come from?
All executive compensation data is sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statement filings. Companies are required by the Dodd-Frank Act to disclose CEO-to-median-worker pay ratios annually. PlainCEOPay aggregates this publicly available data for easy comparison.
What is included in the CEO's total compensation?
PlainCEOPay reports the CEO total-compensation figure disclosed with the company's pay-ratio filing. The current dataset does not extract its underlying Summary Compensation Table line items, so this page does not provide a salary, bonus, equity, or other-component breakdown.
How long would it take a median Sotera Health Co employee to earn the CEO's pay?
At a median salary of $82,784, it would take the typical Sotera Health Co employee approximately 129 years to earn what the CEO earned in a single year ($10.7M in FY2025).

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