FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #37 of 41 in industry

Archer Aviation Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $750K in FY2025 against median worker pay of $265,270 · Transportation Equipment.

Transportation Equipment peers All rankings
State
CA
Filing date
2026-04-30
Industry
Transportation Equipment
Industry rank
#37/41

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
43:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$750K
Median worker
$265,270

Answer first

Archer Aviation Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $750K ranks #1255 of 1,423 complete filings; its 43:1 pay ratio ranks #1034. 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 $265,270. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-37 peer cohort (# 37 of 41, 12th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Transportation Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#1255
$750K of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1034
43:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
12th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Archer Aviation Inc. ranks nationally

Archer Aviation Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$750,000 12th percentile higher than 12% 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

Archer Aviation Inc. vs. Transportation Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($750K) against pay ratio (43:1) for Archer Aviation Inc. (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 both02562075.45124150.87686226.210248301.613.8:153.6:193.5:1133.4:1173.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Archer Aviation Inc., CEO total pay: 750000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 43:1Archer Aviation Inc.Joby Aviation, Inc., CEO total pay: 177193 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 21:1Joby Aviation, Inc.Lucid Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 9768725 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 66:1Lucid Group, Inc.Loar Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 3884088 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 78:1Loar Holdings Inc.
Archer Aviation Inc. 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 Archer Aviation Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Archer Aviation Inc.

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
43:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-30:1
from FY2024 73:1
CEO $ YoY
0%
$750K latest
Filings shown
2
FY2024–2025
Archer Aviation 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
2024 $750K - $242,287 73:1 -
2025 $750K 0% $265,270 43:1 -30:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1824502, FY2024–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Transportation Equipment

This Company's Ratio
43:1
Industry Median Ratio
166:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.4M
This CEO's Pay
$750K
Companies in Industry
41
vs. Industry Median
Below
#37 of 41 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Transportation Equipment →

Archer Aviation Inc.: MODEST · LIGHT pay ratio

Archer Aviation Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 43:1 ranks #37 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (12th percentile). the CEO earned 43× the median employee ($265,270) in FY2025.

Median employee $265,270 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · LIGHT stamps put about 43 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$750K

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

43:1

Below typical

Archer Aviation Inc. in the lower Transportation Equipment third

Archer Aviation Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 43:1 ranks #37 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (12th 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; Archer Aviation Inc.'s $750K CEO total is at or below the $8.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1255 and ratio rank #1034 split - treat 43:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Transportation Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$750K
Median Employee Pay
$265,270
Pay Ratio
43:1
Filing Date
2026-04-30

Company Info

CIK
1824502
Industry
Transportation Equipment
SIC Code
3721
State
CA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1824502, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Archer Aviation Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 43:1 ranks #37 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (12th 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 · LIGHT · ELITE-MED.

GoPro, Inc. · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $772K (Δ $22K heavier vs Archer Aviation Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · LIGHT · ELITE-MED.
McEwen Inc. · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $777K (Δ $27K heavier vs Archer Aviation Inc.); PARITY · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · LIGHT · ELITE-MED.
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $722K (Δ $28K lighter vs Archer Aviation Inc.); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · LIGHT · ELITE-MED.
Texas Capital Bancshares Inc/tx · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $784K (Δ $34K heavier vs Archer Aviation Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · LIGHT · ELITE-MED.
Astronics Corp (SIC 37 pole)

Astronics Corp stamps MODEST · UNFILED nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Archer Aviation Inc.'s MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1255/#1034

Archer Aviation Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #1255 by CEO dollars and #1034 by ratio under LIGHT · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Archer Aviation 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 Archer Aviation Inc. (CIK 1824502), 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.