FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #40 of 189 in industry

IonQ, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $90.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $414,477 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-30
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#40/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
217:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$90.1M
Median worker
$414,477

Answer first

IonQ, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $90.1M ranks #10 of 1,423 complete filings; its 217:1 pay ratio ranks #286. 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 $414,477. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 40 of 189, 79th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#10
$90.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#286
217:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
79th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How IonQ, Inc. ranks nationally

IonQ, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$90,085,395 Top 1% higher than 99% 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%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Below this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. 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

IonQ, Inc. vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($90.1M) against pay ratio (217:1) for IonQ, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both3779453.326383390.448987327.571591264.694195201.888.6:1123.8:1159:1194.2:1229.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)IonQ, Inc., CEO total pay: 90085395 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 217:1IonQ, Inc.Adobe Inc., CEO total pay: 51173935 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 217:1Adobe Inc.Abm Industries Inc /de/, CEO total pay: 9111185 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 219:1Abm Industries Inc /de/Paycom Software, Inc., CEO total pay: 22858000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 220:1Paycom Software, Inc.PayPal Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 25267151 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 221:1PayPal Holdings, Inc.Ribbon Communications Inc., CEO total pay: 17457675 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 223:1Ribbon Communications Inc.
IonQ, Inc. vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Business Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. 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 IonQ, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · IonQ, 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
217:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+125:1
from FY2024 92:1
CEO $ YoY
+297%
$90.1M latest
Filings shown
2
FY2024–2025
IonQ, 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 $22.7M - $246,474 92:1 -
2025 $90.1M +297% $414,477 217:1 +125:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1824920, FY2024–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
217:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$90.1M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#40 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

IonQ, Inc.: STEEP · OUTLIER pay ratio

IonQ, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 217:1 ranks #40 of 189 Business Services filers (79th percentile). the CEO earned 217× the median employee ($414,477) in FY2025.

Median employee $414,477 (ELITE-MED); STEEP · OUTLIER stamps put about 217 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$90.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

217:1

Elevated vs. peers

IonQ, Inc. in the higher Business Services third

IonQ, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 217:1 ranks #40 of 189 Business Services filers (79th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; IonQ, Inc.'s $90.1M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #10 and ratio rank #286 split - treat 217:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$90.1M
Median Employee Pay
$414,477
Pay Ratio
217:1
Filing Date
2026-04-30

Company Info

CIK
1824920
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7373
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1824920, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. IonQ, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 217:1 ranks #40 of 189 Business Services filers (79th 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 STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.

Wells Fargo & Company/mn · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $94.5M (Δ $4.4M heavier vs IonQ, Inc.); MEGA · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Citigroup Inc · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $95.8M (Δ $5.7M heavier vs IonQ, Inc.); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $83.5M (Δ $6.6M lighter vs IonQ, Inc.); MEGA · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $79.9M (Δ $10.2M lighter vs IonQ, Inc.); MEGA · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Adobe Inc. (SIC 73 pole)

Adobe Inc. stamps STEEP · OUTLIER nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to IonQ, Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #10/#286

IonQ, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #10 by CEO dollars and #286 by ratio under OUTLIER · STEEP.
Comp structure · OUTLIER

IonQ, Inc.'s OUTLIER CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for IonQ, Inc. (CIK 1824920), 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.