CTKB FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #85 of 86 in industry

Cytek Biosciences, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $5.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $1,024,012 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-28
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#85/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
5:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$5.1M
Median worker
$1,024,012

Answer first

Cytek Biosciences, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $5.1M ranks #927 of 1,423 complete filings; its 5:1 pay ratio ranks #1360. 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 $1,024,012. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 85 of 86, 2nd 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 Measuring Instruments companies.

Dollar rank
#927
$5.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1360
5:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
2nd
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Cytek Biosciences, Inc. ranks nationally

Cytek Biosciences, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$5,120,061 35th percentile higher than 35% 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

Cytek Biosciences, Inc. vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($5.1M) against pay ratio (5:1) for Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Measuring Instruments industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02886871.85773743.58660615.3115474870:131.6:163.1:194.7:1126.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Cytek Biosciences, Inc., CEO total pay: 5120061 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 5:1Cytek Biosciences, Inc.iRhythm Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 11003163 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 6:1iRhythm Holdings, Inc.GoPro, Inc., CEO total pay: 772315 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 8:1GoPro, Inc.Trimble Inc., CEO total pay: 116683 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 9:1Trimble Inc.Penumbra Inc, CEO total pay: 824153 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 11:1Penumbra Inc
Cytek Biosciences, Inc. vs. Measuring Instruments peers, plotted against the industry's $8.0M median CEO total and 121:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Measuring Instruments peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 80 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 38. 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 Cytek Biosciences, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Cytek Biosciences, Inc.

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
5:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-30:1
from FY2024 35:1
CEO $ YoY
+2818%
$5.1M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2023–2025
Cytek Biosciences, 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
2023 $150K - $150,455 33:1 -
2024 $175K +17% $175,487 35:1 +2:1
2025 $5.1M +2818% $1,024,012 5:1 -30:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1831915, FY2023–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
5:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$5.1M
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Below
#85 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

Cytek Biosciences, Inc.: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Cytek Biosciences, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 5:1 ranks #85 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (2nd percentile). the CEO earned 5× the median employee ($1,024,012) in FY2025.

At $1,024,012 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under MID$ CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$5.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

5:1

Below typical

Cytek Biosciences, Inc. in the lower Measuring Instruments third

Cytek Biosciences, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 5:1 ranks #85 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (2nd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Measuring Instruments (SIC 38) median ratio is 121:1 across 86 FY2025 filers; Cytek Biosciences, Inc.'s $5.1M CEO total is at or below the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #927 and ratio rank #1360 split - treat 5:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$5.1M
Median Employee Pay
$1,024,012
Pay Ratio
5:1
Filing Date
2026-04-28

Company Info

Ticker
CTKB
CIK
1831915
Industry
Measuring Instruments
SIC Code
3826
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1831915, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Cytek Biosciences, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 5:1 ranks #85 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (2nd percentile).

Read with Cytek Biosciences, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.

Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.1M (Δ $2K lighter vs Cytek Biosciences, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.1M (Δ $19K heavier vs Cytek Biosciences, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Liquidity Services Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.1M (Δ $21K heavier vs Cytek Biosciences, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Universal Technical Institute Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.1M (Δ $26K heavier vs Cytek Biosciences, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MID$ · ELITE-MED.
Artivion, Inc. (SIC 38 pole)

Artivion, Inc. stamps FLOOR · UNFILED nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Cytek Biosciences, Inc.'s FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #927/#1360

Cytek Biosciences, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #927 by CEO dollars and #1360 by ratio under MID$ · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Cytek Biosciences, Inc.'s FLOOR 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 Cytek Biosciences, Inc. (CIK 1831915), 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.