FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #157 of 189 in industry

Soundhound Ai, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $9.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $322,475 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-09
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#157/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
28:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$9.0M
Median worker
$322,475

Answer first

Soundhound Ai, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $9.0M ranks #597 of 1,423 complete filings; its 28:1 pay ratio ranks #1151. 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 $322,475. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 157 of 189, 17th 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 Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#597
$9.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1151
28:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
17th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Soundhound Ai, Inc. ranks nationally

Soundhound Ai, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$9,029,300 Top 42% higher than 58% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Soundhound Ai, Inc. vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($9.0M) against pay ratio (28:1) for Soundhound Ai, Inc. (marked) and its 4 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 both02366615.24733230.47099845.69466460.822.6:141.5:160.5:179.5:198.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Soundhound Ai, Inc., CEO total pay: 9029300 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 28:1Soundhound Ai, Inc.Appfolio Inc, CEO total pay: 5506143 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 29:1Appfolio IncAlarm.com Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 2980472 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 26:1Alarm.com Holdings, Inc.Life360, Inc., CEO total pay: 6836180 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 26:1Life360, Inc.Arlo Technologies, Inc., CEO total pay: 286083 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 26:1Arlo Technologies, Inc.
Soundhound Ai, 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 Soundhound Ai, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Soundhound Ai, 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
28:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-14:1
from FY2024 42:1
CEO $ YoY
+16%
$9.0M latest
Filings shown
2
FY2024–2025
Soundhound Ai, 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 $7.8M - $184,823 42:1 -
2025 $9.0M +16% $322,475 28:1 -14:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1840856, FY2024–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
28:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$9.0M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Below
#157 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Soundhound Ai, Inc.: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio

Soundhound Ai, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 28:1 ranks #157 of 189 Business Services filers (17th percentile). the CEO earned 28× the median employee ($322,475) in FY2025.

Median employee $322,475 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 28 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$9.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

28:1

Below typical

Soundhound Ai, Inc. in the lower Business Services third

Soundhound Ai, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 28:1 ranks #157 of 189 Business Services filers (17th 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; Soundhound Ai, Inc.'s $9.0M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #597 and ratio rank #1151 split - treat 28:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$9.0M
Median Employee Pay
$322,475
Pay Ratio
28:1
Filing Date
2026-04-09

Company Info

CIK
1840856
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7372
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1840856, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Soundhound Ai, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 28:1 ranks #157 of 189 Business Services filers (17th percentile).

Read with Soundhound Ai, Inc.

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

PERRIGO Co plc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.0M (Δ $3K lighter vs Soundhound Ai, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Peabody Energy Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.0M (Δ $4K lighter vs Soundhound Ai, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Warby Parker Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.0M (Δ $8K lighter vs Soundhound Ai, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.0M (Δ $10K heavier vs Soundhound Ai, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Appfolio Inc (SIC 73 pole)

Appfolio Inc stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Soundhound Ai, Inc.'s MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #597/#1151

Soundhound Ai, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #597 by CEO dollars and #1151 by ratio under HEAVY · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Soundhound Ai, 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 Soundhound Ai, Inc. (CIK 1840856), 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.