YOU FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #31 of 189 in industry

Clear Secure, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $11.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $41,134 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-22
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#31/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
281:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$11.6M
Median worker
$41,134

Answer first

Clear Secure, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $11.6M ranks #433 of 1,423 complete filings; its 281:1 pay ratio ranks #211. 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 $41,134. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 31 of 189, 84th 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
#433
$11.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#211
281:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
84th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Clear Secure, Inc. ranks nationally

Clear Secure, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$11,563,694 Top 30% higher than 70% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Clear Secure, Inc. vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($11.6M) against pay ratio (281:1) for Clear Secure, 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 both09561825.119123650.128685475.238247300.384.6:1141.8:1199:1256.2:1313.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Clear Secure, Inc., CEO total pay: 11563694 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 281:1Clear Secure, Inc.Mastercard Inc, CEO total pay: 124650 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 284:1Mastercard IncUpwork, Inc, CEO total pay: 17094702 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 287:1Upwork, IncEquifax Inc, CEO total pay: 23387653 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 294:1Equifax IncCostar Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 36431936 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 303:1Costar Group, Inc.
Clear Secure, 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 Clear Secure, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Clear Secure, 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
281:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+116:1
from FY2024 165:1
CEO $ YoY
+88%
$11.6M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2023–2025
Clear Secure, 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 $1.2M - $31,082 39:1 -
2024 $6.2M +415% $37,293 165:1 +126:1
2025 $11.6M +88% $41,134 281:1 +116:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1856314, FY2023–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
281:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$11.6M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#31 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Clear Secure, Inc.: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Clear Secure, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 281:1 ranks #31 of 189 Business Services filers (84th percentile). the CEO earned 281× the median employee ($41,134) in FY2025.

Median employee $41,134 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 281 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$11.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

281:1

Elevated vs. peers

Clear Secure, Inc. in the higher Business Services third

Clear Secure, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 281:1 ranks #31 of 189 Business Services filers (84th 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; Clear Secure, Inc.'s $11.6M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #433 and ratio rank #211 split - treat 281:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$11.6M
Median Employee Pay
$41,134
Pay Ratio
281:1
Filing Date
2026-04-22

Company Info

Ticker
YOU
CIK
1856314
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7372
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1856314, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Clear Secure, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 281:1 ranks #31 of 189 Business Services filers (84th 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 · HEAVY · PAR-MED.

Keycorp /new/ · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.6M (Δ $3K heavier vs Clear Secure, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Mastec Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.5M (Δ $19K lighter vs Clear Secure, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
STERIS plc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.5M (Δ $34K lighter vs Clear Secure, Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.6M (Δ $40K heavier vs Clear Secure, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Mastercard Inc (SIC 73 pole)

Mastercard Inc stamps STEEP · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Clear Secure, Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #433/#211

Clear Secure, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #433 by CEO dollars and #211 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Clear Secure, Inc.'s HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Clear Secure, Inc. (CIK 1856314), 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.