KLC FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $7.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $27,453 · Social Services.

Social Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-20
Industry
Social Services
Fiscal year
FY2025

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
283:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$7.8M
Median worker
$27,453

Answer first

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $7.8M ranks #703 of 1,423 complete filings; its 283:1 pay ratio ranks #208. 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 $27,453. Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Social Services companies.

Dollar rank
#703
$7.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#208
283:1 of 1,423
Median worker
$27,453
Dodd-Frank median employee

How KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. ranks nationally

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$7,769,199 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s 283:1 ratio ranks #208 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 283× the median employee ($27,453) in FY2025.

Median employee $27,453 (LOW-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 283 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$7.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, no peer group

Pay Ratio

283:1

Elevated vs. peers

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. in the higher-ratio third

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s 283:1 ratio ranks #208 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has no SIC peer benchmark in this refresh - use national rankings for context.

Dollar rank #703 and ratio rank #208 split - treat 283:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Social Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$7.8M
Median Employee Pay
$27,453
Pay Ratio
283:1
Filing Date
2026-04-20

Company Info

Ticker
KLC
CIK
1873529
Industry
Social Services
SIC Code
8351
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1873529, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s 283:1 ratio ranks #208 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

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 · LOW-MED.

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.8M (Δ $844 lighter vs KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Valmont Industries Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.8M (Δ $7K lighter vs KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.); FLOOR · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
N-able, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.7M (Δ $21K lighter vs KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
StandardAero, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.8M (Δ $22K heavier vs KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Social Services benchmark

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY · LOW-MED inside SIC 83 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
National dual ranks · #703/#208

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #703 by CEO dollars and #208 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

KinderCare Learning Companies, 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 KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (CIK 1873529), 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.