CEO Total Pay
$5.3M
FY2024 Summary Compensation, above median
WS FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Worthington Steel, Inc. CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $5.3M in FY2024 against median worker pay of $85,835 · Primary Metals.
- State
- OH
- Filing date
- 2025-08-15
- Industry
- Primary Metals
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
Data updated August 2026
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
62:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$5.3M
Median worker
$85,835
Latest filing FY2024. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2024, not FY2025, so the figures on this page are from that earlier year and are not ranked against the FY2025 industry benchmark. Industry pages mark issuers like this one with a "Latest filing" label.
Answer first
Worthington Steel, Inc. reported a 62:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2024 - at or below the Primary Metals median of 72:1 across 14 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Primary Metals companies.
- Pay ratio
- 62:1
- FY2024 disclosed
- CEO total
- $5.3M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $85,835
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Primary Metals peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 12 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 33. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2024
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Worthington Steel, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Worthington Steel, Inc.
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2023–2024. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 62:1
- FY2024
- vs prior FY
- -45:1
- from FY2023 107:1
- CEO $ YoY
- -38%
- $5.3M latest
- Filings shown
- 2
- FY2023–2024
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $8.6M | - | $80,575 | 107:1 | - |
| 2024 | $5.3M | -38% | $85,835 | 62:1 | -45:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1968487, FY2023–2024. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Primary Metals
This Company's Ratio
62:1
Industry Median Ratio
72:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$4.2M
This CEO's Pay
$5.3M
Companies in Industry
14
vs. Industry Median
Below
Worthington Steel, Inc.: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio
Worthington Steel, Inc. disclosed 62:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $5.3M CEO total in FY2024. the CEO earned 62× the median employee ($85,835) in FY2024.
Median employee $85,835 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 62 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
62:1
Near industry median
What FY2024 shows for Worthington Steel, Inc.
Worthington Steel, Inc. disclosed 62:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $5.3M CEO total in FY2024. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Primary Metals (SIC 33) median ratio is 72:1 across 14 FY2025 filers; Worthington Steel, Inc.'s $5.3M CEO total is above the $4.2M industry median CEO pay.
Worthington Steel, Inc. stamps MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Primary Metals peers.
Key Data, FY2024
- Total Compensation
- $5.3M
- Median Employee Pay
- $85,835
- Pay Ratio
- 62:1
- Filing Date
- 2025-08-15
Company Info
- Ticker
- WS
- CIK
- 1968487
- Industry
- Primary Metals
- SIC Code
- 3310
- State
- OH
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1968487, FY2024. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Worthington Steel, Inc. disclosed 62:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $5.3M CEO total in FY2024.
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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Encore Capital Group Inc · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.3M (Δ $2K heavier vs Worthington Steel, Inc.); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Columbus Mckinnon Corp · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.3M (Δ $4K heavier vs Worthington Steel, Inc.); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Oxford Industries Inc · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.3M (Δ $6K heavier vs Worthington Steel, Inc.); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Formfactor Inc · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.3M (Δ $17K lighter vs Worthington Steel, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Primary Metals benchmark
Worthington Steel, Inc. stamps MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED inside SIC 33 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · MODEST
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Ratio primer · MODEST
Worthington Steel, 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 Worthington Steel, Inc. (CIK 1968487), FY2024. 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.