SBGI FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #12 of 30 in industry

Sinclair, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $10.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $55,678 · Communications.

Communications peers All rankings
State
MD
Filing date
2026-04-23
Industry
Communications
Industry rank
#12/30

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
194:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$10.8M
Median worker
$55,678

Answer first

Sinclair, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $10.8M ranks #480 of 1,423 complete filings; its 194:1 pay ratio ranks #325. 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 $55,678. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-48 peer cohort (# 12 of 30, 63rd percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Communications companies.

Dollar rank
#480
$10.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#325
194:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
63rd
above the industry median pay ratio

How Sinclair, Inc. ranks nationally

Sinclair, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$10,824,228 Top 34% higher than 66% 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

Sinclair, Inc. vs. Communications peers

CEO total pay ($10.8M) against pay ratio (194:1) for Sinclair, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Communications industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both94478401699516024542480320898003963712078.4:1125.7:1173:1220.3:1267.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Sinclair, Inc., CEO total pay: 10824228 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 194:1Sinclair, Inc.Optimum Communications, Inc., CEO total pay: 15064488 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 194:1Optimum Communications, Inc.Gray Media, Inc, CEO total pay: 11496628 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 202:1Gray Media, IncAt&t Inc., CEO total pay: 29890590 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 215:1At&t Inc.Verizon Communications Inc, CEO total pay: 38264880 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 248:1Verizon Communications IncCogent Communications Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 25410749 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 259:1Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
Sinclair, Inc. vs. Communications peers, plotted against the industry's $10.8M median CEO total and 87:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Communications peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 25 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 48. 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 Sinclair, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Sinclair, 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
194:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+15:1
from FY2024 179:1
CEO $ YoY
+2.6%
$10.8M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2023–2025
Sinclair, 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 $7.2M - $56,673 127:1 -
2024 $10.5M +46% $58,903 179:1 +52:1
2025 $10.8M +2.6% $55,678 194:1 +15:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1971213, FY2023–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Communications

This Company's Ratio
194:1
Industry Median Ratio
87:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.8M
This CEO's Pay
$10.8M
Companies in Industry
30
vs. Industry Median
Above
#12 of 30 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Communications →

Sinclair, Inc.: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Sinclair, Inc.'s 194:1 ratio ranks #325 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 194× the median employee ($55,678) in FY2025.

Median employee $55,678 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 194 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$10.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

194:1

Elevated vs. peers

Sinclair, Inc. in the higher-ratio third

Sinclair, Inc.'s 194:1 ratio ranks #325 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Communications (SIC 48) median ratio is 87:1 across 30 FY2025 filers; Sinclair, Inc.'s $10.8M CEO total is above the $10.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #480 and ratio rank #325 split - treat 194:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Communications peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$10.8M
Median Employee Pay
$55,678
Pay Ratio
194:1
Filing Date
2026-04-23

Company Info

Ticker
SBGI
CIK
1971213
Industry
Communications
SIC Code
4833
State
MD
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1971213, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Sinclair, Inc.'s 194:1 ratio ranks #325 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with Sinclair, 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 · PAR-MED.

Mccormick & Co Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.8M (Δ $1K lighter vs Sinclair, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Calix, Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.8M (Δ $4K lighter vs Sinclair, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Immunocore Holdings plc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.8M (Δ $6K heavier vs Sinclair, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $10.8M (Δ $8K lighter vs Sinclair, Inc.); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Optimum Communications, Inc. (SIC 48 pole)

Optimum Communications, Inc. stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Sinclair, Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #480/#325

Sinclair, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #480 by CEO dollars and #325 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Sinclair, 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 Sinclair, Inc. (CIK 1971213), 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.