CEO Total Pay
$168K
FY2023 Summary Compensation, below median
AE FY2023 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $168K in FY2023 against median worker pay of $83,856 · Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2024-04-01
- Industry
- Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
- Fiscal year
- FY2023
Data updated August 2026
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
2:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$168K
Median worker
$83,856
Latest filing FY2023. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2023, 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
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. reported a 2:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2023 - at or below the Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods median of 126:1 across 12 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods companies.
- Pay ratio
- 2:1
- FY2023 disclosed
- CEO total
- $168K
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $83,856
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 11 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 51. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2023
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2023. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 2:1
- FY2023
- vs prior FY
- -3:1
- from FY2022 5:1
- CEO $ YoY
- -60%
- $168K latest
- Filings shown
- 2
- FY2022–2023
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $418K | - | $83,638 | 5:1 | - |
| 2023 | $168K | -60% | $83,856 | 2:1 | -3:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 2178, FY2022–2023. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
This Company's Ratio
2:1
Industry Median Ratio
126:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.0M
This CEO's Pay
$168K
Companies in Industry
12
vs. Industry Median
Below
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. stamps FLOOR · HIGH-MED at 2:1 against $83,856 median worker pay in FY2023. the CEO earned 2× the median employee ($83,856) in FY2023.
At $83,856 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under MICRO CEO total.
Pay Ratio
2:1
Below typical
What FY2023 shows for Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. stamps FLOOR · HIGH-MED at 2:1 against $83,856 median worker pay in FY2023. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods (SIC 51) median ratio is 126:1 across 12 FY2025 filers; Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.'s $168K CEO total is at or below the $7.0M industry median CEO pay.
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. stamps FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers.
Key Data, FY2023
- Total Compensation
- $168K
- Median Employee Pay
- $83,856
- Pay Ratio
- 2:1
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-01
Company Info
- Ticker
- AE
- CIK
- 2178
- Industry
- Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
- SIC Code
- 5172
- State
- DE
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 2178, FY2023. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. stamps FLOOR · HIGH-MED at 2:1 against $83,856 median worker pay in FY2023.
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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 FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE · MICRO
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $168K (Δ $140 lighter vs Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. · MICRO
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $169K (Δ $1K heavier vs Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
Vital Energy, Inc. · MICRO
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $166K (Δ $1K lighter vs Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
Outset Medical, Inc. · MICRO
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $165K (Δ $3K lighter vs Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.); MODEST · LOW-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods benchmark
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. stamps FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED inside SIC 51 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · FLOOR
See where FLOOR · MICRO packages sit on the national leaderboard after reading Adams Resources & Energy, Inc..
Ratio primer · FLOOR
Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.'s FLOOR 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 Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. (CIK 2178), FY2023. 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.