GWW FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #8 of 19 in industry

W.w. Grainger, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $11.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $67,858 · Wholesale — Durable Goods.

Wholesale — Durable Goods peers All rankings
State
IL
Filing date
2026-03-10
Industry
Wholesale — Durable Goods
Industry rank
#8/19

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
172:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$11.7M
Median worker
$67,858

Answer first

W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $11.7M ranks #425 of 1,423 complete filings; its 172:1 pay ratio ranks #376. 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 $67,858. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-50 peer cohort (# 8 of 19, 63rd percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Wholesale — Durable Goods companies.

Dollar rank
#425
$11.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#376
172:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
63rd
above the industry median pay ratio

How W.w. Grainger, Inc. ranks nationally

W.w. Grainger, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$11,671,576 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

W.w. Grainger, Inc. vs. Wholesale — Durable Goods peers

CEO total pay ($11.7M) against pay ratio (172:1) for W.w. Grainger, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Wholesale — Durable Goods industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7206751.58830893.31045503512079176.813703318.5105.3:1136.4:1167.5:1198.6:1229.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)W.w. Grainger, Inc., CEO total pay: 11671576 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 172:1W.w. Grainger, Inc.Wesco International Inc, CEO total pay: 12308746 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 176:1Wesco International IncReliance, Inc., CEO total pay: 13408020 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 180:1Reliance, Inc.Lkq Corp, CEO total pay: 8767864 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 182:1Lkq CorpCore & Main, Inc., CEO total pay: 9389600 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 121:1Core & Main, Inc.Ingram Micro Holding Corp, CEO total pay: 9665531 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 224:1Ingram Micro Holding Corp
W.w. Grainger, Inc. vs. Wholesale — Durable Goods peers, plotted against the industry's $7.5M median CEO total and 111:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Wholesale — Durable Goods peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 19 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 50. 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 W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · W.w. Grainger, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
172:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+9:1
from FY2024 163:1
CEO $ YoY
+6.8%
$11.7M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
W.w. Grainger, 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
2021 $9.1M - $65,633 138:1 -
2022 $10.0M +11% $70,135 143:1 +5:1
2023 $10.2M +2% $65,160 157:1 +14:1
2024 $10.9M +6.9% $67,066 163:1 +6:1
2025 $11.7M +6.8% $67,858 172:1 +9:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 277135, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Wholesale — Durable Goods

This Company's Ratio
172:1
Industry Median Ratio
111:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.5M
This CEO's Pay
$11.7M
Companies in Industry
19
vs. Industry Median
Above
#8 of 19 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Wholesale — Durable Goods →

W.w. Grainger, Inc.: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s 172:1 ratio ranks #376 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 172× the median employee ($67,858) in FY2025.

Median employee $67,858 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 172 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$11.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

172:1

Elevated vs. peers

W.w. Grainger, Inc. in the higher-ratio third

W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s 172:1 ratio ranks #376 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Wholesale — Durable Goods (SIC 50) median ratio is 111:1 across 19 FY2025 filers; W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s $11.7M CEO total is above the $7.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #425 and ratio rank #376 split - treat 172:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Wholesale — Durable Goods peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$11.7M
Median Employee Pay
$67,858
Pay Ratio
172:1
Filing Date
2026-03-10

Company Info

Ticker
GWW
CIK
277135
Industry
Wholesale — Durable Goods
SIC Code
5000
State
IL
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 277135, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s 172:1 ratio ranks #376 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with W.w. Grainger, 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.

Blackline, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.7M (Δ $2K lighter vs W.w. Grainger, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Simon Property Group Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.7M (Δ $19K heavier vs W.w. Grainger, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.6M (Δ $25K lighter vs W.w. Grainger, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Payoneer Global Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.7M (Δ $35K heavier vs W.w. Grainger, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Wesco International Inc (SIC 50 pole)

Wesco International Inc stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #425/#376

W.w. Grainger, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #425 by CEO dollars and #376 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

W.w. Grainger, 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 W.w. Grainger, Inc. (CIK 277135), 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.