FSS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #27 of 41 in industry

Federal Signal Corp /de/ CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $8.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $73,287 · Transportation Equipment.

Transportation Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-06
Industry
Transportation Equipment
Industry rank
#27/41

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
115:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.4M
Median worker
$73,287

Answer first

Federal Signal Corp /de/'s FY2025 CEO total of $8.4M ranks #648 of 1,423 complete filings; its 115:1 pay ratio ranks #569. 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 $73,287. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-37 peer cohort (# 27 of 41, 37th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Transportation Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#648
$8.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#569
115:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
37th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Federal Signal Corp /de/ ranks nationally

Federal Signal Corp /de/ CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$8,428,005 Top 46% higher than 54% 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

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

Federal Signal Corp /de/ vs. Transportation Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($8.4M) against pay ratio (115:1) for Federal Signal Corp /de/ (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Transportation Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both5525183.16702672.078801619057649.910235138.994.6:1113.3:1132:1150.7:1169.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Federal Signal Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 8428005 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 115:1Federal Signal Corp /de/StandardAero, Inc., CEO total pay: 7791622 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 111:1StandardAero, Inc.DANA Inc, CEO total pay: 6078720 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 128:1DANA IncWABASH NATIONAL Corp, CEO total pay: 5739272 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 98:1WABASH NATIONAL CorpBlue Bird Corp, CEO total pay: 10021050 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 135:1Blue Bird Corp
Federal Signal Corp /de/ vs. Transportation Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $8.4M median CEO total and 166:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Transportation Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 35 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 37. 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 Federal Signal Corp /de/'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Federal Signal Corp /de/

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
115:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+15:1
from FY2024 100:1
CEO $ YoY
+12%
$8.4M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Federal Signal Corp /de/ 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 $4.7M - $60,214 78:1 -
2022 $5.7M +21% $79,823 71:1 -7:1
2023 $6.9M +22% $67,015 103:1 +32:1
2024 $7.5M +9.4% $75,480 100:1 -3:1
2025 $8.4M +12% $73,287 115:1 +15:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 277509, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Transportation Equipment

This Company's Ratio
115:1
Industry Median Ratio
166:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.4M
This CEO's Pay
$8.4M
Companies in Industry
41
vs. Industry Median
Below
#27 of 41 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Transportation Equipment →

Federal Signal Corp /de/: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Federal Signal Corp /de/ disclosed 115:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.4M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 115× the median employee ($73,287) in FY2025.

Median employee $73,287 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 115 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$8.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

115:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Federal Signal Corp /de/

Federal Signal Corp /de/ disclosed 115:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.4M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Transportation Equipment (SIC 37) median ratio is 166:1 across 41 FY2025 filers; Federal Signal Corp /de/'s $8.4M CEO total is at or below the $8.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #648 and ratio rank #569 split - treat 115:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Transportation Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$8.4M
Median Employee Pay
$73,287
Pay Ratio
115:1
Filing Date
2026-03-06

Company Info

Ticker
FSS
CIK
277509
Industry
Transportation Equipment
SIC Code
3711
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 277509, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Federal Signal Corp /de/ disclosed 115:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.4M CEO total in FY2025.

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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 MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.

Timken Co · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.4M (Δ $6K heavier vs Federal Signal Corp /de/); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.4M (Δ $12K lighter vs Federal Signal Corp /de/); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
KEMPER Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.4M (Δ $15K lighter vs Federal Signal Corp /de/); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Papa Johns International Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.4M (Δ $15K heavier vs Federal Signal Corp /de/); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
StandardAero, Inc. (SIC 37 pole)

StandardAero, Inc. stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Federal Signal Corp /de/'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #648/#569

Federal Signal Corp /de/'s FY2025 package sits #648 by CEO dollars and #569 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Federal Signal Corp /de/'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 Federal Signal Corp /de/ (CIK 277509), 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.