CEO Total Pay
$11.8M
FY2024 Summary Compensation, above median
APD FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $11.8M in FY2024 against median worker pay of $71,545 · Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2025-12-11
- Industry
- Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
Data updated August 2026
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
171:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$11.8M
Median worker
$71,545
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
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. reported a 171:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2024 - above the Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals median of 42:1 across 168 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals companies.
- Pay ratio
- 171:1
- FY2024 disclosed
- CEO total
- $11.8M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $71,545
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 153 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 28. 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 Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2024. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 171:1
- FY2024
- vs prior FY
- -162:1
- from FY2022 333:1
- CEO $ YoY
- -47%
- $11.8M latest
- Filings shown
- 3
- FY2021–2024
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $18.5M | - | $66,930 | 276:1 | - |
| 2022 | $22.1M | +19% | $66,355 | 333:1 | +57:1 |
| 2024 | $11.8M | -47% | $71,545 | 171:1 | -162:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 2969, FY2021–2024. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
This Company's Ratio
171:1
Industry Median Ratio
42:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$11.8M
Companies in Industry
168
vs. Industry Median
Above
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. disclosed 171:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $11.8M CEO total in FY2024. the CEO earned 171× the median employee ($71,545) in FY2024.
Median employee $71,545 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 171 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
171:1
Elevated vs. peers
What FY2024 shows for Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. disclosed 171:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $11.8M CEO total in FY2024. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (SIC 28) median ratio is 42:1 across 168 FY2025 filers; Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.'s $11.8M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers.
Key Data, FY2024
- Total Compensation
- $11.8M
- Median Employee Pay
- $71,545
- Pay Ratio
- 171:1
- Filing Date
- 2025-12-11
Company Info
- Ticker
- APD
- CIK
- 2969
- Industry
- Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- SIC Code
- 2810
- State
- DE
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 2969, FY2024. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. disclosed 171:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $11.8M CEO total in FY2024.
Read with Air Products & Chemicals, 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 · HIGH-MED.
SLM Corp · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.8M (Δ $4K lighter vs Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.8M (Δ $11K lighter vs Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Tractor Supply Co /de/ · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.8M (Δ $31K lighter vs Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.); HIGH · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Teradyne, Inc · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.8M (Δ $49K lighter vs Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals benchmark
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. stamps STEEP · HEAVY · HIGH-MED inside SIC 28 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · STEEP
See where STEEP · HEAVY packages sit on the national leaderboard after reading Air Products & Chemicals, Inc..
Comp structure · HEAVY
Air Products & Chemicals, 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 Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (CIK 2969), 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.