SYK FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #12 of 86 in industry

Stryker Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $21.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $81,018 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
MI
Filing date
2026-03-23
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#12/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
264:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$21.4M
Median worker
$81,018

Answer first

Stryker Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $21.4M ranks #153 of 1,423 complete filings; its 264:1 pay ratio ranks #233. 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 $81,018. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 12 of 86, 87th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Measuring Instruments companies.

Dollar rank
#153
$21.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#233
264:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
87th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Stryker Corp ranks nationally

Stryker Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$21,401,495 Top 11% higher than 89% 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%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Stryker Corp vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($21.4M) against pay ratio (264:1) for Stryker Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Measuring Instruments industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7117375.712124178.717130981.822137784.827144587.8112.6:1155.9:1199.3:1242.6:1285.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Stryker Corp, CEO total pay: 21401495 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 264:1Stryker CorpRoper Technologies Inc, CEO total pay: 26234260 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 260:1Roper Technologies IncAmetek Inc/, CEO total pay: 16462630 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 258:1Ametek Inc/Dexcom Inc, CEO total pay: 16308314 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 278:1Dexcom IncSolventum Corp, CEO total pay: 20139981 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 245:1Solventum CorpGE HealthCare Technologies Inc., CEO total pay: 18545191 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 241:1GE HealthCare Technologies Inc.
Stryker Corp vs. Measuring Instruments peers, plotted against the industry's $8.0M median CEO total and 121:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Measuring Instruments peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 80 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 38. 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 Stryker Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Stryker Corp

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
264:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+1:1
from FY2024 263:1
CEO $ YoY
-2.6%
$21.4M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Stryker Corp 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 $16.4M - $76,715 213:1 -
2022 $18.6M +13% $79,194 234:1 +21:1
2023 $20.8M +12% $84,028 247:1 +13:1
2024 $22.0M +5.8% $83,642 263:1 +16:1
2025 $21.4M -2.6% $81,018 264:1 +1:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 310764, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
264:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$21.4M
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Above
#12 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

Stryker Corp: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Stryker Corp's FY2025 ratio 264:1 ranks #12 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (87th percentile). the CEO earned 264× the median employee ($81,018) in FY2025.

Median employee $81,018 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 264 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$21.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

264:1

Elevated vs. peers

Stryker Corp in the higher Measuring Instruments third

Stryker Corp's FY2025 ratio 264:1 ranks #12 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (87th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Measuring Instruments (SIC 38) median ratio is 121:1 across 86 FY2025 filers; Stryker Corp's $21.4M CEO total is above the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #153 and ratio rank #233 split - treat 264:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$21.4M
Median Employee Pay
$81,018
Pay Ratio
264:1
Filing Date
2026-03-23

Company Info

Ticker
SYK
CIK
310764
Industry
Measuring Instruments
SIC Code
3841
State
MI
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 310764, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Stryker Corp's FY2025 ratio 264:1 ranks #12 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (87th percentile).

Read with Stryker Corp

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

Targa Resources Corp. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.4M (Δ $41K heavier vs Stryker Corp); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Baker Hughes Co · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.3M (Δ $98K lighter vs Stryker Corp); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.5M (Δ $129K heavier vs Stryker Corp); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.3M (Δ $132K lighter vs Stryker Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Roper Technologies Inc (SIC 38 pole)

Roper Technologies Inc stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Stryker Corp's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #153/#233

Stryker Corp's FY2025 package sits #153 by CEO dollars and #233 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Stryker Corp's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Stryker Corp (CIK 310764), 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.