DHR FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #9 of 86 in industry

Danaher Corp /de/ CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $23.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $69,440 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-25
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#9/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
343:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$23.8M
Median worker
$69,440

Answer first

Danaher Corp /de/'s FY2025 CEO total of $23.8M ranks #119 of 1,423 complete filings; its 343:1 pay ratio ranks #162. 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 $69,440. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 9 of 86, 91st percentile - top 10% 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
#119
$23.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#162
343:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
91st
top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Danaher Corp /de/ ranks nationally

Danaher Corp /de/ CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$23,817,920 Top 8% higher than 92% 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%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Danaher Corp /de/ vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($23.8M) against pay ratio (343:1) for Danaher Corp /de/ (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 both7066067.512355065.617644063.822933061.928222060.0106.4:1183.8:1261.3:1338.7:1416.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Danaher Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 23817920 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 343:1Danaher Corp /de/Boston Scientific Corp, CEO total pay: 23532050 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 348:1Boston Scientific CorpCooper Companies, Inc., CEO total pay: 16051141 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 331:1Cooper Companies, Inc.Trane Technologies plc, CEO total pay: 27260424 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 402:1Trane Technologies plcDexcom Inc, CEO total pay: 16308314 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 278:1Dexcom IncStryker Corp, CEO total pay: 21401495 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 264:1Stryker Corp
Danaher Corp /de/ 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 Danaher Corp /de/'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Danaher 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
343:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+22:1
from FY2024 321:1
CEO $ YoY
+7.8%
$23.8M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Danaher 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 $17.1M - $66,203 259:1 -
2022 $20.2M +18% $64,979 311:1 +52:1
2023 $20.9M +3.6% $65,010 322:1 +11:1
2024 $22.1M +5.5% $68,828 321:1 -1:1
2025 $23.8M +7.8% $69,440 343:1 +22:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 313616, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
343:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$23.8M
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Above
#9 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

Danaher Corp /de/: HIGH · PEAK pay ratio

Danaher Corp /de/'s FY2025 ratio 343:1 ranks #9 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (91st percentile). the CEO earned 343× the median employee ($69,440) in FY2025.

Median employee $69,440 (PAR-MED); HIGH · PEAK stamps put about 343 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$23.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

343:1

Elevated vs. peers

Danaher Corp /de/ in the higher Measuring Instruments third

Danaher Corp /de/'s FY2025 ratio 343:1 ranks #9 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (91st 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; Danaher Corp /de/'s $23.8M CEO total is above the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #119 and ratio rank #162 split - treat 343:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$23.8M
Median Employee Pay
$69,440
Pay Ratio
343:1
Filing Date
2026-03-25

Company Info

Ticker
DHR
CIK
313616
Industry
Measuring Instruments
SIC Code
3823
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 313616, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Danaher Corp /de/'s FY2025 ratio 343:1 ranks #9 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (91st percentile).

Read with Danaher Corp /de/

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

Biogen Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $23.6M (Δ $172K lighter vs Danaher Corp /de/); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Oppenheimer Holdings Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $24.0M (Δ $182K heavier vs Danaher Corp /de/); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Harrow, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $23.6M (Δ $212K lighter vs Danaher Corp /de/); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $23.6M (Δ $268K lighter vs Danaher Corp /de/); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Boston Scientific Corp (SIC 38 pole)

Boston Scientific Corp stamps HIGH · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Danaher Corp /de/'s HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #119/#162

Danaher Corp /de/'s FY2025 package sits #119 by CEO dollars and #162 by ratio under PEAK · HIGH.
Comp structure · PEAK

Danaher Corp /de/'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 Danaher Corp /de/ (CIK 313616), 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.