GE FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #15 of 77 in industry

General Electric Co CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $45.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $93,873 · Electronic Equipment.

Electronic Equipment peers All rankings
State
NY
Filing date
2026-03-12
Industry
Electronic Equipment
Industry rank
#15/77

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
486:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$45.6M
Median worker
$93,873

Answer first

General Electric Co's FY2025 CEO total of $45.6M ranks #33 of 1,423 complete filings; its 486:1 pay ratio ranks #109. 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 $93,873. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-36 peer cohort (# 15 of 77, 82nd percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electronic Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#33
$45.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#109
486:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
82nd
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How General Electric Co ranks nationally

General Electric Co CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$45,622,278 Top 2% higher than 98% 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%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Below this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). This entry sits in this band. $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

General Electric Co vs. Electronic Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($45.6M) against pay ratio (486:1) for General Electric Co (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Electronic Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both6644590.716853032.627061474.537269916.447478358.494.0:1209.3:1324.5:1439.7:1555.0:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)General Electric Co, CEO total pay: 45622278 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 486:1General Electric CoNlight, Inc., CEO total pay: 37316370 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 455:1Nlight, Inc.Analog Devices Inc, CEO total pay: 27456265 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 534:1Analog Devices IncWhirlpool Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 12776478 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 429:1Whirlpool Corp /de/Monolithic Power Systems Inc, CEO total pay: 19930736 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 372:1Monolithic Power Systems Inc
General Electric Co vs. Electronic Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $8.5M median CEO total and 115:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Electronic Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 72 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 36. 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 General Electric Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · General Electric Co

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
486:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-793:1
from FY2024 1,279:1
CEO $ YoY
-49%
$45.6M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
General Electric Co 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 $22.7M - $55,064 412:1 -
2022 $8.2M -64% $49,947 164:1 -248:1
2023 $14.7M +79% $73,038 201:1 +37:1
2024 $89.0M +506% $69,553 1,279:1 +1078:1
2025 $45.6M -49% $93,873 486:1 -793:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 40545, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electronic Equipment

This Company's Ratio
486:1
Industry Median Ratio
115:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$45.6M
Companies in Industry
77
vs. Industry Median
Above
#15 of 77 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electronic Equipment →

General Electric Co: HIGH · OUTLIER pay ratio

General Electric Co's FY2025 ratio 486:1 ranks #15 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (82nd percentile). the CEO earned 486× the median employee ($93,873) in FY2025.

Median employee $93,873 (HIGH-MED); HIGH · OUTLIER stamps put about 486 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$45.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

486:1

Outlier, top decile

General Electric Co in the higher Electronic Equipment third

General Electric Co's FY2025 ratio 486:1 ranks #15 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (82nd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Electronic Equipment (SIC 36) median ratio is 115:1 across 77 FY2025 filers; General Electric Co's $45.6M CEO total is above the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #33 and ratio rank #109 split - treat 486:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electronic Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$45.6M
Median Employee Pay
$93,873
Pay Ratio
486:1
Filing Date
2026-03-12

Company Info

Ticker
GE
CIK
40545
Industry
Electronic Equipment
SIC Code
3600
State
NY
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 40545, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. General Electric Co's FY2025 ratio 486:1 ranks #15 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (82nd percentile).

Read with General Electric Co

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

Walt Disney Co · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $45.8M (Δ $208K heavier vs General Electric Co); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Somnigroup International Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $45.9M (Δ $262K heavier vs General Electric Co); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Core Natural Resources, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $46.4M (Δ $762K heavier vs General Electric Co); HIGH · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Flex Ltd. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $44.4M (Δ $1.2M lighter vs General Electric Co); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's HIGH · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Nlight, Inc. (SIC 36 pole)

Nlight, Inc. stamps HIGH · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to General Electric Co's HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #33/#109

General Electric Co's FY2025 package sits #33 by CEO dollars and #109 by ratio under OUTLIER · HIGH.
Comp structure · OUTLIER

General Electric Co's OUTLIER CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for General Electric Co (CIK 40545), 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.