FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #10 of 30 in industry

Gray Media, Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $11.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $56,914 · Communications.

Communications peers All rankings
State
GA
Filing date
2026-03-26
Industry
Communications
Industry rank
#10/30

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
202:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$11.5M
Median worker
$56,914

Answer first

Gray Media, Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $11.5M ranks #437 of 1,423 complete filings; its 202:1 pay ratio ranks #316. 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 $56,914. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-48 peer cohort (# 10 of 30, 70th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Communications companies.

Dollar rank
#437
$11.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#316
202:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
70th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Gray Media, Inc ranks nationally

Gray Media, Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$11,496,628 Top 31% higher than 69% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Gray Media, Inc vs. Communications peers

CEO total pay ($11.5M) against pay ratio (202:1) for Gray Media, Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Communications industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both94478401699516024542480320898003963712078.4:1125.7:1173:1220.3:1267.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Gray Media, Inc, CEO total pay: 11496628 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 202:1Gray Media, IncOptimum Communications, Inc., CEO total pay: 15064488 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 194:1Optimum Communications, Inc.Sinclair, Inc., CEO total pay: 10824228 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 194:1Sinclair, Inc.At&t Inc., CEO total pay: 29890590 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 215:1At&t Inc.Verizon Communications Inc, CEO total pay: 38264880 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 248:1Verizon Communications IncCogent Communications Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 25410749 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 259:1Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
Gray Media, Inc vs. Communications peers, plotted against the industry's $10.8M median CEO total and 87:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Communications peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 25 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 48. 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 Gray Media, Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Gray Media, Inc

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
202:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+59:1
from FY2024 143:1
CEO $ YoY
+5.3%
$11.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Gray Media, Inc 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 $11.1M - $46,627 237:1 -
2022 $7.9M -28% $53,925 147:1 -90:1
2023 $10.6M +34% $53,925 197:1 +50:1
2024 $10.9M +2.8% $76,385 143:1 -54:1
2025 $11.5M +5.3% $56,914 202:1 +59:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 43196, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Communications

This Company's Ratio
202:1
Industry Median Ratio
87:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.8M
This CEO's Pay
$11.5M
Companies in Industry
30
vs. Industry Median
Above
#10 of 30 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Communications →

Gray Media, Inc: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Gray Media, Inc's FY2025 ratio 202:1 ranks #10 of 30 Communications filers (70th percentile). the CEO earned 202× the median employee ($56,914) in FY2025.

Median employee $56,914 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 202 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$11.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

202:1

Elevated vs. peers

Gray Media, Inc in the higher Communications third

Gray Media, Inc's FY2025 ratio 202:1 ranks #10 of 30 Communications filers (70th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Communications (SIC 48) median ratio is 87:1 across 30 FY2025 filers; Gray Media, Inc's $11.5M CEO total is above the $10.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #437 and ratio rank #316 split - treat 202:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Communications peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$11.5M
Median Employee Pay
$56,914
Pay Ratio
202:1
Filing Date
2026-03-26

Company Info

CIK
43196
Industry
Communications
SIC Code
4833
State
GA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 43196, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Gray Media, Inc's FY2025 ratio 202:1 ranks #10 of 30 Communications filers (70th percentile).

Read with Gray Media, 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 · PAR-MED.

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.5M (Δ $6K lighter vs Gray Media, Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Jackson Financial Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.5M (Δ $18K lighter vs Gray Media, Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Dauch Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.5M (Δ $19K heavier vs Gray Media, Inc); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
STERIS plc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $11.5M (Δ $33K heavier vs Gray Media, Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Optimum Communications, Inc. (SIC 48 pole)

Optimum Communications, Inc. stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Gray Media, Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #437/#316

Gray Media, Inc's FY2025 package sits #437 by CEO dollars and #316 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Gray Media, 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 Gray Media, Inc (CIK 43196), 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.