CEO Total Pay
$7.0M
FY2024 Summary Compensation, below median
KEX FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Kirby Corp CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $7.0M in FY2024 against median worker pay of $94,651 · Water Transportation.
- State
- NV
- Filing date
- 2025-03-07
- Industry
- Water Transportation
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
Data updated August 2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio
74:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$7.0M
Median worker
$94,651
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
Kirby Corp reported a 74:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2024 - at or below the Water Transportation median of 530:1 across 3 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Water Transportation companies.
- Pay ratio
- 74:1
- FY2024 disclosed
- CEO total
- $7.0M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $94,651
- Dodd-Frank median employee
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2024
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Kirby Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Kirby Corp
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
- 74:1
- FY2024
- vs prior FY
- -10:1
- from FY2023 84:1
- CEO $ YoY
- -8.9%
- $7.0M latest
- Filings shown
- 3
- FY2021–2024
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $5.8M | - | $85,164 | 68:1 | - |
| 2023 | $7.7M | +33% | $92,243 | 84:1 | +16:1 |
| 2024 | $7.0M | -8.9% | $94,651 | 74:1 | -10:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 56047, FY2021–2024. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Water Transportation
This Company's Ratio
74:1
Industry Median Ratio
530:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$13.8M
This CEO's Pay
$7.0M
Companies in Industry
3
vs. Industry Median
Below
Kirby Corp: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio
Kirby Corp disclosed 74:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $7.0M CEO total in FY2024. the CEO earned 74× the median employee ($94,651) in FY2024.
Median employee $94,651 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 74 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
74:1
Near industry median
What FY2024 shows for Kirby Corp
Kirby Corp disclosed 74:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $7.0M CEO total in FY2024. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Water Transportation (SIC 44) median ratio is 530:1 across 3 FY2025 filers; Kirby Corp's $7.0M CEO total is at or below the $13.8M industry median CEO pay.
Kirby Corp stamps MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Water Transportation peers.
Key Data, FY2024
- Total Compensation
- $7.0M
- Median Employee Pay
- $94,651
- Pay Ratio
- 74:1
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-07
Company Info
- Ticker
- KEX
- CIK
- 56047
- Industry
- Water Transportation
- SIC Code
- 4400
- State
- NV
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 56047, FY2024. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Kirby Corp disclosed 74:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $7.0M CEO total in FY2024.
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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Upstart Holdings, Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.0M (Δ $2K heavier vs Kirby Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Redwood Trust Inc · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.0M (Δ $6K heavier vs Kirby Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.0M (Δ $18K lighter vs Kirby Corp); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Robert Half Inc. · HEAVY
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.0M (Δ $30K lighter vs Kirby Corp); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Water Transportation benchmark
Kirby Corp stamps MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED inside SIC 44 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · MODEST
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Ratio primer · MODEST
Kirby Corp's MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Kirby Corp (CIK 56047), 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.