KLIC FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #43 of 77 in industry

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $7.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $69,931 · Electronic Equipment.

Electronic Equipment peers All rankings
State
PA
Filing date
2026-01-22
Industry
Electronic Equipment
Industry rank
#43/77

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
102:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$7.1M
Median worker
$69,931

Answer first

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $7.1M ranks #761 of 1,423 complete filings; its 102:1 pay ratio ranks #627. 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 $69,931. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-36 peer cohort (# 43 of 77, 45th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electronic Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#761
$7.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#627
102:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
45th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc ranks nationally

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$7,132,962 47th percentile higher than 47% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $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

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc vs. Electronic Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($7.1M) against pay ratio (102:1) for Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc (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 both053796314.5107592629.1161388943.6215185258.291.9:198.0:1104:1110.0:1116.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc, CEO total pay: 7132962 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 102:1Kulicke & Soffa Industries IncSilicon Laboratories Inc., CEO total pay: 11296077 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 102:1Silicon Laboratories Inc.Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 8786947 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 107:1Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.Sunrun Inc., CEO total pay: 8331132 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 107:1Sunrun Inc.Broadcom Inc., CEO total pay: 205278006 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 93:1Broadcom Inc.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc 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 Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Kulicke & Soffa Industries 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
102:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-48:1
from FY2024 150:1
CEO $ YoY
-3.1%
$7.1M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Kulicke & Soffa Industries 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 $5.8M - $24,159 241:1 -
2022 $6.2M +7.1% $28,337 220:1 -21:1
2023 $6.9M +10% $43,180 159:1 -61:1
2024 $7.4M +7.2% $49,073 150:1 -9:1
2025 $7.1M -3.1% $69,931 102:1 -48:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 56978, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electronic Equipment

This Company's Ratio
102:1
Industry Median Ratio
115:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$7.1M
Companies in Industry
77
vs. Industry Median
Below
#43 of 77 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electronic Equipment →

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc disclosed 102:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $7.1M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 102× the median employee ($69,931) in FY2025.

Median employee $69,931 (PAR-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 102 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$7.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

102:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc disclosed 102:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $7.1M CEO total in FY2025. 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; Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc's $7.1M CEO total is at or below the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #761 and ratio rank #627 split - treat 102:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electronic Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$7.1M
Median Employee Pay
$69,931
Pay Ratio
102:1
Filing Date
2026-01-22

Company Info

Ticker
KLIC
CIK
56978
Industry
Electronic Equipment
SIC Code
3674
State
PA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 56978, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc disclosed 102:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $7.1M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc

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

Tootsie Roll Industries Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.1M (Δ $702 heavier vs Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Zillow Group, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.1M (Δ $6K heavier vs Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Power Integrations Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.1M (Δ $6K lighter vs Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Tanger Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.1M (Δ $19K lighter vs Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Silicon Laboratories Inc. (SIC 36 pole)

Silicon Laboratories Inc. stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #761/#627

Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc's FY2025 package sits #761 by CEO dollars and #627 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Kulicke & Soffa Industries 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 Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc (CIK 56978), 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.