CEO Total Pay
$18.0M
FY2023 Summary Compensation, above median
VGR FY2023 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Vector Group Ltd CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $18.0M in FY2023 against median worker pay of $94,167 · Tobacco.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2024-07-10
- Industry
- Tobacco
- Fiscal year
- FY2023
Data updated August 2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio
191:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$18.0M
Median worker
$94,167
Latest filing FY2023. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2023, 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
Vector Group Ltd reported a 191:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2023 - above the Tobacco median of 147:1 across 3 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Tobacco companies.
- Pay ratio
- 191:1
- FY2023 disclosed
- CEO total
- $18.0M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $94,167
- Dodd-Frank median employee
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2023
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Vector Group Ltd's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Vector Group Ltd
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2023. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 191:1
- FY2023
- vs prior FY
- +61:1
- from FY2022 130:1
- CEO $ YoY
- +64%
- $18.0M latest
- Filings shown
- 3
- FY2021–2023
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $17.9M | - | $84,263 | 212:1 | - |
| 2022 | $11.0M | -39% | $84,368 | 130:1 | -82:1 |
| 2023 | $18.0M | +64% | $94,167 | 191:1 | +61:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 59440, FY2021–2023. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Tobacco
This Company's Ratio
191:1
Industry Median Ratio
147:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$16.2M
This CEO's Pay
$18.0M
Companies in Industry
3
vs. Industry Median
Above
Vector Group Ltd: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio
Vector Group Ltd disclosed 191:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $18.0M CEO total in FY2023. the CEO earned 191× the median employee ($94,167) in FY2023.
Median employee $94,167 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 191 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
191:1
Elevated vs. peers
What FY2023 shows for Vector Group Ltd
Vector Group Ltd disclosed 191:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $18.0M CEO total in FY2023. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Tobacco (SIC 21) median ratio is 147:1 across 3 FY2025 filers; Vector Group Ltd's $18.0M CEO total is above the $16.2M industry median CEO pay.
Vector Group Ltd stamps STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Tobacco peers.
Key Data, FY2023
- Total Compensation
- $18.0M
- Median Employee Pay
- $94,167
- Pay Ratio
- 191:1
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-10
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 59440, FY2023. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Vector Group Ltd disclosed 191:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $18.0M CEO total in FY2023.
Read with Vector Group Ltd
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Aptiv PLC · PEAK
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $18.0M (Δ $14K heavier vs Vector Group Ltd); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Ross Stores, Inc. · PEAK
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $18.1M (Δ $109K heavier vs Vector Group Ltd); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Monster Beverage Corp · PEAK
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.9M (Δ $118K lighter vs Vector Group Ltd); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Medical Properties Trust Inc · PEAK
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.9M (Δ $126K lighter vs Vector Group Ltd); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Tobacco benchmark
Vector Group Ltd stamps STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED inside SIC 21 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · STEEP
See where STEEP · PEAK packages sit on the national leaderboard after reading Vector Group Ltd.
Comp structure · PEAK
Vector Group Ltd'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 Vector Group Ltd (CIK 59440), FY2023. 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.