FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #6 of 56 in industry

Lincoln National Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $28.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $101,192 · Insurance Carriers.

Insurance Carriers peers All rankings
State
IN
Filing date
2026-04-16
Industry
Insurance Carriers
Industry rank
#6/56

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
277:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$28.0M
Median worker
$101,192

Answer first

Lincoln National Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $28.0M ranks #78 of 1,423 complete filings; its 277:1 pay ratio ranks #217. 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 $101,192. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-63 peer cohort (# 6 of 56, 91st percentile - top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Insurance Carriers companies.

Dollar rank
#78
$28.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#217
277:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
91st
top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Lincoln National Corp ranks nationally

Lincoln National Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$27,991,242 Top 5% higher than 95% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Lincoln National Corp vs. Insurance Carriers peers

CEO total pay ($28.0M) against pay ratio (277:1) for Lincoln National Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Insurance Carriers industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7324747.212737400.61815005423562707.428975360.857.0:1123.2:1189.5:1255.8:1322.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Lincoln National Corp, CEO total pay: 27991242 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 277:1Lincoln National CorpElevance Health, Inc., CEO total pay: 22593979 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 286:1Elevance Health, Inc.Assurant, Inc., CEO total pay: 15221983 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 268:1Assurant, Inc.Allstate Corp, CEO total pay: 22920898 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 306:1Allstate CorpCigna Group, CEO total pay: 22866134 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 310:1Cigna GroupProgressive Corp/oh/, CEO total pay: 17728824 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 204:1Progressive Corp/oh/
Lincoln National Corp vs. Insurance Carriers peers, plotted against the industry's $8.3M median CEO total and 69:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Insurance Carriers peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 51 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 63. 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 Lincoln National Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Lincoln National Corp

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
277:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+114:1
from FY2024 163:1
CEO $ YoY
+76%
$28.0M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Lincoln National Corp 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 $16.8M - $84,240 199:1 -
2022 $9.3M -45% $82,830 112:1 -87:1
2023 $13.4M +45% $94,479 142:1 +30:1
2024 $15.9M +18% $97,812 163:1 +21:1
2025 $28.0M +76% $101,192 277:1 +114:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 59558, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Insurance Carriers

This Company's Ratio
277:1
Industry Median Ratio
69:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.3M
This CEO's Pay
$28.0M
Companies in Industry
56
vs. Industry Median
Above
#6 of 56 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Insurance Carriers →

Lincoln National Corp: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Lincoln National Corp's FY2025 ratio 277:1 ranks #6 of 56 Insurance Carriers filers (91st percentile). the CEO earned 277× the median employee ($101,192) in FY2025.

Median employee $101,192 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 277 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$28.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

277:1

Elevated vs. peers

Lincoln National Corp in the higher Insurance Carriers third

Lincoln National Corp's FY2025 ratio 277:1 ranks #6 of 56 Insurance Carriers filers (91st percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Insurance Carriers (SIC 63) median ratio is 69:1 across 56 FY2025 filers; Lincoln National Corp's $28.0M CEO total is above the $8.3M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #78 and ratio rank #217 split - treat 277:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Insurance Carriers peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$28.0M
Median Employee Pay
$101,192
Pay Ratio
277:1
Filing Date
2026-04-16

Company Info

CIK
59558
Industry
Insurance Carriers
SIC Code
6311
State
IN
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 59558, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Lincoln National Corp's FY2025 ratio 277:1 ranks #6 of 56 Insurance Carriers filers (91st percentile).

Read with Lincoln National Corp

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.

Iqvia Holdings Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $28.2M (Δ $175K heavier vs Lincoln National Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Cogent Biosciences, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.8M (Δ $224K lighter vs Lincoln National Corp); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Southern Co · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $28.2M (Δ $251K heavier vs Lincoln National Corp); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.7M (Δ $299K lighter vs Lincoln National Corp); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Elevance Health, Inc. (SIC 63 pole)

Elevance Health, Inc. stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Lincoln National Corp's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #78/#217

Lincoln National Corp's FY2025 package sits #78 by CEO dollars and #217 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Lincoln National Corp'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 Lincoln National Corp (CIK 59558), 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.