MCD FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #6 of 18 in industry

Mcdonalds Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $20.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $19,020 · Eating & Drinking Places.

Eating & Drinking Places peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-07
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
Industry rank
#6/18

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
1,082:1
Extreme (bar capped at 1000:1; actual ratio shown above)
CEO pay
$20.6M
Median worker
$19,020

Answer first

Mcdonalds Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $20.6M ranks #159 of 1,423 complete filings; its 1,082:1 pay ratio ranks #41. 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 $19,020. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-58 peer cohort (# 6 of 18, 72nd percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Eating & Drinking Places companies.

Dollar rank
#159
$20.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#41
1,082:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
72nd
above the industry median pay ratio

How Mcdonalds Corp ranks nationally

Mcdonalds Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$20,579,640 Top 11% higher than 89% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Mcdonalds Corp vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers

CEO total pay ($20.6M) against pay ratio (1,082:1) for Mcdonalds Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Eating & Drinking Places industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both6453488.814007170.821560852.829114534.736668216.7366.8:1687.1:11007.5:11327.9:11648.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Mcdonalds Corp, CEO total pay: 20579640 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1082:1Mcdonalds CorpYum Brands Inc, CEO total pay: 17908782 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1167:1Yum Brands IncChipotle Mexican Grill Inc, CEO total pay: 15457156 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 886:1Chipotle Mexican Grill IncPapa Johns International Inc, CEO total pay: 8442953 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 849:1Papa Johns International IncRestaurant Brands International Inc., CEO total pay: 15159780 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1369:1Restaurant Brands International Inc.Wingstop Inc., CEO total pay: 35294820 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1590:1Wingstop Inc.
Mcdonalds Corp vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers, plotted against the industry's $7.8M median CEO total and 425:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Eating & Drinking Places peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 18 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 58. 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 Mcdonalds Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Mcdonalds Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2023–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
1,082:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+68:1
from FY2024 1,014:1
CEO $ YoY
+16%
$20.6M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2023–2025
Mcdonalds 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
2023 $19.2M - $15,802 1,212:1 -
2024 $17.7M -7.4% $17,492 1,014:1 -198:1
2025 $20.6M +16% $19,020 1,082:1 +68:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 63908, FY2023–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Eating & Drinking Places

This Company's Ratio
1,082:1
Industry Median Ratio
425:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.8M
This CEO's Pay
$20.6M
Companies in Industry
18
vs. Industry Median
Above
#6 of 18 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Eating & Drinking Places →

Mcdonalds Corp: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Mcdonalds Corp's 1,082:1 ratio ranks #41 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 1082× the median employee ($19,020) in FY2025.

At $19,020 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the MEGA stamp means roughly 1082 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$20.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

1,082:1

Outlier, top decile

Mcdonalds Corp in the higher-ratio third

Mcdonalds Corp's 1,082:1 ratio ranks #41 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Eating & Drinking Places (SIC 58) median ratio is 425:1 across 18 FY2025 filers; Mcdonalds Corp's $20.6M CEO total is above the $7.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #159 and ratio rank #41 split - treat 1,082:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Eating & Drinking Places peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$20.6M
Median Employee Pay
$19,020
Pay Ratio
1,082:1
Filing Date
2026-04-07

Company Info

Ticker
MCD
CIK
63908
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
SIC Code
5812
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 63908, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Mcdonalds Corp's 1,082:1 ratio ranks #41 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with Mcdonalds Corp

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

Tradeweb Markets Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $20.6M (Δ $41K heavier vs Mcdonalds Corp); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Rithm Capital Corp. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $20.5M (Δ $129K lighter vs Mcdonalds Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $20.7M (Δ $165K heavier vs Mcdonalds Corp); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Union Pacific Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $20.3M (Δ $277K lighter vs Mcdonalds Corp); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Yum Brands Inc (SIC 58 pole)

Yum Brands Inc stamps MEGA · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Mcdonalds Corp's MEGA filing.
National dual ranks · #159/#41

Mcdonalds Corp's FY2025 package sits #159 by CEO dollars and #41 by ratio under PEAK · MEGA.
Highest-paid CEOs · MEGA

Mcdonalds Corp's MEGA stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Mcdonalds Corp (CIK 63908), 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.