FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #52 of 86 in industry

MSA Safety Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $6.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $56,357 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
PA
Filing date
2026-03-26
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#52/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
88:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$6.4M
Median worker
$56,357

Answer first

MSA Safety Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $6.4M ranks #811 of 1,423 complete filings; its 88:1 pay ratio ranks #709. 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 $56,357. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 52 of 86, 41st percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Measuring Instruments companies.

Dollar rank
#811
$6.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#709
88:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
41st
below the industry median pay ratio

How MSA Safety Inc ranks nationally

MSA Safety Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$6,449,608 43rd percentile higher than 43% 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

MSA Safety Inc vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($6.4M) against pay ratio (88:1) for MSA Safety Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Measuring Instruments industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both03279426.66558853.39838279.913117706.682.2:192.2:1102.3:1112.3:1122.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)MSA Safety Inc, CEO total pay: 6449608 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 88:1MSA Safety IncInteger Holdings Corp, CEO total pay: 3831300 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 86:1Integer Holdings CorpTransMedics Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 127304 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 86:1TransMedics Group, Inc.Imax Corp, CEO total pay: 8655919 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 91:1Imax CorpNovoCure Ltd, CEO total pay: 12499116 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 84:1NovoCure LtdLeonardo DRS, Inc., CEO total pay: 8218544 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 92:1Leonardo DRS, Inc.
MSA Safety Inc vs. Measuring Instruments peers, plotted against the industry's $8.0M median CEO total and 121:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Measuring Instruments peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 80 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 38. 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 MSA Safety Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · MSA Safety Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
88:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+24:1
from FY2024 64:1
CEO $ YoY
+43%
$6.4M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
MSA Safety 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
2022 $6.2M - $42,268 125:1 -
2023 $10.0M +62% $42,268 138:1 +13:1
2024 $4.5M -55% $42,268 64:1 -74:1
2025 $6.4M +43% $56,357 88:1 +24:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 66570, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
88:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$6.4M
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Below
#52 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

MSA Safety Inc: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

MSA Safety Inc disclosed 88:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $6.4M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 88× the median employee ($56,357) in FY2025.

Median employee $56,357 (PAR-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 88 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$6.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

88:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for MSA Safety Inc

MSA Safety Inc disclosed 88:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $6.4M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Measuring Instruments (SIC 38) median ratio is 121:1 across 86 FY2025 filers; MSA Safety Inc's $6.4M CEO total is at or below the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #811 and ratio rank #709 split - treat 88:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$6.4M
Median Employee Pay
$56,357
Pay Ratio
88:1
Filing Date
2026-03-26

Company Info

CIK
66570
Industry
Measuring Instruments
SIC Code
3842
State
PA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 66570, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. MSA Safety Inc disclosed 88:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $6.4M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with MSA Safety 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.

Adeia Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.5M (Δ $5K heavier vs MSA Safety Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.5M (Δ $16K heavier vs MSA Safety Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
World Kinect Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.5M (Δ $18K heavier vs MSA Safety Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
National Healthcare Properties, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.5M (Δ $26K heavier vs MSA Safety Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Integer Holdings Corp (SIC 38 pole)

Integer Holdings Corp stamps MID · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to MSA Safety Inc's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #811/#709

MSA Safety Inc's FY2025 package sits #811 by CEO dollars and #709 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

MSA Safety 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 MSA Safety Inc (CIK 66570), 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.