AMAT FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #20 of 77 in industry

Applied Materials Inc /de CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $29.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $89,744 · Electronic Equipment.

Electronic Equipment peers All rankings
State
DC
Filing date
2026-01-28
Industry
Electronic Equipment
Industry rank
#20/77

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
330:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$29.6M
Median worker
$89,744

Answer first

Applied Materials Inc /de's FY2025 CEO total of $29.6M ranks #71 of 1,423 complete filings; its 330:1 pay ratio ranks #170. 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 $89,744. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-36 peer cohort (# 20 of 77, 75th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electronic Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#71
$29.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#170
330:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
75th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Applied Materials Inc /de ranks nationally

Applied Materials Inc /de CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$29,649,352 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

Applied Materials Inc /de vs. Electronic Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($29.6M) against pay ratio (330:1) for Applied Materials Inc /de (marked) and its 5 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 both5792545.214679328.623566112.032452895.441339678.8102.2:1172.8:1243.5:1314.2:1384.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Applied Materials Inc /de, CEO total pay: 29649352 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 330:1Applied Materials Inc /deMotorola Solutions, Inc., CEO total pay: 34434680 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 322:1Motorola Solutions, Inc.Intel Corp, CEO total pay: 39723900 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 346:1Intel CorpBenchmark Electronics Inc, CEO total pay: 7408324 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 308:1Benchmark Electronics IncQualcomm Inc/de, CEO total pay: 29701097 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 292:1Qualcomm Inc/deMonolithic Power Systems Inc, CEO total pay: 19930736 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 372:1Monolithic Power Systems Inc
Applied Materials Inc /de 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 Applied Materials Inc /de's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Applied Materials Inc /de

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
330:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+10:1
from FY2024 320:1
CEO $ YoY
+6.7%
$29.6M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Applied Materials Inc /de 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 $35.3M - $109,304 323:1 -
2022 $20.4M -42% $101,388 201:1 -122:1
2023 $26.9M +32% $96,883 277:1 +76:1
2024 $27.8M +3.5% $86,954 320:1 +43:1
2025 $29.6M +6.7% $89,744 330:1 +10:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 6951, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electronic Equipment

This Company's Ratio
330:1
Industry Median Ratio
115:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$29.6M
Companies in Industry
77
vs. Industry Median
Above
#20 of 77 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electronic Equipment →

Applied Materials Inc /de: HIGH · PEAK pay ratio

Applied Materials Inc /de's FY2025 ratio 330:1 ranks #20 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (75th percentile). the CEO earned 330× the median employee ($89,744) in FY2025.

Median employee $89,744 (HIGH-MED); HIGH · PEAK stamps put about 330 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$29.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

330:1

Elevated vs. peers

Applied Materials Inc /de in the higher Electronic Equipment third

Applied Materials Inc /de's FY2025 ratio 330:1 ranks #20 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (75th percentile). 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; Applied Materials Inc /de's $29.6M CEO total is above the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #71 and ratio rank #170 split - treat 330:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electronic Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$29.6M
Median Employee Pay
$89,744
Pay Ratio
330:1
Filing Date
2026-01-28

Company Info

Ticker
AMAT
CIK
6951
Industry
Electronic Equipment
SIC Code
3674
State
DC
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 6951, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Applied Materials Inc /de's FY2025 ratio 330:1 ranks #20 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (75th percentile).

Read with Applied Materials Inc /de

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

Nabors Industries Ltd · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $29.6M (Δ $14K lighter vs Applied Materials Inc /de); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $29.5M (Δ $119K lighter vs Applied Materials Inc /de); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
At&t Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $29.9M (Δ $241K heavier vs Applied Materials Inc /de); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
TPG Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $29.9M (Δ $248K heavier vs Applied Materials Inc /de); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. (SIC 36 pole)

Motorola Solutions, Inc. stamps HIGH · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Applied Materials Inc /de's HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #71/#170

Applied Materials Inc /de's FY2025 package sits #71 by CEO dollars and #170 by ratio under PEAK · HIGH.
Comp structure · PEAK

Applied Materials Inc /de'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 Applied Materials Inc /de (CIK 6951), 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.