FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #8 of 9 in industry

Hecla Mining Co/de/ CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $1.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $117,782 · Mining.

Mining peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-10
Industry
Mining
Industry rank
#8/9

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
14:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$1.7M
Median worker
$117,782

Answer first

Hecla Mining Co/de/'s FY2025 CEO total of $1.7M ranks #1178 of 1,423 complete filings; its 14:1 pay ratio ranks #1258. 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 $117,782. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-14 peer cohort (# 8 of 9, 22nd percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Mining companies.

Dollar rank
#1178
$1.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1258
14:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
22nd
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Hecla Mining Co/de/ ranks nationally

Hecla Mining Co/de/ CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$1,677,964 17th percentile higher than 17% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). This entry sits in this band. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Above this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $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

Hecla Mining Co/de/ vs. Mining peers

CEO total pay ($1.7M) against pay ratio (14:1) for Hecla Mining Co/de/ (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Mining industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both1445138.62725678.34006218.05286757.76567297.40:117.8:135.6:153.5:171.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Hecla Mining Co/de/, CEO total pay: 1677964 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 14:1Hecla Mining Co/de/Centrus Energy Corp, CEO total pay: 2200000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 20:1Centrus Energy CorpIntrepid Potash, Inc., CEO total pay: 3887607 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 2:1Intrepid Potash, Inc.Knife River Corp, CEO total pay: 5820868 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 64:1Knife River CorpCompass Minerals International Inc, CEO total pay: 6334472 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 68:1Compass Minerals International Inc
Hecla Mining Co/de/ vs. Mining peers, plotted against the industry's $6.1M median CEO total and 64:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Mining peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 8 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 14. 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 Hecla Mining Co/de/'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Hecla Mining Co/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
14:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-46:1
from FY2023 60:1
CEO $ YoY
-72%
$1.7M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2021–2025
Hecla Mining Co/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 $4.7M - $107,740 44:1 -
2022 $5.2M +11% $100,870 52:1 +8:1
2023 $6.0M +15% $100,579 60:1 +8:1
2025 $1.7M -72% $117,782 14:1 -46:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 719413, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Mining

This Company's Ratio
14:1
Industry Median Ratio
64:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$6.1M
This CEO's Pay
$1.7M
Companies in Industry
9
vs. Industry Median
Below
#8 of 9 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Mining →

Hecla Mining Co/de/: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Hecla Mining Co/de/'s FY2025 ratio 14:1 ranks #8 of 9 Mining filers (22nd percentile). the CEO earned 14× the median employee ($117,782) in FY2025.

At $117,782 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under LIGHT CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$1.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

14:1

Below typical

Hecla Mining Co/de/ in the lower Mining third

Hecla Mining Co/de/'s FY2025 ratio 14:1 ranks #8 of 9 Mining filers (22nd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Mining (SIC 14) median ratio is 64:1 across 9 FY2025 filers; Hecla Mining Co/de/'s $1.7M CEO total is at or below the $6.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1178 and ratio rank #1258 split - treat 14:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Mining peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$1.7M
Median Employee Pay
$117,782
Pay Ratio
14:1
Filing Date
2026-04-10

Company Info

CIK
719413
Industry
Mining
SIC Code
1400
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 719413, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Hecla Mining Co/de/'s FY2025 ratio 14:1 ranks #8 of 9 Mining filers (22nd percentile).

Read with Hecla Mining Co/de/

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

Alerus Financial Corp · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.7M (Δ $23K lighter vs Hecla Mining Co/de/); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.7M (Δ $38K heavier vs Hecla Mining Co/de/); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Qcr Holdings Inc · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.7M (Δ $38K heavier vs Hecla Mining Co/de/); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Clearfield, Inc. · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.6M (Δ $65K lighter vs Hecla Mining Co/de/); FLOOR · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Centrus Energy Corp (SIC 14 pole)

Centrus Energy Corp stamps FLOOR · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Hecla Mining Co/de/'s FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #1178/#1258

Hecla Mining Co/de/'s FY2025 package sits #1178 by CEO dollars and #1258 by ratio under LIGHT · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Hecla Mining Co/de/'s FLOOR stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Hecla Mining Co/de/ (CIK 719413), 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.