FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #1 of 136 in industry

Wells Fargo & Company/mn CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $94.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $82,044 · Depository Institutions.

Depository Institutions peers All rankings
State
CA
Filing date
2026-03-18
Industry
Depository Institutions
Industry rank
#1/136

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
1,152:1
Extreme (bar capped at 1000:1; actual ratio shown above)
CEO pay
$94.5M
Median worker
$82,044

Answer first

Wells Fargo & Company/mn's FY2025 CEO total of $94.5M ranks #9 of 1,423 complete filings; its 1,152:1 pay ratio ranks #36. 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 $82,044. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-60 peer cohort (# 1 of 136, 100th percentile - top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Depository Institutions companies.

Dollar rank
#9
$94.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#36
1,152:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
100th
top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Wells Fargo & Company/mn ranks nationally

Wells Fargo & Company/mn CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$94,522,642 Top 1% higher than 99% 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%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Below this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. 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

Wells Fargo & Company/mn vs. Depository Institutions peers

CEO total pay ($94.5M) against pay ratio (1,152:1) for Wells Fargo & Company/mn (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Depository Institutions industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both024774716.049549431.974324147.999098863.80:1301.9:1603.7:1905.6:11207.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Wells Fargo & Company/mn, CEO total pay: 94522642 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1152:1Wells Fargo & Company/mnBank of New York Mellon Corp, CEO total pay: 83495625 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1018:1Bank of New York Mellon CorpState Street Corp, CEO total pay: 19527459 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 449:1State Street CorpJpmorgan Chase & Co, CEO total pay: 40644723 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 363:1Jpmorgan Chase & CoBank Of America Corp /de/, CEO total pay: 33720446 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 272:1Bank Of America Corp /de/Nicolet Bankshares Inc, CEO total pay: 14963214 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 267:1Nicolet Bankshares Inc
Wells Fargo & Company/mn vs. Depository Institutions peers, plotted against the industry's $3.0M median CEO total and 43:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Depository Institutions peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 124 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 60. 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 Wells Fargo & Company/mn's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Wells Fargo & Company/mn

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
1,152:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+774:1
from FY2024 378:1
CEO $ YoY
+212%
$94.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Wells Fargo & Company/mn 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 $21.4M - $73,578 290:1 -
2022 $24.6M +15% $76,057 324:1 +34:1
2023 $26.0M +5.4% $80,012 325:1 +1:1
2024 $30.3M +17% $80,296 378:1 +53:1
2025 $94.5M +212% $82,044 1,152:1 +774:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 72971, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Depository Institutions

This Company's Ratio
1,152:1
Industry Median Ratio
43:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$3.0M
This CEO's Pay
$94.5M
Companies in Industry
136
vs. Industry Median
Above
#1 of 136 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Depository Institutions →

Wells Fargo & Company/mn: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Wells Fargo & Company/mn's FY2025 ratio 1,152:1 ranks #1 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (100th percentile). the CEO earned 1152× the median employee ($82,044) in FY2025.

At $82,044 median worker pay (HIGH-MED), the MEGA stamp means roughly 1152 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$94.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

1,152:1

Outlier, top decile

Wells Fargo & Company/mn in the higher Depository Institutions third

Wells Fargo & Company/mn's FY2025 ratio 1,152:1 ranks #1 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (100th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Depository Institutions (SIC 60) median ratio is 43:1 across 136 FY2025 filers; Wells Fargo & Company/mn's $94.5M CEO total is above the $3.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #9 and ratio rank #36 split - treat 1,152:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Depository Institutions peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$94.5M
Median Employee Pay
$82,044
Pay Ratio
1,152:1
Filing Date
2026-03-18

Company Info

CIK
72971
Industry
Depository Institutions
SIC Code
6021
State
CA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 72971, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Wells Fargo & Company/mn's FY2025 ratio 1,152:1 ranks #1 of 136 Depository Institutions filers (100th percentile).

Read with Wells Fargo & Company/mn

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

Citigroup Inc · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $95.8M (Δ $1.3M heavier vs Wells Fargo & Company/mn); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
IonQ, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $90.1M (Δ $4.4M lighter vs Wells Fargo & Company/mn); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $79.9M (Δ $14.6M lighter vs Wells Fargo & Company/mn); MEGA · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Procore Technologies, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $77.9M (Δ $16.7M lighter vs Wells Fargo & Company/mn); EXTREME · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp (SIC 60 pole)

Bank of New York Mellon Corp stamps MEGA · OUTLIER nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Wells Fargo & Company/mn's MEGA filing.
National dual ranks · #9/#36

Wells Fargo & Company/mn's FY2025 package sits #9 by CEO dollars and #36 by ratio under OUTLIER · MEGA.
Highest-paid CEOs · MEGA

Wells Fargo & Company/mn'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 Wells Fargo & Company/mn (CIK 72971), 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.