VZ FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #8 of 30 in industry

Verizon Communications Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $38.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $154,294 · Communications.

Communications peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-06
Industry
Communications
Industry rank
#8/30

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
248:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$38.3M
Median worker
$154,294

Answer first

Verizon Communications Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $38.3M ranks #38 of 1,423 complete filings; its 248:1 pay ratio ranks #251. 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 $154,294. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-48 peer cohort (# 8 of 30, 77th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Communications companies.

Dollar rank
#38
$38.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#251
248:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
77th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Verizon Communications Inc ranks nationally

Verizon Communications Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$38,264,880 Top 3% higher than 97% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Verizon Communications Inc vs. Communications peers

CEO total pay ($38.3M) against pay ratio (248:1) for Verizon Communications Inc (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Communications industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both94478401699516024542480320898003963712078.4:1125.7:1173:1220.3:1267.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Verizon Communications Inc, CEO total pay: 38264880 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 248:1Verizon Communications IncCogent Communications Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 25410749 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 259:1Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.At&t Inc., CEO total pay: 29890590 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 215:1At&t Inc.Gray Media, Inc, CEO total pay: 11496628 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 202:1Gray Media, IncOptimum Communications, Inc., CEO total pay: 15064488 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 194:1Optimum Communications, Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc vs. Communications peers, plotted against the industry's $10.8M median CEO total and 87:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Communications peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 25 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 48. 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 Verizon Communications Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Verizon Communications Inc

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
248:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+65:1
from FY2024 183:1
CEO $ YoY
+58%
$38.3M latest
Filings shown
3
FY2023–2025
Verizon Communications 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
2023 $24.2M - $23,836 144:1 -
2024 $24.2M +0.1% $132,154 183:1 +39:1
2025 $38.3M +58% $154,294 248:1 +65:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 732712, FY2023–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Communications

This Company's Ratio
248:1
Industry Median Ratio
87:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.8M
This CEO's Pay
$38.3M
Companies in Industry
30
vs. Industry Median
Above
#8 of 30 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Communications →

Verizon Communications Inc: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Verizon Communications Inc's FY2025 ratio 248:1 ranks #8 of 30 Communications filers (77th percentile). the CEO earned 248× the median employee ($154,294) in FY2025.

Median employee $154,294 (ELITE-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 248 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$38.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

248:1

Elevated vs. peers

Verizon Communications Inc in the higher Communications third

Verizon Communications Inc's FY2025 ratio 248:1 ranks #8 of 30 Communications filers (77th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Communications (SIC 48) median ratio is 87:1 across 30 FY2025 filers; Verizon Communications Inc's $38.3M CEO total is above the $10.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #38 and ratio rank #251 split - treat 248:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Communications peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$38.3M
Median Employee Pay
$154,294
Pay Ratio
248:1
Filing Date
2026-04-06

Company Info

Ticker
VZ
CIK
732712
Industry
Communications
SIC Code
4813
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 732712, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Verizon Communications Inc's FY2025 ratio 248:1 ranks #8 of 30 Communications filers (77th percentile).

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

T-Mobile US, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $38.0M (Δ $271K lighter vs Verizon Communications Inc); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
International Business Machines Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $38.0M (Δ $275K lighter vs Verizon Communications Inc); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Liberty Global Ltd. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $37.8M (Δ $511K lighter vs Verizon Communications Inc); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Nlight, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $37.3M (Δ $949K lighter vs Verizon Communications Inc); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (SIC 48 pole)

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Verizon Communications Inc's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #38/#251

Verizon Communications Inc's FY2025 package sits #38 by CEO dollars and #251 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Verizon Communications Inc'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 Verizon Communications Inc (CIK 732712), 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.