IIIN FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #11 of 14 in industry

Insteel Industries Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.4M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $74,940 · Primary Metals.

Primary Metals peers All rankings
State
NC
Filing date
2026-01-02
Industry
Primary Metals
Industry rank
#11/14

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
46:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.4M
Median worker
$74,940

Answer first

Insteel Industries Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $3.4M ranks #1049 of 1,423 complete filings; its 46:1 pay ratio ranks #1006. 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 $74,940. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-33 peer cohort (# 11 of 14, 29th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Primary Metals companies.

Dollar rank
#1049
$3.4M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1006
46:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
29th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Insteel Industries Inc ranks nationally

Insteel Industries Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$3,447,259 26th percentile higher than 26% of 1,423 companies

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

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Insteel Industries Inc vs. Primary Metals peers

CEO total pay ($3.4M) against pay ratio (46:1) for Insteel Industries Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Primary Metals industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both2288696.03223591.74158487.55093383.36028279.043.5:151.5:159.5:167.5:175.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Insteel Industries Inc, CEO total pay: 3447259 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 46:1Insteel Industries IncNWPX Infrastructure, Inc., CEO total pay: 3471435 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 45:1NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.Metallus Inc., CEO total pay: 5858298 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 54:1Metallus Inc.Gibraltar Industries, Inc., CEO total pay: 4753917 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 63:1Gibraltar Industries, Inc.Titan International Inc, CEO total pay: 2458677 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 69:1Titan International IncQuanex Building Products CORP, CEO total pay: 3613938 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 74:1Quanex Building Products CORP
Insteel Industries Inc vs. Primary Metals peers, plotted against the industry's $4.2M median CEO total and 72:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Primary Metals peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 12 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 33. 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 Insteel Industries Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Insteel Industries Inc

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
46:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+10:1
from FY2024 36:1
CEO $ YoY
+64%
$3.4M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Insteel Industries 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
2021 $2.5M - $52,676 47:1 -
2022 $2.5M +1.1% $52,163 48:1 +1:1
2023 $2.1M -14% $56,487 38:1 -10:1
2024 $2.1M -2% $58,445 36:1 -2:1
2025 $3.4M +64% $74,940 46:1 +10:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 764401, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Primary Metals

This Company's Ratio
46:1
Industry Median Ratio
72:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$4.2M
This CEO's Pay
$3.4M
Companies in Industry
14
vs. Industry Median
Below
#11 of 14 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Primary Metals →

Insteel Industries Inc: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Insteel Industries Inc's FY2025 ratio 46:1 ranks #11 of 14 Primary Metals filers (29th percentile). the CEO earned 46× the median employee ($74,940) in FY2025.

Median employee $74,940 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 46 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$3.4M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

46:1

Below typical

Insteel Industries Inc in the lower Primary Metals third

Insteel Industries Inc's FY2025 ratio 46:1 ranks #11 of 14 Primary Metals filers (29th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Primary Metals (SIC 33) median ratio is 72:1 across 14 FY2025 filers; Insteel Industries Inc's $3.4M CEO total is at or below the $4.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1049 and ratio rank #1006 split - treat 46:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Primary Metals peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.4M
Median Employee Pay
$74,940
Pay Ratio
46:1
Filing Date
2026-01-02

Company Info

Ticker
IIIN
CIK
764401
Industry
Primary Metals
SIC Code
3310
State
NC
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 764401, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Insteel Industries Inc's FY2025 ratio 46:1 ranks #11 of 14 Primary Metals filers (29th percentile).

Read with Insteel Industries Inc

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

Tactile Systems Technology Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.4M (Δ $3K lighter vs Insteel Industries Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Ichor Holdings, Ltd. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.4M (Δ $7K lighter vs Insteel Industries Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Prosperity Bancshares Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.5M (Δ $9K heavier vs Insteel Industries Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Riot Platforms, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.5M (Δ $13K heavier vs Insteel Industries Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. (SIC 33 pole)

NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Insteel Industries Inc's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1049/#1006

Insteel Industries Inc's FY2025 package sits #1049 by CEO dollars and #1006 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Insteel Industries Inc's MODEST 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 Insteel Industries Inc (CIK 764401), 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.