WERN FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #4 of 10 in industry

Werner Enterprises Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $6.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $53,436 · Trucking & Warehousing.

Trucking & Warehousing peers All rankings
State
NE
Filing date
2026-03-31
Industry
Trucking & Warehousing
Industry rank
#4/10

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
113:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$6.0M
Median worker
$53,436

Answer first

Werner Enterprises Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $6.0M ranks #849 of 1,423 complete filings; its 113:1 pay ratio ranks #580. 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 $53,436. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-42 peer cohort (# 4 of 10, 70th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Trucking & Warehousing companies.

Dollar rank
#849
$6.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#580
113:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
70th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Werner Enterprises Inc ranks nationally

Werner Enterprises Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$6,048,549 40th percentile higher than 40% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Werner Enterprises Inc vs. Trucking & Warehousing peers

CEO total pay ($6.0M) against pay ratio (113:1) for Werner Enterprises Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Trucking & Warehousing industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both4681100.76497356.68313612.510129868.411946124.369.3:189.6:1110:1130.3:1150.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Werner Enterprises Inc, CEO total pay: 6048549 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 113:1Werner Enterprises IncHunt J B Transport Services Inc, CEO total pay: 9018976 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 118:1Hunt J B Transport Services IncSchneider National, Inc., CEO total pay: 7352208 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 122:1Schneider National, Inc.Saia Inc, CEO total pay: 6313322 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 94:1Saia IncOld Dominion Freight Line, Inc., CEO total pay: 11615896 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 147:1Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 5011329 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 73:1Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
Werner Enterprises Inc vs. Trucking & Warehousing peers, plotted against the industry's $6.0M median CEO total and 84:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Trucking & Warehousing peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 9 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 42. 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 Werner Enterprises Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Werner Enterprises 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
113:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+13:1
from FY2024 100:1
CEO $ YoY
+3.8%
$6.0M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Werner Enterprises 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 $5.3M - $86,370 62:1 -
2022 $5.5M +2.7% $75,815 72:1 +10:1
2023 $5.4M -0.2% $59,723 91:1 +19:1
2024 $5.8M +6.9% $58,260 100:1 +9:1
2025 $6.0M +3.8% $53,436 113:1 +13:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 793074, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Trucking & Warehousing

This Company's Ratio
113:1
Industry Median Ratio
84:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$6.0M
This CEO's Pay
$6.0M
Companies in Industry
10
vs. Industry Median
Above
#4 of 10 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Trucking & Warehousing →

Werner Enterprises Inc: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Werner Enterprises Inc's FY2025 ratio 113:1 ranks #4 of 10 Trucking & Warehousing filers (70th percentile). the CEO earned 113× the median employee ($53,436) in FY2025.

Median employee $53,436 (PAR-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 113 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$6.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

113:1

Near industry median

Werner Enterprises Inc in the higher Trucking & Warehousing third

Werner Enterprises Inc's FY2025 ratio 113:1 ranks #4 of 10 Trucking & Warehousing filers (70th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Trucking & Warehousing (SIC 42) median ratio is 84:1 across 10 FY2025 filers; Werner Enterprises Inc's $6.0M CEO total is at or below the $6.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #849 and ratio rank #580 split - treat 113:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Trucking & Warehousing peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$6.0M
Median Employee Pay
$53,436
Pay Ratio
113:1
Filing Date
2026-03-31

Company Info

Ticker
WERN
CIK
793074
Industry
Trucking & Warehousing
SIC Code
4213
State
NE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 793074, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Werner Enterprises Inc's FY2025 ratio 113:1 ranks #4 of 10 Trucking & Warehousing filers (70th 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 MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.

Blackbaud Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.1M (Δ $7K heavier vs Werner Enterprises Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Ardent Health, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.1M (Δ $16K heavier vs Werner Enterprises Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.1M (Δ $16K heavier vs Werner Enterprises Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Lemonade, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.1M (Δ $28K heavier vs Werner Enterprises Inc); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Hunt J B Transport Services Inc (SIC 42 pole)

Hunt J B Transport Services Inc stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Werner Enterprises Inc's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #849/#580

Werner Enterprises Inc's FY2025 package sits #849 by CEO dollars and #580 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Werner Enterprises Inc's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Werner Enterprises Inc (CIK 793074), 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.