ADBE FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #41 of 189 in industry

Adobe Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $51.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $235,989 · Business Services.

Business Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-02-27
Industry
Business Services
Industry rank
#41/189

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
217:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$51.2M
Median worker
$235,989

Answer first

Adobe Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $51.2M ranks #26 of 1,423 complete filings; its 217:1 pay ratio ranks #287. 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 $235,989. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-73 peer cohort (# 41 of 189, 79th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Business Services companies.

Dollar rank
#26
$51.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#287
217:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
79th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Adobe Inc. ranks nationally

Adobe Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$51,173,935 Top 2% higher than 98% 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

Adobe Inc. vs. Business Services peers

CEO total pay ($51.2M) against pay ratio (217:1) for Adobe Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Business Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both3779453.326383390.448987327.571591264.694195201.888.6:1123.8:1159:1194.2:1229.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Adobe Inc., CEO total pay: 51173935 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 217:1Adobe Inc.IonQ, Inc., CEO total pay: 90085395 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 217:1IonQ, Inc.Abm Industries Inc /de/, CEO total pay: 9111185 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 219:1Abm Industries Inc /de/Paycom Software, Inc., CEO total pay: 22858000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 220:1Paycom Software, Inc.PayPal Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 25267151 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 221:1PayPal Holdings, Inc.Ribbon Communications Inc., CEO total pay: 17457675 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 223:1Ribbon Communications Inc.
Adobe Inc. vs. Business Services peers, plotted against the industry's $7.9M median CEO total and 95:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Business Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 173 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 73. 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 Adobe Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Adobe 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
217:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-33:1
from FY2024 250:1
CEO $ YoY
-2.3%
$51.2M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Adobe 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 $36.1M - $165,733 218:1 -
2022 $31.6M -13% $170,679 185:1 -33:1
2023 $44.9M +42% $196,336 229:1 +44:1
2024 $52.4M +17% $209,583 250:1 +21:1
2025 $51.2M -2.3% $235,989 217:1 -33:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 796343, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Business Services

This Company's Ratio
217:1
Industry Median Ratio
95:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$51.2M
Companies in Industry
189
vs. Industry Median
Above
#41 of 189 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Business Services →

Adobe Inc.: STEEP · OUTLIER pay ratio

Adobe Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 217:1 ranks #41 of 189 Business Services filers (79th percentile). the CEO earned 217× the median employee ($235,989) in FY2025.

Median employee $235,989 (ELITE-MED); STEEP · OUTLIER stamps put about 217 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$51.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

217:1

Elevated vs. peers

Adobe Inc. in the higher Business Services third

Adobe Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 217:1 ranks #41 of 189 Business Services filers (79th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Business Services (SIC 73) median ratio is 95:1 across 189 FY2025 filers; Adobe Inc.'s $51.2M CEO total is above the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #26 and ratio rank #287 split - treat 217:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Business Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$51.2M
Median Employee Pay
$235,989
Pay Ratio
217:1
Filing Date
2026-02-27

Company Info

Ticker
ADBE
CIK
796343
Industry
Business Services
SIC Code
7372
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 796343, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Adobe Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 217:1 ranks #41 of 189 Business Services filers (79th 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 · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.

Universal Corp /va/ · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $52.0M (Δ $856K heavier vs Adobe Inc.); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Rocket Companies, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $52.9M (Δ $1.7M heavier vs Adobe Inc.); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
MongoDB, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $53.5M (Δ $2.4M heavier vs Adobe Inc.); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Netflix Inc · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $53.9M (Δ $2.7M heavier vs Adobe Inc.); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
IonQ, Inc. (SIC 73 pole)

IonQ, Inc. stamps STEEP · OUTLIER nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Adobe Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #26/#287

Adobe Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #26 by CEO dollars and #287 by ratio under OUTLIER · STEEP.
Comp structure · OUTLIER

Adobe Inc.'s OUTLIER CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Adobe Inc. (CIK 796343), 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.