CEO Total Pay
$151K
FY2021 Summary Compensation
2026 data Public-data reference. official source
CERNER Corp
Open-data reference.
Business Services · DE · FY2021
CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio
2:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO Pay
$151K
Median Worker
$75,480
Compensation Pillar
CEO compensation breakdown — pay ratio 2× median worker (Dodd-Frank §953(b) disclosure)
CERNER Corp, a business services company, reported a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 2:1 in FY2021. CEO received total compensation of $151K, while the median employee earned $75,480 annually. This is below the Business Services industry median of 82:1 across 247 companies. Data sourced from SEC EDGAR proxy (DEF 14A) filings.
CEO Compensation Breakdown — FY2021
Detailed breakdown not available.
| Component | Amount (USD) |
|---|---|
| Base Salary | — |
| Bonus | — |
| Stock Awards | — |
| Option Awards | — |
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | — |
| Pension Value Change | — |
| Other Compensation | — |
| Total Compensation | $151K |
Source: SEC EDGAR Form DEF 14A — CIK 804753, FY2021 Summary Compensation Table.
Industry Comparison — Business Services
This Company's Ratio
2:1
Industry Median Ratio
82:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.8M
This CEO's Pay
$151K
Companies in Industry
247
vs. Industry Median
Below
Understanding This Pay Ratio
CERNER Corp's CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 2:1 means that earned 2 times more than the company's median employee in FY2021.
The median employee at CERNER Corp earned $75,480 annually. At that wage, it would take a median employee approximately 2 years to earn what the CEO earned in a single year.
Pay Ratio
2:1
Below typical industry median
Disclosure Transparency
1.0/5
Limited pay component reporting
Pay-Versus-Performance Disclosure
Under 17 CFR §229.402(v) (the Pay-Versus-Performance rule effective for fiscal years ending after December 16, 2022), issuers must reconcile Compensation Actually Paid (CAP) to Total Shareholder Return (TSR) over a multi-year window. The chart below visualizes the relationship between CERNER Corp's reported CAP and TSR for FY2021.
Pay vs Performance — FY2021 (Dodd-Frank §953(a) PvP disclosure)
Pay Composition
Equity-based pay (stock + options) 0.0%
Performance-linked (incentive + bonus) 0.0%
Fixed compensation (base salary) 0.0%
ISS QualityScore and Glass-Lewis voting guidelines weight performance-linked share of pay. The CII (Council of Institutional Investors) recommends ≥50% of CEO pay be tied to multi-year performance metrics.
What This 2021 Filing Tells Us About CERNER Corp
According to the 2021 DEF 14A proxy statement filed with the SEC, CERNER Corp (, CIK 804753) reported CEO 's total compensation at $151K. That figure is an aggregate of base salary (N/A). The median employee at the firm — the reference point mandated by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act — earned $75,480 over the same fiscal year, producing the headline CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 2:1 that this page tracks.
Context matters when reading this ratio. CERNER Corp operates in the Business Services sector and is headquartered in DE. Across the Business Services industry (SIC 73), 247 SEC-reporting companies disclosed pay ratios in FY2023, with a median of 82:1 and an average of 129:1. Median industry CEO pay was $7.8M, so CERNER Corp's $151K sits at or below that typical figure. That comparison is the fastest way to separate "the CEO is paid like peers" from "this company is an outlier."
Finally, a note on what these SEC numbers do and do not include. Total compensation reported under Item 402 of Regulation S-K reflects grant-date fair value for equity awards, not realized pay, so a CEO may eventually cash in more — or less — depending on stock performance and vesting. The pay ratio itself is calculated against a single median employee chosen under rules that allow statistical sampling, and companies may update methodology year to year. This proxy was filed on 2022-04-11; all figures on this page come directly from that public filing and can be verified against the DEF 14A on the SEC EDGAR system.
Key Data — FY2021
- CEO
- Total Compensation
- $151K
- Base Salary
- N/A
- Median Employee Pay
- $75,480
- Pay Ratio
- 2:1
- Filing Date
- 2022-04-11
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Data Source: This data is sourced from SEC EDGAR proxy statement (DEF 14A) filings. PlainCEOPay provides this publicly available information for informational purposes only. Not investment or financial advice. Verify with official SEC filings at sec.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the CEO pay ratio at CERNER Corp? ▼
CERNER Corp's CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 2:1. CEO null earned $151K in FY2021, while the median employee earned $75,480.
How much does CERNER Corp's CEO earn? ▼
null, CEO of CERNER Corp (null), earned total compensation of $151K in fiscal year 2021, according to SEC proxy filings.
How does CERNER Corp's pay ratio compare to its industry? ▼
CERNER Corp's pay ratio of 2:1 is below the Business Services industry median of 82:1. The industry has 247 companies reporting pay ratios.
Where does CERNER Corp's CEO pay data come from? ▼
All executive compensation data is sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statement filings. Companies are required by the Dodd-Frank Act to disclose CEO-to-median-worker pay ratios annually. PlainCEOPay aggregates this publicly available data for easy comparison.
What is included in null's total compensation? ▼
Total compensation of $151K includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive plan compensation, pension value changes, and other compensation as reported in the proxy filing summary compensation table.
How long would it take a median CERNER Corp employee to earn the CEO's pay? ▼
At a median salary of $75,480, it would take the typical CERNER Corp employee approximately 2 years to earn what CEO null earned in a single year ($151K in FY2021).
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
All federal data sources used on this page
- U.S. Census Bureau ACS — demographic + housing + income data. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) — wage + employment by occupation. bls.gov/oes
- BEA Regional Economic Accounts — GDP + personal income by state/metro. bea.gov/data/regional
- U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns — establishment + employment by industry. census.gov/cbp
- IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) — tax-return aggregate data. irs.gov/statistics
- data.gov — U.S. federal open-data portal — discovery layer for additional federal sources. data.gov
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