CLH FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #34 of 58 in industry

Clean Harbors Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $5.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $85,922 · Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services.

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers All rankings
State
MA
Filing date
2026-04-10
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
Industry rank
#34/58

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
69:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$5.9M
Median worker
$85,922

Answer first

Clean Harbors Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $5.9M ranks #856 of 1,423 complete filings; its 69:1 pay ratio ranks #832. 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 $85,922. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-49 peer cohort (# 34 of 58, 43rd percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services companies.

Dollar rank
#856
$5.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#832
69:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
43rd
below the industry median pay ratio

How Clean Harbors Inc ranks nationally

Clean Harbors Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$5,928,617 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

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

Clean Harbors Inc vs. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers

CEO total pay ($5.9M) against pay ratio (69:1) for Clean Harbors Inc (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both5564135.37568784.49573433.511578082.613582731.760.1:165.2:170.3:175.3:180.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Clean Harbors Inc, CEO total pay: 5928617 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 69:1Clean Harbors IncSouthwest Gas Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 10029409 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 68:1Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.Evergy, Inc., CEO total pay: 7617984 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 64:1Evergy, Inc.PPL Corp, CEO total pay: 13218250 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 74:1PPL CorpWilliams Companies, Inc., CEO total pay: 8739409 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 61:1Williams Companies, Inc.
Clean Harbors Inc vs. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers, plotted against the industry's $9.1M median CEO total and 80:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 51 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 49. 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 Clean Harbors Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Clean Harbors Inc

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
69:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+6:1
from FY2024 63:1
CEO $ YoY
+12%
$5.9M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Clean Harbors 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
2022 $6.3M - $69,520 90:1 -
2023 $5.0M -20% $75,868 66:1 -24:1
2024 $5.3M +5.5% $83,880 63:1 -3:1
2025 $5.9M +12% $85,922 69:1 +6:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 822818, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services

This Company's Ratio
69:1
Industry Median Ratio
80:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.1M
This CEO's Pay
$5.9M
Companies in Industry
58
vs. Industry Median
Below
#34 of 58 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services →

Clean Harbors Inc: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Clean Harbors Inc disclosed 69:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $5.9M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 69× the median employee ($85,922) in FY2025.

Median employee $85,922 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 69 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$5.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

69:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Clean Harbors Inc

Clean Harbors Inc disclosed 69:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $5.9M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (SIC 49) median ratio is 80:1 across 58 FY2025 filers; Clean Harbors Inc's $5.9M CEO total is at or below the $9.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #856 and ratio rank #832 split - treat 69:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$5.9M
Median Employee Pay
$85,922
Pay Ratio
69:1
Filing Date
2026-04-10

Company Info

Ticker
CLH
CIK
822818
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
SIC Code
4955
State
MA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 822818, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Clean Harbors Inc disclosed 69:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $5.9M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Clean Harbors 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.

Lands' End, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.9M (Δ $11K lighter vs Clean Harbors Inc); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.0M (Δ $26K heavier vs Clean Harbors Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Kelly Services Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.9M (Δ $27K lighter vs Clean Harbors Inc); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Summit Midstream Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.0M (Δ $42K heavier vs Clean Harbors Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · HIGH-MED.
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. (SIC 49 pole)

Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. stamps MODEST · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Clean Harbors Inc's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #856/#832

Clean Harbors Inc's FY2025 package sits #856 by CEO dollars and #832 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Clean Harbors 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 Clean Harbors Inc (CIK 822818), 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.