SSP FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #19 of 30 in industry

E.W. SCRIPPS Co CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $7.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $73,489 · Communications.

Communications peers All rankings
State
OH
Filing date
2026-03-20
Industry
Communications
Industry rank
#19/30

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
51:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$7.2M
Median worker
$73,489

Answer first

E.W. SCRIPPS Co's FY2025 CEO total of $7.2M ranks #750 of 1,423 complete filings; its 51:1 pay ratio ranks #968. 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 $73,489. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-48 peer cohort (# 19 of 30, 40th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Communications companies.

Dollar rank
#750
$7.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#968
51:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
40th
below the industry median pay ratio

How E.W. SCRIPPS Co ranks nationally

E.W. SCRIPPS Co CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$7,239,619 47th percentile higher than 47% 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

E.W. SCRIPPS Co vs. Communications peers

CEO total pay ($7.2M) against pay ratio (51:1) for E.W. SCRIPPS Co (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Communications industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both1843405.34194439.16545473.08896506.811247540.733.5:147.5:161.5:175.5:189.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)E.W. SCRIPPS Co, CEO total pay: 7239619 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 51:1E.W. SCRIPPS CoIridium Communications Inc., CEO total pay: 9013578 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 50:1Iridium Communications Inc.Sirius Xm Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 8012795 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 52:1Sirius Xm Holdings Inc.ATN International, Inc., CEO total pay: 3035458 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 55:1ATN International, Inc.Shenandoah Telecommunications Co/va/, CEO total pay: 2270866 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 36:1Shenandoah Telecommunications Co/va/
E.W. SCRIPPS Co vs. Communications peers, plotted against the industry's $10.8M median CEO total and 87:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Communications peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 25 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 48. 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 E.W. SCRIPPS Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · E.W. SCRIPPS Co

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
51:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+46:1
from FY2024 5:1
CEO $ YoY
+66%
$7.2M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
E.W. SCRIPPS Co 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 $15.0M - $66,152 41:1 -
2023 $5.3M -65% $68,033 12:1 -29:1
2024 $4.4M -18% $66,878 5:1 -7:1
2025 $7.2M +66% $73,489 51:1 +46:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 832428, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Communications

This Company's Ratio
51:1
Industry Median Ratio
87:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.8M
This CEO's Pay
$7.2M
Companies in Industry
30
vs. Industry Median
Below
#19 of 30 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Communications →

E.W. SCRIPPS Co: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio

E.W. SCRIPPS Co's 51:1 ratio ranks #968 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (lower third by ratio). the CEO earned 51× the median employee ($73,489) in FY2025.

Median employee $73,489 (HIGH-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 51 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$7.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

51:1

Near industry median

E.W. SCRIPPS Co in the lower-ratio third

E.W. SCRIPPS Co's 51:1 ratio ranks #968 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (lower third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Communications (SIC 48) median ratio is 87:1 across 30 FY2025 filers; E.W. SCRIPPS Co's $7.2M CEO total is at or below the $10.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #750 and ratio rank #968 split - treat 51:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Communications peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$7.2M
Median Employee Pay
$73,489
Pay Ratio
51:1
Filing Date
2026-03-20

Company Info

Ticker
SSP
CIK
832428
Industry
Communications
SIC Code
4833
State
OH
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 832428, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. E.W. SCRIPPS Co's 51:1 ratio ranks #968 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (lower third by ratio).

Read with E.W. SCRIPPS Co

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

Target Hospitality Corp. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.2M (Δ $135 lighter vs E.W. SCRIPPS Co); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
EnerSys · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.2M (Δ $10K lighter vs E.W. SCRIPPS Co); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Mimedx Group, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.2M (Δ $10K lighter vs E.W. SCRIPPS Co); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Carlyle Group Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.3M (Δ $10K heavier vs E.W. SCRIPPS Co); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Iridium Communications Inc. (SIC 48 pole)

Iridium Communications Inc. stamps MODEST · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to E.W. SCRIPPS Co's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #750/#968

E.W. SCRIPPS Co's FY2025 package sits #750 by CEO dollars and #968 by ratio under HEAVY · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

E.W. SCRIPPS Co'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 E.W. SCRIPPS Co (CIK 832428), 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.