MTH FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #12 of 16 in industry

Meritage Homes CORP CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $127K in FY2025 against median worker pay of $127,120 · Construction.

Construction peers All rankings
State
MD
Filing date
2026-04-07
Industry
Construction
Industry rank
#12/16

Data updated August 2026

Subscribe to Meritage Homes CORP CEO pay filing updates (RSS)

CEO-to-worker pay ratio
64:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$127K
Median worker
$127,120

Answer first

Meritage Homes CORP's FY2025 CEO total of $127K ranks #1375 of 1,423 complete filings; its 64:1 pay ratio ranks #876. 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 $127,120. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-15 peer cohort (# 12 of 16, 31st percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Construction companies.

Dollar rank
#1375
$127K of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#876
64:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
31st
below the industry median pay ratio

How Meritage Homes CORP ranks nationally

Meritage Homes CORP CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$127,120 3rd percentile higher than 3% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). This entry sits in this band. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Above this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $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

Meritage Homes CORP vs. Construction peers

CEO total pay ($127K) against pay ratio (64:1) for Meritage Homes CORP (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Construction industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02601038.95202077.87803116.710404155.748.2:158.1:168:177.9:187.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Meritage Homes CORP, CEO total pay: 127120 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 64:1Meritage Homes CORPEverus Construction Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 4862601 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 52:1Everus Construction Group, Inc.LGI Homes, Inc., CEO total pay: 5182051 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 50:1LGI Homes, Inc.Tri Pointe Homes, Inc., CEO total pay: 8691769 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 80:1Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.M/i Homes, Inc., CEO total pay: 9914773 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 82:1M/i Homes, Inc.Century Communities, Inc., CEO total pay: 8515204 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 86:1Century Communities, Inc.
Meritage Homes CORP vs. Construction peers, plotted against the industry's $8.7M median CEO total and 86:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Construction peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 15 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 15. 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 Meritage Homes CORP's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Meritage Homes CORP

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
64:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-24:1
from FY2024 88:1
CEO $ YoY
-6.2%
$127K latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Meritage Homes CORP 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 $125K - $125,371 64:1 -
2023 $130K +4% $130,350 83:1 +19:1
2024 $136K +4% $135,529 88:1 +5:1
2025 $127K -6.2% $127,120 64:1 -24:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 833079, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Construction

This Company's Ratio
64:1
Industry Median Ratio
86:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.7M
This CEO's Pay
$127K
Companies in Industry
16
vs. Industry Median
Below
#12 of 16 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Construction →

Meritage Homes CORP: MODEST · MICRO pay ratio

Meritage Homes CORP's FY2025 CEO total $127K ranks #1375 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). the CEO earned 64× the median employee ($127,120) in FY2025.

Median employee $127,120 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · MICRO stamps put about 64 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$127K

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

64:1

Near industry median

Meritage Homes CORP in the lower-dollar third

Meritage Homes CORP's FY2025 CEO total $127K ranks #1375 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Construction (SIC 15) median ratio is 86:1 across 16 FY2025 filers; Meritage Homes CORP's $127K CEO total is at or below the $8.7M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1375 and ratio rank #876 split - treat 64:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Construction peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$127K
Median Employee Pay
$127,120
Pay Ratio
64:1
Filing Date
2026-04-07

Company Info

Ticker
MTH
CIK
833079
Industry
Construction
SIC Code
1531
State
MD
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 833079, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Meritage Homes CORP's FY2025 CEO total $127K ranks #1375 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars).

Read with Meritage Homes CORP

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

TransMedics Group, Inc. · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $127K (Δ $184 heavier vs Meritage Homes CORP); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Taboola.com Ltd. · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $127K (Δ $294 lighter vs Meritage Homes CORP); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Idacorp Inc · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $126K (Δ $1K lighter vs Meritage Homes CORP); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Globus Medical Inc · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $129K (Δ $1K heavier vs Meritage Homes CORP); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Everus Construction Group, Inc. (SIC 15 pole)

Everus Construction Group, Inc. stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Meritage Homes CORP's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1375/#876

Meritage Homes CORP's FY2025 package sits #1375 by CEO dollars and #876 by ratio under MICRO · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Meritage Homes CORP'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 Meritage Homes CORP (CIK 833079), 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.