CEO Total Pay
$979K
FY2025 Summary Compensation
CGNX
FY2025 data Public-data reference. official source
Cognex Corp
Data updated July 2026
Open-data reference.
Measuring Instruments · MA · FY2025
CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio
12:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO Pay
$979K
Median Worker
$81,596
A component-level pay breakdown (salary, bonus, equity, perks, pension) is not reported in Cognex Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. Only the CEO-to-median-worker ratio is required under Dodd-Frank §953(b); see our methodology for what each filing does and doesn't disclose.
Cognex Corp, a measuring instruments company, reported a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 12:1 in FY2025. The CEO received total compensation of $979K, while the median employee earned $81,596 annually. This is below the Measuring Instruments industry median of 121:1 across 83 companies. Data sourced from SEC EDGAR proxy (DEF 14A) filings.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Cognex Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments
This Company's Ratio
12:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.0M
This CEO's Pay
$979K
Companies in Industry
83
vs. Industry Median
Below
Pay-Ratio Rank in Industry
#77 of 83
Understanding This Pay Ratio
Cognex Corp's CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 12:1 means that the CEO earned 12 times more than the company's median employee in FY2025.
The median employee at Cognex Corp earned $81,596 annually. At that wage, it would take a median employee approximately 12 years to earn what the CEO earned in a single year.
Why cross-company pay-ratio comparisons need caution
SEC rules let each company choose its own methodology for identifying the "median employee" (measurement date, statistical sampling, whether part-time pay is annualized, and a de minimis exemption for up to 5% of non-U.S. employees), so a higher ratio doesn't automatically mean less-fair pay practices, it can also reflect workforce mix (a large offshore, outsourced, or part-time-heavy workforce lowers the reported median and raises the ratio for reasons unrelated to CEO compensation itself).
Pay Ratio
12:1
Below typical industry median
What This 2025 Filing Tells Us About Cognex Corp
According to the 2025 DEF 14A proxy statement filed with the SEC, Cognex Corp (CGNX, CIK 851205) reported the CEO's total compensation at $979K. The proxy statement's structured pay-ratio disclosure reports this total but does not break it down by salary, bonus, equity, or other components. The median employee at the firm, the reference point mandated by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, earned $81,596 over the same fiscal year, producing the headline CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 12:1 that this page tracks.
Cognex Corp operates in the Measuring Instruments sector and is headquartered in MA. Across the Measuring Instruments industry (SIC 38), 83 SEC-reporting companies disclosed pay ratios in FY2025, with a median of 121:1 and an average of 175:1. Median industry CEO pay was $9.0M, so Cognex Corp's $979K sits at or below that typical figure.
This proxy was filed on 2026-03-13; all figures on this page come directly from that public filing and can be verified against the DEF 14A on the SEC EDGAR system.
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.
Key Data, FY2025
- CEO
- Not disclosed
- Total Compensation
- $979K
- Median Employee Pay
- $81,596
- Pay Ratio
- 12:1
- Filing Date
- 2026-03-13
Company Info
- Ticker
- CGNX
- CIK
- 851205
- Industry
- Measuring Instruments
- SIC Code
- 3823
- State
- MA
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 Cognex Corp? ▼
Cognex Corp's CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 12:1. The CEO earned $979K in FY2025, while the median employee earned $81,596.
How much does Cognex Corp's CEO earn? ▼
The CEO of Cognex Corp (CGNX) earned total compensation of $979K in fiscal year 2025, according to SEC proxy filings.
How does Cognex Corp's pay ratio compare to its industry? ▼
Cognex Corp's pay ratio of 12:1 is below the Measuring Instruments industry median of 121:1. The industry has 83 companies reporting pay ratios. By pay ratio, Cognex Corp ranks #77 of 83 companies in Measuring Instruments (8th percentile).
Where does Cognex 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 the CEO's total compensation? ▼
PlainCEOPay reports the CEO total-compensation figure disclosed with the company's pay-ratio filing. The current dataset does not extract its underlying Summary Compensation Table line items, so this page does not provide a salary, bonus, equity, or other-component breakdown.
How long would it take a median Cognex Corp employee to earn the CEO's pay? ▼
At a median salary of $81,596, it would take the typical Cognex Corp employee approximately 12 years to earn what the CEO earned in a single year ($979K in FY2025).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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