CGNX FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #80 of 86 in industry

Cognex Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $979K in FY2025 against median worker pay of $81,596 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
MA
Filing date
2026-03-13
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#80/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
12:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$979K
Median worker
$81,596

Answer first

Cognex Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $979K ranks #1234 of 1,423 complete filings; its 12:1 pay ratio ranks #1267. 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 $81,596. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 80 of 86, 8th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Measuring Instruments companies.

Dollar rank
#1234
$979K of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1267
12:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
8th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Cognex Corp ranks nationally

Cognex Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$979,152 13th percentile higher than 13% 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

Cognex Corp vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($979K) against pay ratio (12:1) for Cognex Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Measuring Instruments industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both02886871.85773743.58660615.3115474870:131.6:163.1:194.7:1126.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Cognex Corp, CEO total pay: 979152 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 12:1Cognex CorpPenumbra Inc, CEO total pay: 824153 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 11:1Penumbra IncTrimble Inc., CEO total pay: 116683 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 9:1Trimble Inc.GoPro, Inc., CEO total pay: 772315 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 8:1GoPro, Inc.iRhythm Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 11003163 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 6:1iRhythm Holdings, Inc.Cytek Biosciences, Inc., CEO total pay: 5120061 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 5:1Cytek Biosciences, Inc.
Cognex Corp vs. Measuring Instruments peers, plotted against the industry's $8.0M median CEO total and 121:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Measuring Instruments peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 80 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 38. 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 Cognex Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Cognex Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
12:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-2:1
from FY2024 14:1
CEO $ YoY
-11%
$979K latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Cognex 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
2021 $10.5M - $88,713 8:1 -
2022 $7.3M -31% $90,456 7:1 -1:1
2023 $7.0M -4.1% $80,925 9:1 +2:1
2024 $1.1M -84% $78,750 14:1 +5:1
2025 $979K -11% $81,596 12:1 -2:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 851205, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
12:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$979K
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Below
#80 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

Cognex Corp: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Cognex Corp's FY2025 ratio 12:1 ranks #80 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (8th percentile). the CEO earned 12× the median employee ($81,596) in FY2025.

At $81,596 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under LIGHT CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$979K

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

12:1

Below typical

Cognex Corp in the lower Measuring Instruments third

Cognex Corp's FY2025 ratio 12:1 ranks #80 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (8th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Measuring Instruments (SIC 38) median ratio is 121:1 across 86 FY2025 filers; Cognex Corp's $979K CEO total is at or below the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1234 and ratio rank #1267 split - treat 12:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

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
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 851205, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Cognex Corp's FY2025 ratio 12:1 ranks #80 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (8th percentile).

Read with Cognex Corp

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

Tucows Inc /pa/ · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $981K (Δ $2K heavier vs Cognex Corp); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Global Indemnity Group, LLC · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $976K (Δ $3K lighter vs Cognex Corp); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Global Net Lease, Inc. · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $975K (Δ $4K lighter vs Cognex Corp); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. · LIGHT

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $988K (Δ $9K heavier vs Cognex Corp); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · LIGHT · HIGH-MED.
Penumbra Inc (SIC 38 pole)

Penumbra Inc stamps FLOOR · LIGHT nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Cognex Corp's FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #1234/#1267

Cognex Corp's FY2025 package sits #1234 by CEO dollars and #1267 by ratio under LIGHT · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Cognex Corp's FLOOR 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 Cognex Corp (CIK 851205), 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.