ZBRA FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #20 of 60 in industry

Zebra Technologies Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $13.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $68,738 · Industrial Machinery & Equipment.

Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers All rankings
State
IL
Filing date
2026-04-03
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
Industry rank
#20/60

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
202:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$13.9M
Median worker
$68,738

Answer first

Zebra Technologies Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $13.9M ranks #341 of 1,423 complete filings; its 202:1 pay ratio ranks #317. 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 $68,738. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-35 peer cohort (# 20 of 60, 68th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Industrial Machinery & Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#341
$13.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#317
202:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
68th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Zebra Technologies Corp ranks nationally

Zebra Technologies Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$13,885,076 Top 24% higher than 76% 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%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Zebra Technologies Corp vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($13.9M) against pay ratio (202:1) for Zebra Technologies Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Industrial Machinery & Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7524606.610135530.31274645415357377.717968301.4135.4:1155.0:1174.5:1194.0:1213.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Zebra Technologies Corp, CEO total pay: 13885076 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 202:1Zebra Technologies CorpNCR Atleos Corp, CEO total pay: 10291760 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 206:1NCR Atleos CorpCaterpillar Inc, CEO total pay: 17493588 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 196:1Caterpillar IncIllinois Tool Works Inc, CEO total pay: 15203552 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 208:1Illinois Tool Works IncCorsair Gaming, Inc., CEO total pay: 7999320 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 210:1Corsair Gaming, Inc.PENTAIR plc, CEO total pay: 11374255 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 210:1PENTAIR plc
Zebra Technologies Corp vs. Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $9.4M median CEO total and 139:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 54 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 35. 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 Zebra Technologies Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Zebra Technologies 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
202:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+17:1
from FY2024 185:1
CEO $ YoY
+3.3%
$13.9M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Zebra Technologies 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 $13.6M - $60,450 225:1 -
2022 $14.7M +7.8% $73,287 200:1 -25:1
2023 $11.3M -23% $64,037 177:1 -23:1
2024 $13.4M +19% $72,654 185:1 +8:1
2025 $13.9M +3.3% $68,738 202:1 +17:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 877212, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Industrial Machinery & Equipment

This Company's Ratio
202:1
Industry Median Ratio
139:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.4M
This CEO's Pay
$13.9M
Companies in Industry
60
vs. Industry Median
Above
#20 of 60 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Industrial Machinery & Equipment →

Zebra Technologies Corp: STEEP · HEAVY pay ratio

Zebra Technologies Corp's FY2025 ratio 202:1 ranks #20 of 60 Industrial Machinery & Equipment filers (68th percentile). the CEO earned 202× the median employee ($68,738) in FY2025.

Median employee $68,738 (PAR-MED); STEEP · HEAVY stamps put about 202 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$13.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

202:1

Elevated vs. peers

Zebra Technologies Corp in the higher Industrial Machinery & Equipment third

Zebra Technologies Corp's FY2025 ratio 202:1 ranks #20 of 60 Industrial Machinery & Equipment filers (68th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Industrial Machinery & Equipment (SIC 35) median ratio is 139:1 across 60 FY2025 filers; Zebra Technologies Corp's $13.9M CEO total is above the $9.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #341 and ratio rank #317 split - treat 202:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Industrial Machinery & Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$13.9M
Median Employee Pay
$68,738
Pay Ratio
202:1
Filing Date
2026-04-03

Company Info

Ticker
ZBRA
CIK
877212
Industry
Industrial Machinery & Equipment
SIC Code
3560
State
IL
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 877212, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Zebra Technologies Corp's FY2025 ratio 202:1 ranks #20 of 60 Industrial Machinery & Equipment filers (68th percentile).

Read with Zebra Technologies Corp

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

American Airlines Group Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.9M (Δ $13K lighter vs Zebra Technologies Corp); PARITY · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.9M (Δ $39K heavier vs Zebra Technologies Corp); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Assured Guaranty Ltd · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.8M (Δ $43K lighter vs Zebra Technologies Corp); PARITY · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.8M (Δ $76K lighter vs Zebra Technologies Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
NCR Atleos Corp (SIC 35 pole)

NCR Atleos Corp stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Zebra Technologies Corp's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #341/#317

Zebra Technologies Corp's FY2025 package sits #341 by CEO dollars and #317 by ratio under HEAVY · STEEP.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Zebra Technologies Corp's HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Zebra Technologies Corp (CIK 877212), 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.