FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #1 of 31 in industry

Goldman Sachs Group Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $118.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $160,667 · Security & Commodity Brokers.

Security & Commodity Brokers peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-20
Industry
Security & Commodity Brokers
Industry rank
#1/31

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
740:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$118.9M
Median worker
$160,667

Answer first

Goldman Sachs Group Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $118.9M ranks #7 of 1,423 complete filings; its 740:1 pay ratio ranks #63. 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 $160,667. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-62 peer cohort (# 1 of 31, 100th percentile - top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Security & Commodity Brokers companies.

Dollar rank
#7
$118.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#63
740:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
100th
top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Goldman Sachs Group Inc ranks nationally

Goldman Sachs Group Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$118,893,580 Top 1% higher than 99% 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%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Below this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. 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

Goldman Sachs Group Inc vs. Security & Commodity Brokers peers

CEO total pay ($118.9M) against pay ratio (740:1) for Goldman Sachs Group Inc (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Security & Commodity Brokers industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both031207777.362415554.693623331.9124831109.220.8:1209.1:1397.5:1585.9:1774.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Goldman Sachs Group Inc, CEO total pay: 118893580 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 740:1Goldman Sachs Group IncAres Management Corp, CEO total pay: 68279532 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 346:1Ares Management CorpNasdaq, Inc., CEO total pay: 25014550 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 246:1Nasdaq, Inc.BlackRock, Inc., CEO total pay: 153770 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 245:1BlackRock, Inc.Ameriprise Financial Inc, CEO total pay: 142997 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 232:1Ameriprise Financial IncLPL Financial Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 14574496 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 156:1LPL Financial Holdings Inc.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc vs. Security & Commodity Brokers peers, plotted against the industry's $8.1M median CEO total and 55:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Security & Commodity Brokers peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 30 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 62. 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 Goldman Sachs Group Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Industry Comparison - Security & Commodity Brokers

This Company's Ratio
740:1
Industry Median Ratio
55:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.1M
This CEO's Pay
$118.9M
Companies in Industry
31
vs. Industry Median
Above
#1 of 31 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Security & Commodity Brokers →

Goldman Sachs Group Inc: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Goldman Sachs Group Inc's FY2025 ratio 740:1 ranks #1 of 31 Security & Commodity Brokers filers (100th percentile). the CEO earned 740× the median employee ($160,667) in FY2025.

At $160,667 median worker pay (ELITE-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 740 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$118.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

740:1

Outlier, top decile

Goldman Sachs Group Inc in the higher Security & Commodity Brokers third

Goldman Sachs Group Inc's FY2025 ratio 740:1 ranks #1 of 31 Security & Commodity Brokers filers (100th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Security & Commodity Brokers (SIC 62) median ratio is 55:1 across 31 FY2025 filers; Goldman Sachs Group Inc's $118.9M CEO total is above the $8.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #7 and ratio rank #63 split - treat 740:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Security & Commodity Brokers peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$118.9M
Median Employee Pay
$160,667
Pay Ratio
740:1
Filing Date
2026-03-20

Company Info

CIK
886982
Industry
Security & Commodity Brokers
SIC Code
6211
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 886982, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Goldman Sachs Group Inc's FY2025 ratio 740:1 ranks #1 of 31 Security & Commodity Brokers filers (100th percentile).

Read with Goldman Sachs Group Inc

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

Citigroup Inc · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $95.8M (Δ $23.1M lighter vs Goldman Sachs Group Inc); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Wells Fargo & Company/mn · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $94.5M (Δ $24.4M lighter vs Goldman Sachs Group Inc); MEGA · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
IonQ, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $90.1M (Δ $28.8M lighter vs Goldman Sachs Group Inc); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $83.5M (Δ $35.4M lighter vs Goldman Sachs Group Inc); MEGA · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Ares Management Corp (SIC 62 pole)

Ares Management Corp stamps HIGH · OUTLIER nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Goldman Sachs Group Inc's EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #7/#63

Goldman Sachs Group Inc's FY2025 package sits #7 by CEO dollars and #63 by ratio under OUTLIER · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Goldman Sachs Group Inc's EXTREME stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Goldman Sachs Group Inc (CIK 886982), 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.