CEO Total Pay
$1.9M
FY2024 Summary Compensation, below median
FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Central Garden & Pet Co CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $1.9M in FY2024 against median worker pay of $49,985 · Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2025-12-22
- Industry
- Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
- Fiscal year
- FY2024
Data updated August 2026
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
40:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$1.9M
Median worker
$49,985
Latest filing FY2024. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2024, not FY2025, so the figures on this page are from that earlier year and are not ranked against the FY2025 industry benchmark. Industry pages mark issuers like this one with a "Latest filing" label.
Answer first
Central Garden & Pet Co reported a 40:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2024 - at or below the Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods median of 126:1 across 12 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods companies.
- Pay ratio
- 40:1
- FY2024 disclosed
- CEO total
- $1.9M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $49,985
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 11 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 51. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2024
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Central Garden & Pet Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Central Garden & Pet Co
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2024. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 40:1
- FY2024
- vs prior FY
- +39:1
- from FY2023 1:1
- CEO $ YoY
- +81%
- $1.9M latest
- Filings shown
- 4
- FY2021–2024
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $6.6M | - | $49,377 | 134:1 | - |
| 2022 | $6.6M | -0.1% | $54,600 | 121:1 | -13:1 |
| 2023 | $1.1M | -84% | $45,738 | 1:1 | -120:1 |
| 2024 | $1.9M | +81% | $49,985 | 40:1 | +39:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 887733, FY2021–2024. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
This Company's Ratio
40:1
Industry Median Ratio
126:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.0M
This CEO's Pay
$1.9M
Companies in Industry
12
vs. Industry Median
Below
Central Garden & Pet Co: MODEST · LIGHT pay ratio
Central Garden & Pet Co disclosed 40:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $1.9M CEO total in FY2024. the CEO earned 40× the median employee ($49,985) in FY2024.
Median employee $49,985 (PAR-MED); MODEST · LIGHT stamps put about 40 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
40:1
Below typical
What FY2024 shows for Central Garden & Pet Co
Central Garden & Pet Co disclosed 40:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $1.9M CEO total in FY2024. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods (SIC 51) median ratio is 126:1 across 12 FY2025 filers; Central Garden & Pet Co's $1.9M CEO total is at or below the $7.0M industry median CEO pay.
Central Garden & Pet Co stamps MODEST · LIGHT · PAR-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers.
Key Data, FY2024
- Total Compensation
- $1.9M
- Median Employee Pay
- $49,985
- Pay Ratio
- 40:1
- Filing Date
- 2025-12-22
Company Info
- CIK
- 887733
- Industry
- Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
- SIC Code
- 5190
- State
- DE
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 887733, FY2024. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Central Garden & Pet Co disclosed 40:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $1.9M CEO total in FY2024.
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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · LIGHT · PAR-MED.
UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp · LIGHT
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.9M (Δ $1K heavier vs Central Garden & Pet Co); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · LIGHT · PAR-MED.
Coastal Financial Corp · LIGHT
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.9M (Δ $6K lighter vs Central Garden & Pet Co); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · LIGHT · PAR-MED.
First Internet Bancorp · LIGHT
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.9M (Δ $29K heavier vs Central Garden & Pet Co); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · LIGHT · PAR-MED.
Cryoport, Inc. · LIGHT
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $1.9M (Δ $30K lighter vs Central Garden & Pet Co); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · LIGHT · PAR-MED.
Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods benchmark
Central Garden & Pet Co stamps MODEST · LIGHT · PAR-MED inside SIC 51 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · MODEST
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Ratio primer · MODEST
Central Garden & Pet Co'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 Central Garden & Pet Co (CIK 887733), FY2024. 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.