CEO Total Pay
$109K
FY2023 Summary Compensation, below median
VTNR FY2023 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Vertex Energy Inc. CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $109K in FY2023 against median worker pay of $108,558 · Petroleum Refining.
- State
- NV
- Filing date
- 2024-04-29
- Industry
- Petroleum Refining
- Fiscal year
- FY2023
Data updated August 2026
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
11:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$109K
Median worker
$108,558
Latest filing FY2023. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2023, 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
Vertex Energy Inc. reported a 11:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2023 - at or below the Petroleum Refining median of 74:1 across 7 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Petroleum Refining companies.
- Pay ratio
- 11:1
- FY2023 disclosed
- CEO total
- $109K
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $108,558
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Petroleum Refining peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 7 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 29. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2023
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Vertex Energy Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Vertex Energy Inc.
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2023. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 11:1
- FY2023
- vs prior FY
- -5:1
- from FY2022 16:1
- CEO $ YoY
- -93%
- $109K latest
- Filings shown
- 3
- FY2021–2023
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $384K | - | $76,887 | 5:1 | - |
| 2022 | $1.6M | +307% | $97,887 | 16:1 | +11:1 |
| 2023 | $109K | -93% | $108,558 | 11:1 | -5:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 890447, FY2021–2023. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Petroleum Refining
This Company's Ratio
11:1
Industry Median Ratio
74:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.7M
This CEO's Pay
$109K
Companies in Industry
7
vs. Industry Median
Below
Vertex Energy Inc.: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio
Vertex Energy Inc. stamps FLOOR · HIGH-MED at 11:1 against $108,558 median worker pay in FY2023. the CEO earned 11× the median employee ($108,558) in FY2023.
At $108,558 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under MICRO CEO total.
Pay Ratio
11:1
Below typical
What FY2023 shows for Vertex Energy Inc.
Vertex Energy Inc. stamps FLOOR · HIGH-MED at 11:1 against $108,558 median worker pay in FY2023. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Petroleum Refining (SIC 29) median ratio is 74:1 across 7 FY2025 filers; Vertex Energy Inc.'s $109K CEO total is at or below the $8.7M industry median CEO pay.
Vertex Energy Inc. stamps FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Petroleum Refining peers.
Key Data, FY2023
- Total Compensation
- $109K
- Median Employee Pay
- $108,558
- Pay Ratio
- 11:1
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-29
Company Info
- Ticker
- VTNR
- CIK
- 890447
- Industry
- Petroleum Refining
- SIC Code
- 2911
- State
- NV
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 890447, FY2023. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Vertex Energy Inc. stamps FLOOR · HIGH-MED at 11:1 against $108,558 median worker pay in FY2023.
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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 FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
Quanta Services, Inc. · MICRO
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $108K (Δ $173 lighter vs Vertex Energy Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. · MICRO
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $109K (Δ $241 heavier vs Vertex Energy Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. · MICRO
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $109K (Δ $663 heavier vs Vertex Energy Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
H2o America · MICRO
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $109K (Δ $904 heavier vs Vertex Energy Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED.
Petroleum Refining benchmark
Vertex Energy Inc. stamps FLOOR · MICRO · HIGH-MED inside SIC 29 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · FLOOR
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Ratio primer · FLOOR
Vertex Energy Inc.'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 Vertex Energy Inc. (CIK 890447), FY2023. 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.