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

Mueller Industries Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $27.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $45,602 · Primary Metals.

Primary Metals peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-26
Industry
Primary Metals
Industry rank
#1/14

Data updated August 2026

Subscribe to Mueller Industries Inc CEO pay filing updates (RSS)

CEO-to-worker pay ratio
604:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$27.5M
Median worker
$45,602

Answer first

Mueller Industries Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $27.5M ranks #82 of 1,423 complete filings; its 604:1 pay ratio ranks #81. 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 $45,602. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-33 peer cohort (# 1 of 14, 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 Primary Metals companies.

Dollar rank
#82
$27.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#81
604:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
100th
top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Mueller Industries Inc ranks nationally

Mueller Industries Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$27,543,608 Top 6% higher than 94% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Mueller Industries Inc vs. Primary Metals peers

CEO total pay ($27.5M) against pay ratio (604:1) for Mueller Industries Inc (marked) and its 3 closest same-industry peers, against the Primary Metals industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both3015943.59439855.615863767.722287679.928711592.044.9:1191.3:1337.8:1484.2:1630.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Mueller Industries Inc, CEO total pay: 27543608 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 604:1Mueller Industries IncConstellium Se, CEO total pay: 11877980 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 427:1Constellium SeCentury Aluminum Co, CEO total pay: 7166251 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 81:1Century Aluminum CoMatthews International Corp, CEO total pay: 5704853 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 77:1Matthews International Corp
Mueller Industries Inc vs. Primary Metals peers, plotted against the industry's $4.2M median CEO total and 72:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Primary Metals peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 12 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 33. 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 Mueller Industries Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Mueller Industries Inc

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
604:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+73:1
from FY2024 531:1
CEO $ YoY
+21%
$27.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Mueller Industries Inc 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 $10.8M - $39,390 275:1 -
2022 $35.0M +223% $42,173 830:1 +555:1
2023 $19.4M -44% $41,468 469:1 -361:1
2024 $22.8M +17% $42,953 531:1 +62:1
2025 $27.5M +21% $45,602 604:1 +73:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 89439, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Primary Metals

This Company's Ratio
604:1
Industry Median Ratio
72:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$4.2M
This CEO's Pay
$27.5M
Companies in Industry
14
vs. Industry Median
Above
#1 of 14 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Primary Metals →

Mueller Industries Inc: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Mueller Industries Inc's FY2025 ratio 604:1 ranks #1 of 14 Primary Metals filers (100th percentile). the CEO earned 604× the median employee ($45,602) in FY2025.

At $45,602 median worker pay (PAR-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 604 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$27.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

604:1

Outlier, top decile

Mueller Industries Inc in the higher Primary Metals third

Mueller Industries Inc's FY2025 ratio 604:1 ranks #1 of 14 Primary Metals filers (100th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Primary Metals (SIC 33) median ratio is 72:1 across 14 FY2025 filers; Mueller Industries Inc's $27.5M CEO total is above the $4.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #82 and ratio rank #81 split - treat 604:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Primary Metals peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$27.5M
Median Employee Pay
$45,602
Pay Ratio
604:1
Filing Date
2026-03-26

Company Info

Ticker
MLI
CIK
89439
Industry
Primary Metals
SIC Code
3350
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 89439, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Mueller Industries Inc's FY2025 ratio 604:1 ranks #1 of 14 Primary Metals filers (100th percentile).

Read with Mueller Industries 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 · PEAK · PAR-MED.

Ford Motor Co · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.5M (Δ $24K lighter vs Mueller Industries Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Pfizer Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.6M (Δ $42K heavier vs Mueller Industries Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Analog Devices Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.5M (Δ $87K lighter vs Mueller Industries Inc); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Trade Desk, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.4M (Δ $112K lighter vs Mueller Industries Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Constellium Se (SIC 33 pole)

Constellium Se stamps HIGH · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Mueller Industries Inc's EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #82/#81

Mueller Industries Inc's FY2025 package sits #82 by CEO dollars and #81 by ratio under PEAK · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Mueller Industries 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 Mueller Industries Inc (CIK 89439), 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.