RMBS FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #63 of 77 in industry

Rambus Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $9.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $209,389 · Electronic Equipment.

Electronic Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-06
Industry
Electronic Equipment
Industry rank
#63/77

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
45:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$9.5M
Median worker
$209,389

Answer first

Rambus Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $9.5M ranks #563 of 1,423 complete filings; its 45:1 pay ratio ranks #1020. 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 $209,389. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-36 peer cohort (# 63 of 77, 19th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electronic Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#563
$9.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1020
45:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
19th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Rambus Inc ranks nationally

Rambus Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$9,507,546 Top 40% higher than 60% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $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

Rambus Inc vs. Electronic Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($9.5M) against pay ratio (45:1) for Rambus Inc (marked) and its 3 closest same-industry peers, against the Electronic Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both2090822.74033297.959757737918248.29860723.333.1:154.6:176:197.5:1118.9:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Rambus Inc, CEO total pay: 9507546 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 45:1Rambus IncEnovix Corp, CEO total pay: 2444000 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 47:1Enovix CorpHamilton Beach Brands Holding Co, CEO total pay: 3508608 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 48:1Hamilton Beach Brands Holding CoSonos Inc, CEO total pay: 6241905 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 37:1Sonos Inc
Rambus Inc vs. Electronic Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $8.5M median CEO total and 115:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Electronic Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 72 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 36. 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 Rambus Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Rambus 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
45:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+8:1
from FY2024 37:1
CEO $ YoY
+33%
$9.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Rambus 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 $5.8M - $154,965 37:1 -
2022 $7.1M +24% $157,467 45:1 +8:1
2023 $8.4M +18% $175,661 48:1 +3:1
2024 $7.2M -15% $191,416 37:1 -11:1
2025 $9.5M +33% $209,389 45:1 +8:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 917273, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electronic Equipment

This Company's Ratio
45:1
Industry Median Ratio
115:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$9.5M
Companies in Industry
77
vs. Industry Median
Below
#63 of 77 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electronic Equipment →

Rambus Inc: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio

Rambus Inc's FY2025 ratio 45:1 ranks #63 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (19th percentile). the CEO earned 45× the median employee ($209,389) in FY2025.

Median employee $209,389 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 45 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$9.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

45:1

Below typical

Rambus Inc in the lower Electronic Equipment third

Rambus Inc's FY2025 ratio 45:1 ranks #63 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (19th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Electronic Equipment (SIC 36) median ratio is 115:1 across 77 FY2025 filers; Rambus Inc's $9.5M CEO total is above the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #563 and ratio rank #1020 split - treat 45:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electronic Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$9.5M
Median Employee Pay
$209,389
Pay Ratio
45:1
Filing Date
2026-03-06

Company Info

Ticker
RMBS
CIK
917273
Industry
Electronic Equipment
SIC Code
3674
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 917273, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Rambus Inc's FY2025 ratio 45:1 ranks #63 of 77 Electronic Equipment filers (19th percentile).

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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 · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.

Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.5M (Δ $4K lighter vs Rambus Inc); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Graco Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.5M (Δ $16K lighter vs Rambus Inc); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.5M (Δ $23K lighter vs Rambus Inc); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Avery Dennison Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.5M (Δ $32K heavier vs Rambus Inc); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Enovix Corp (SIC 36 pole)

Enovix Corp stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Rambus Inc's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #563/#1020

Rambus Inc's FY2025 package sits #563 by CEO dollars and #1020 by ratio under HEAVY · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Rambus Inc'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 Rambus Inc (CIK 917273), 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.