CEO Total Pay
$284K
FY2021 Summary Compensation, below median
EXEL FY2021 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Exelixis, Inc. CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $284K in FY2021 against median worker pay of $283,758 · Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2022-04-14
- Industry
- Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- Fiscal year
- FY2021
Data updated August 2026
CEO-to-worker pay ratio
27:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$284K
Median worker
$283,758
Latest filing FY2021. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2021, 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
Exelixis, Inc. reported a 27:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2021 - at or below the Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals median of 42:1 across 168 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals companies.
- Pay ratio
- 27:1
- FY2021 disclosed
- CEO total
- $284K
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $283,758
- Dodd-Frank median employee
Ratio bands among Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 153 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 28. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2021
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Exelixis, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Industry Comparison - Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
This Company's Ratio
27:1
Industry Median Ratio
42:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.9M
This CEO's Pay
$284K
Companies in Industry
168
vs. Industry Median
Below
Exelixis, Inc.: MODEST · MICRO pay ratio
Exelixis, Inc. disclosed 27:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $284K CEO total in FY2021. the CEO earned 27× the median employee ($283,758) in FY2021.
Median employee $283,758 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · MICRO stamps put about 27 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
27:1
Below typical
What FY2021 shows for Exelixis, Inc.
Exelixis, Inc. disclosed 27:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $284K CEO total in FY2021. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals (SIC 28) median ratio is 42:1 across 168 FY2025 filers; Exelixis, Inc.'s $284K CEO total is at or below the $7.9M industry median CEO pay.
Exelixis, Inc. stamps MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals peers.
Key Data, FY2021
- Total Compensation
- $284K
- Median Employee Pay
- $283,758
- Pay Ratio
- 27:1
- Filing Date
- 2022-04-14
Company Info
- Ticker
- EXEL
- CIK
- 939767
- Industry
- Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals
- SIC Code
- 2836
- State
- DE
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 939767, FY2021. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Exelixis, Inc. disclosed 27:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $284K CEO total in FY2021.
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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 · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Universal Technical Institute Inc · MICRO
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $283K (Δ $426 lighter vs Exelixis, Inc.); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Avadel Pharmaceuticals PLC · MICRO
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $281K (Δ $3K lighter vs Exelixis, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Take Two Interactive Software Inc · MICRO
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $280K (Δ $3K lighter vs Exelixis, Inc.); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Mvb Financial Corp · MICRO
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $288K (Δ $5K heavier vs Exelixis, Inc.); FLOOR · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals benchmark
Exelixis, Inc. stamps MODEST · MICRO · ELITE-MED inside SIC 28 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · MODEST
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Ratio primer · MODEST
Exelixis, 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 Exelixis, Inc. (CIK 939767), FY2021. 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.