WAB FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #5 of 41 in industry

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $26.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $51,471 · Transportation Equipment.

Transportation Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-31
Industry
Transportation Equipment
Industry rank
#5/41

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
509:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$26.2M
Median worker
$51,471

Answer first

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $26.2M ranks #94 of 1,423 complete filings; its 509:1 pay ratio ranks #105. 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 $51,471. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-37 peer cohort (# 5 of 41, 90th percentile - top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Transportation Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#94
$26.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#105
509:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
90th
top 10% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp ranks nationally

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$26,181,461 Top 7% higher than 93% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp vs. Transportation Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($26.2M) against pay ratio (509:1) for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Transportation Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7540332.212422532.61730473322186933.427069133.8139.6:1284.8:1430:1575.2:1720.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp, CEO total pay: 26181461 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 509:1Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies CorpVisteon Corp, CEO total pay: 16779811 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 590:1Visteon CorpTransDigm Group INC, CEO total pay: 25188430 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 369:1TransDigm Group INCBorgwarner Inc, CEO total pay: 15618660 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 326:1Borgwarner IncAdient plc, CEO total pay: 13114394 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 694:1Adient plc
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp vs. Transportation Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $8.4M median CEO total and 166:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Transportation Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 35 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 37. 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 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp

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
509:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+75:1
from FY2024 434:1
CEO $ YoY
+25%
$26.2M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp 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 $11.0M - $45,266 244:1 -
2022 $11.7M +6% $45,760 255:1 +11:1
2023 $15.5M +33% $48,924 317:1 +62:1
2024 $21.0M +35% $48,337 434:1 +117:1
2025 $26.2M +25% $51,471 509:1 +75:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 943452, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Transportation Equipment

This Company's Ratio
509:1
Industry Median Ratio
166:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.4M
This CEO's Pay
$26.2M
Companies in Industry
41
vs. Industry Median
Above
#5 of 41 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Transportation Equipment →

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp's FY2025 ratio 509:1 ranks #5 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (90th percentile). the CEO earned 509× the median employee ($51,471) in FY2025.

At $51,471 median worker pay (PAR-MED), the EXTREME stamp means roughly 509 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$26.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

509:1

Outlier, top decile

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp in the higher Transportation Equipment third

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp's FY2025 ratio 509:1 ranks #5 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (90th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Transportation Equipment (SIC 37) median ratio is 166:1 across 41 FY2025 filers; Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp's $26.2M CEO total is above the $8.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #94 and ratio rank #105 split - treat 509:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Transportation Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$26.2M
Median Employee Pay
$51,471
Pay Ratio
509:1
Filing Date
2026-03-31

Company Info

Ticker
WAB
CIK
943452
Industry
Transportation Equipment
SIC Code
3743
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 943452, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp's FY2025 ratio 509:1 ranks #5 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (90th percentile).

Read with Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp

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.

Roper Technologies Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $26.2M (Δ $53K heavier vs Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
HCA Healthcare, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $26.4M (Δ $260K heavier vs Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Element Solutions Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $26.5M (Δ $299K heavier vs Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Roku, Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $26.6M (Δ $384K heavier vs Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's EXTREME · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Phinia Inc. (SIC 37 pole)

Phinia Inc. stamps EXTREME · UNFILED nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp's EXTREME filing.
National dual ranks · #94/#105

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp's FY2025 package sits #94 by CEO dollars and #105 by ratio under PEAK · EXTREME.
Highest-paid CEOs · EXTREME

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp'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 Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (CIK 943452), 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.