TMO FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #1 of 86 in industry

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $79.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $71,333 · Measuring Instruments.

Measuring Instruments peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-07
Industry
Measuring Instruments
Industry rank
#1/86

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
1,120:1
Extreme (bar capped at 1000:1; actual ratio shown above)
CEO pay
$79.9M
Median worker
$71,333

Answer first

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $79.9M ranks #12 of 1,423 complete filings; its 1,120:1 pay ratio ranks #40. 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 $71,333. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-38 peer cohort (# 1 of 86, 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 Measuring Instruments companies.

Dollar rank
#12
$79.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#40
1,120:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
100th
top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. ranks nationally

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$79,923,350 Top 1% higher than 99% 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%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Below this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. 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

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. vs. Measuring Instruments peers

CEO total pay ($79.9M) against pay ratio (1,120:1) for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Measuring Instruments industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both4032023.323908323.24378462363660922.983537222.770.5:1345.4:1620.2:1895.1:11170.0:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., CEO total pay: 79923350 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1120:1Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.Ufp Technologies Inc, CEO total pay: 7645896 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1031:1Ufp Technologies IncSensata Technologies Holding plc, CEO total pay: 12589668 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 702:1Sensata Technologies Holding plcBausch & Lomb Corp, CEO total pay: 32194326 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 632:1Bausch & Lomb CorpAlign Technology Inc, CEO total pay: 19186940 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 610:1Align Technology IncBaxter International Inc, CEO total pay: 32218890 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 445:1Baxter International Inc
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. vs. Measuring Instruments peers, plotted against the industry's $8.0M median CEO total and 121:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Measuring Instruments peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 80 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 38. 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 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Thermo Fisher Scientific 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
1,120:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+717:1
from FY2024 403:1
CEO $ YoY
+162%
$79.9M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Thermo Fisher Scientific 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 $21.3M - $83,666 254:1 -
2022 $20.5M -3.6% $77,806 363:1 +109:1
2023 $19.0M -7.4% $72,762 261:1 -102:1
2024 $30.4M +60% $75,643 403:1 +142:1
2025 $79.9M +162% $71,333 1,120:1 +717:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 97745, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Measuring Instruments

This Company's Ratio
1,120:1
Industry Median Ratio
121:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.0M
This CEO's Pay
$79.9M
Companies in Industry
86
vs. Industry Median
Above
#1 of 86 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Measuring Instruments →

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1,120:1 ranks #1 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (100th percentile). the CEO earned 1120× the median employee ($71,333) in FY2025.

At $71,333 median worker pay (HIGH-MED), the MEGA stamp means roughly 1120 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$79.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

1,120:1

Outlier, top decile

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. in the higher Measuring Instruments third

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1,120:1 ranks #1 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (100th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Measuring Instruments (SIC 38) median ratio is 121:1 across 86 FY2025 filers; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s $79.9M CEO total is above the $8.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #12 and ratio rank #40 split - treat 1,120:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Measuring Instruments peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$79.9M
Median Employee Pay
$71,333
Pay Ratio
1,120:1
Filing Date
2026-04-07

Company Info

Ticker
TMO
CIK
97745
Industry
Measuring Instruments
SIC Code
3829
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 97745, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1,120:1 ranks #1 of 86 Measuring Instruments filers (100th 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 MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.

Procore Technologies, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $77.9M (Δ $2.1M lighter vs Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.); EXTREME · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $83.5M (Δ $3.6M heavier vs Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.); MEGA · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Apple Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $74.3M (Δ $5.6M lighter vs Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.); EXTREME · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Aon plc · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $73.8M (Δ $6.1M lighter vs Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.); EXTREME · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · HIGH-MED.
Ufp Technologies Inc (SIC 38 pole)

Ufp Technologies Inc stamps MEGA · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s MEGA filing.
National dual ranks · #12/#40

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #12 by CEO dollars and #40 by ratio under OUTLIER · MEGA.
Highest-paid CEOs · MEGA

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s MEGA 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 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (CIK 97745), 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.