Publishing & Printing
Data updated July 2026
6 companies · FY2025
Reading the Publishing & Printing CEO Pay Landscape (SIC 27, FY2025)
The Publishing & Printing industry, classified under 2-digit SIC code 27, had 6 SEC-reporting public companies disclose CEO pay ratio data in fiscal year 2025. Across that set of firms, the median CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 59:1 and the average was 62:1. Median CEO total compensation in the sector was $3.9M, with the sector-wide average at $3.4M. These figures are aggregated from DEF 14A proxy statements filed under Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, which requires every U.S.-listed reporting company to compare its CEO's total compensation against a representative median employee.
Pay dispersion inside this industry is substantial. The 25th percentile CEO in Publishing & Printing earned $3.0M, while the 75th percentile CEO earned $4.3M - a spread that shows how firm size, equity-heavy compensation packages, and performance-linked incentives can drive very different outcomes even among peers sharing the same SIC code. When the average and median ratios are close, as they are here, pay practices in the sector are relatively uniform and the median is a reliable representative value.
Below you can scan each of the 15 Publishing & Printing companies PlainCEOPay currently tracks in this SIC group, with reported CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and individual pay ratios. Company pages show how each available filing compares with this industry benchmark. The current dataset does not include a CEO name or an itemized compensation breakdown for each company. All displayed figures are drawn from SEC EDGAR filings; they are not estimated, imputed, or projected.
Companies in Publishing & Printing (15)
| Company | CEO Pay | Median Worker | Pay Ratio | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| News CorpSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1564708 | $19.3M | $78K | 249:1 | 2022 |
| News CorpSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1564708 | $20.6M | $93K | 221:1 | 2024 |
| ACCO BRANDS CorpSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 712034 | $4.5M | $40K | 111:1 | 2025 |
| John Wiley & Sons, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 107140 | $5.5M | $64K | 86:1 | 2024 |
| John Wiley & Sons, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 107140 | $4.2M | $56K | 76:1 | 2023 |
| USA TODAY Co., Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1579684 | - | - | 74:1 | 2025 |
| Scholastic CorpSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 866729 | $3.3M | $44K | 74:1 | 2024 |
| ACCO BRANDS CorpSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 712034 | $3.2M | $47K | 67:1 | 2023 |
| Ennis, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 33002 | $3.6M | $56K | 64:1 | 2025 |
| New York Times CoSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 71691 | - | - | 54:1 | 2023 |
| WEBTOON Entertainment Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1997859 | $4.3M | $81K | 53:1 | 2025 |
| New York Times CoSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 71691 | - | - | 49:1 | 2025 |
| Scholastic CorpSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 866729 | $2.0M | $44K | 47:1 | 2023 |
| Ennis, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 33002 | $1.7M | $54K | 31:1 | 2023 |
| LEE ENTERPRISES, IncSEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 58361 | $1.2M | $55K | 20:1 | 2025 |
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