Publishing & Printing
5 companies · FY2023
Reading the Publishing & Printing CEO Pay Landscape (SIC 27, FY2023)
The Publishing & Printing industry, classified under 2-digit SIC code 27, had 5 SEC-reporting public companies disclose CEO pay ratio data in fiscal year 2023. Across that set of firms, the median CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 54:1 and the average was 55:1. Median CEO total compensation in the sector was $2.6M, with the sector-wide average at $2.8M. 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 $2.0M, while the 75th percentile CEO earned $3.4M — 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 6 Publishing & Printing companies PlainCEOPay currently tracks in this SIC group, with headline pay, CEO name, median worker pay, and individual pay ratios. Click through to any company page to see the full compensation breakdown — base salary, stock awards, option awards, non-equity incentive pay, pension value changes, and other compensation — plus how that firm specifically compares to this industry benchmark. All data is pulled directly from SEC EDGAR filings and reflects what companies themselves disclosed to shareholders; it is not estimated, imputed, or projected.
Companies in Publishing & Printing (6)
| Company | CEO | CEO Pay | Median Worker | Pay Ratio | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWS CORPSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1564708 | — | $19.3M | $78K | 249:1 | 2022 |
| JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 107140 | — | $4.2M | $56K | 76:1 | 2023 |
| ACCO BRANDS CorpSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 712034 | — | $3.2M | $47K | 67:1 | 2023 |
| NEW YORK TIMES COSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 71691 | — | — | — | 54:1 | 2023 |
| 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 |
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