Primary Metals
21 companies · FY2023
Reading the Primary Metals CEO Pay Landscape (SIC 33, FY2023)
The Primary Metals industry, classified under 2-digit SIC code 33, had 21 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 90:1 and the average was 128:1. Median CEO total compensation in the sector was $6.7M, with the sector-wide average at $8.2M. 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 Primary Metals earned $4.2M, while the 75th percentile CEO earned $9.0M — 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 21 Primary Metals 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 Primary Metals (21)
| Company | CEO | CEO Pay | Median Worker | Pay Ratio | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUELLER INDUSTRIES INCSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 89439 | — | $19.4M | $41K | 469:1 | 2023 |
| CORNING INC /NYSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 24741 | — | $15.6M | $42K | 370:1 | 2023 |
| ENCORE WIRE CORPSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 850460 | — | $23.7M | $71K | 332:1 | 2023 |
| NUCOR CORPSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 73309 | — | — | — | 213:1 | 2023 |
| WORTHINGTON ENTERPRISES, INC.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 108516 | — | $10.2M | $58K | 176:1 | 2023 |
| COMMERCIAL METALS CoSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 22444 | — | $6.6M | $58K | 114:1 | 2023 |
| MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 63296 | — | $6.5M | $57K | 114:1 | 2023 |
| Quanex Building Products CORPSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1423221 | — | $4.8M | $42K | 114:1 | 2023 |
| Worthington Steel, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1968487 | — | $8.6M | $81K | 107:1 | 2023 |
| TITAN INTERNATIONAL INCSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 899751 | — | $6.8M | $68K | 100:1 | 2023 |
| GIBRALTAR INDUSTRIES, INC.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 912562 | — | — | — | 90:1 | 2023 |
| ATI INCSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1018963 | — | — | — | 84:1 | 2023 |
| CENTURY ALUMINUM COSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 949157 | — | $8.0M | $100K | 80:1 | 2023 |
| Metallus Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1598428 | — | — | — | 70:1 | 2023 |
| CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 17843 | — | $7.4M | $107K | 69:1 | 2023 |
| Alcoa CorpSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1675149 | — | $5.9M | $99K | 59:1 | 2023 |
| INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INCSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 764401 | — | $2.1M | $56K | 38:1 | 2023 |
| TREDEGAR CORPSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 850429 | — | $1.9M | $52K | 37:1 | 2023 |
| NWPX Infrastructure, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1001385 | — | $2.4M | $69K | 35:1 | 2023 |
| SunCoke Energy, Inc.SEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 1514705 | — | — | — | 9:1 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS INCSEC EDGAR DEF 14A — CIK 931584 | — | $680K | $76K | 9:1 | 2023 |
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