Amusement & Recreation CEO pay ratio
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A benchmarks for SIC 79. Highest in-industry ratio on this page: Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW at 1,896:1.
- Median pay ratio
- 498:1
- Average pay ratio
- 657:1
- Median CEO pay
- $16.9M
- Companies tracked
- 14
Data updated August 2026
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Amusement & Recreation sits at #4 of 63 SIC-2 industries by median CEO-to-worker pay ratio and #1 of 63 by median CEO pay - ratio rank is not dollar rank (14 FY2025 filers, median 498:1 / $16.9M).
Placement uses the same latest-fiscal-year-per-SIC medians as the Industries directory. Median-ratio rank #4 of 63 is not median-CEO-pay rank #1 of 63. Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. Inside this SIC, Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW currently leads the in-page company list at 1,896:1.
- Median ratio
- 498:1
- #4 of 63 SIC-2 industries
- Median CEO pay
- $16.9M
- #1 of 63 by median dollars
- Filers
- 14
- FY2025 SIC 79
Ratio bands inside Amusement & Recreation
Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 12 complete FY2025 filings in SIC 79. Segments sum to the in-industry set, not the leader bars below.
Amusement & Recreation vs all SIC-2 industries
Unique-issuer pay ratios in this SIC as bars , plus live COUNT placement #4 of 63 industries by median CEO-to-worker pay ratio (95th percentile) . Corpus complete-filing median is 87:1; this industry's median is 498:1.
Filing-year trail · SIC 79
Same SIC-2 industry_benchmarks extract across FY2021–2025: median CEO-to-worker pay ratio, median CEO dollars, and filer count per fiscal year. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; they are not inflation-adjusted and do not invent missing years.
- Latest median ratio
- 498:1
- FY2025
- vs prior FY
- +241:1
- from FY2024 257:1
- Median CEO $ YoY
- +20%
- $16.9M latest
- Filer count YoY
- -3
- 14 in FY2025
| FY | Median ratio | Δ ratio | Median CEO pay | Δ pay | Filers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 242:1 | - | $10.0M | - | 12 |
| 2022 | 285:1 | +44:1 | $7.7M | -23% | 14 |
| 2023 | 263:1 | -22:1 | $12.1M | +57% | 13 |
| 2024 | 257:1 | -6:1 | $14.2M | +17% | 17 |
| 2025 | 498:1 | +241:1 | $16.9M | +20% | 14 |
Source: PlainCEOPay industry_benchmarks for SIC 79 (Amusement & Recreation), FY2021–2025. Each row is one fiscal-year cohort median, not a company-level panel.
Higher-third median CEO pay
Amusement & Recreation in the higher-ratio third
Amusement & Recreation median CEO pay $16.9M sits in the top third of SIC-2 industries (#1 of 63 by dollars). Amusement & Recreation (SIC 79) posts a higher-third median CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 498:1 across 14 FY2025 SEC filers.
Inside this hotter-ratio band, the 25th percentile CEO earned $7.9M while the 75th earned $25.1M - firm size and equity packages still drive wide spreads. When the average (657:1) and median (498:1) stay close, pay practices look more uniform across the sector.
Below: each of the 24 Amusement & Recreation companies PlainCEOPay tracks in this SIC , with CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratios. Company pages compare each filing to this industry median. Figures are from SEC EDGAR filings - not estimates.
According to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR database, PlainCEOPay's August 2026 refresh processed 2,456 public companies with 1,423 complete FY2025 DEF 14A proxy filings (fiscal years 2021 through 2025) under Item 402(u) of Regulation S-K. See our methodology for parsing rules.
Companies in Amusement & Recreation (24 )
| # | Company | CEO Pay | Median Worker | Pay Ratio | FY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1999001 | $17.9M | $9K | 1,896:1 | 2025 |
| 2 | Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1869198 | $15.2M | $10K | 1,548:1 | 2025 |
| 3 | Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. Latest filing FY2023 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1766363 | $83.9M | $71K | 1,184:1 | 2023 |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1335258 | $32.6M | $33K | 976:1 | 2025 |
| 5 | Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1958140 | - | - | 885:1 | 2025 |
| 6 | TKO Group Holdings, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1973266 | $67.4M | $82K | 813:1 | 2025 |
| 7 | Walt Disney Co SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1744489 | $45.8M | $57K | 805:1 | 2025 |
| 8 | Six Flags Entertainment Corp/OLD Latest filing FY2022 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 701374 | - | - | 634:1 | 2022 |
| 9 | Churchill Downs Inc SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 20212 | $19.2M | $33K | 573:1 | 2025 |
| 10 | Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1952073 | $14.2M | $25K | 567:1 | 2024 |
| 11 | Cedar Fair L P Latest filing FY2022 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 811532 | $7.3M | $14K | 507:1 | 2022 |
| 12 | Planet Fitness, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1637207 | $8.2M | $20K | 422:1 | 2025 |
| 13 | Sphere Entertainment Co. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1795250 | - | - | 379:1 | 2025 |
| 14 | DraftKings Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1883685 | $22.6M | $79K | 285:1 | 2025 |
| 15 | ONESPAWORLD HOLDINGS Ltd SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1758488 | $7.0M | $27K | 265:1 | 2025 |
| 16 | United Parks & Resorts Inc. Latest filing FY2021 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1564902 | $2.0M | $9K | 228:1 | 2021 |
| 17 | Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1636519 | $13.2M | $62K | 212:1 | 2024 |
| 18 | Warner Music Group Corp. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1319161 | $15.9M | $83K | 191:1 | 2025 |
| 19 | Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality, Inc. Latest filing FY2023 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 884219 | $7.0M | $45K | 157:1 | 2023 |
| 20 | New Royal Holdco I Inc. Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1071255 | $5.4M | $35K | 155:1 | 2024 |
| 21 | DraftKings Holdings Inc. Latest filing FY2021 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1772757 | $14.0M | $102K | 137:1 | 2021 |
| 22 | Vail Resorts Inc Latest filing FY2024 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 812011 | $4.0M | $30K | 134:1 | 2024 |
| 23 | Rush Street Interactive, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1793659 | $6.9M | $76K | 91:1 | 2025 |
| 24 | Accel Entertainment, Inc. SEC EDGAR DEF 14A, CIK 1698991 | $3.6M | $53K | 67:1 | 2025 |
Latest filing: 10 of the 24 issuers above have no FY2025 filing on file, so their row shows their newest earlier year (see the FY column). They are ranked here beside FY2025 filers and each carries the marker; the Amusement & Recreation benchmark and the lead figures on this page use FY2025 filers only.
Amusement & Recreation median CEO pay $16.9M sits in the top third of SIC-2 industries (#1 of 63 by dollars). Open Six Flags Entertainment Corporation/NEW for the in-SIC filing next to this median, or compare every SIC on the Industries directory.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.