Shearman & Sterling LLP 87 | CEO Pay Ratio
Pay Ratios
Less than 100:1
100:1 – 199:1
200:1 – 299:1
300:1 – 399:1
400:1 – 499:1
500:1 – 699:1
700:1 – 899:1
Over 900:1
74
of the Top 100 Companies used the same median employee
as the prior year
The CEO pay ratio rules permit companies to use the same
median employee for up to three years. This year we saw
an increase in pay ratios above 400:1; however, most CEO
pay ratios remained below 400:1.
2022 represented the fifth proxy season that companies
were required to disclose the ratio of CEO pay to pay
of the median employee.
31
6
22
14
7
5
3
12
Data
CEO Pay Ratio
