The Advisors' Blog

– Broc Romanek

During the keynote of our recent “Proxy Disclosure/Executive Compensation Conference,” Steven Clifford noted that the pay ratio in the US military is less than 5:1. And this Labrador blog covers our conference including these pay ratio stats:

– Average ratio for S&P 500 companies was 160:1
– For the Fortune 1000, it was 158:1
– For the Russell 3000, it was 71:1
– Median employee pay was $69,000 for S&P500 versus $108,000 for the tech industry
– Highest ratios were in retail, consumer discretionary and consumer staples and materials
– Lowest ratios were in financials, healthcare and utilities
– 19% of the Russell 3000 provided some sort of supplemental pay disclosure such as adjusted workforce, full-time only employees used to find median or adjusted CEO pay due to one-time awards
– Some companies noted a low pay ratio this year due to caveats to prepare for higher ratios in the future