Full report here => https://ips-dc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/executive_excess_2026_report.pdf
Highlights:
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna hauled in the largest compensation package in the Low-Wage 100, with $38.0 million – 765 times as much as the company’s $49,630 median pay.
Dishonorable Mentions for 2025 Category “Low-Wage 100” company
Widest pay ratio Lumentum CEO Michael Hurlston CEO pay $27.7 million Median pay $9,595
Pay ratio Lowest median wage Western Digital $9,595 Irving Tan $11.5 million Median pay $8,740
Highest CEO pay IBM CEO Arvind Krishna $38.0 million Median pay $49.630
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna hauled in the largest compensation package in the Low-Wage 100, with $38.0 million – 765 times as much as the company’s $49,630 median pay. Forty years ago, few would have imagined that this technology pioneer, renowned for providing well-paying, secure U.S. jobs, would one day rank among the Low-Wage 100. Today, IBM employs more people in India than in the United States.
Great read. Absolutely disgusting what IBM has done since King Gerstner came in 4-1-93.