MSA Safety (MSA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Steven C. Blanco, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.4M in 2025, up 52% from $4.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 88:1, on median employee pay of $72,980.

Filed
March 26, 2026
Annual meeting
May 8, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$6.4M+52% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
88:1median $72,980
CEO pay in equity
64%$4.1M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO 2025 Total Pay
$6,430,363Reported in summary compensation table
Pay Ratio
88:1CEO to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$72,980Annual total compensation
Say on Pay Support
97.2%Prior year advisory vote

How Blanco was paid

$6.4M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary15%Stock awards64%Non-equity incentive12%Pension and deferred comp8%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Steven C. BlancoPresident and Chief Executive Officer$6,430,363
Julie A. BeckSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$664,051
Stephanie L. SciulloSenior Vice President and President MSA Americas$1,717,937
David J. HowellsSenior Vice President and President MSA International$2,069,216
Richard W. RodaVice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer$1,425,138
Elyse L. BrodyExecutive Director Global FP&A and Strategy$1,110,785
Lee B. McChesneyFormer Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$1,397,983

What changed and why

  • $6.4MSteven C. Blanco received total compensation of $6,430,363 in 2025, compared to $4,242,990 in 2024.
  • 97.2%In 2025, shareholders voted in favor of executive compensation with 97.2% support.
  • 10MThe company completed the full calendar year with zero Lost Time Incidents across more than 10 million hours worked.
  • The estimated CEO to median employee pay ratio was 88 to 1.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.