Joseph Ruzynski is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Franklin Electric Co Inc (FELE). The company reported total compensation of $5,072,064 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $900,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,624,984 |
| Option awards | $875,116 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $558,900 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $113,064 |
| Total | $5,072,064 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Franklin Electric Co Inc filed March 25, 2026, accession 0000038725-26-000017.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | $900,000 | $0 | $2,624,984 | $875,116 | $558,900 | $0 | $113,064 | $5,072,064 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | $450,000 | $250,000 | $3,937,531 | $1,312,536 | $407,700 | — | $42,212 | $6,399,979 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Franklin Electric Co Inc.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $10,453,097 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-5,381,032 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 6th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 16 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Franklin Electric Co Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Ruzynski this page | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | $5,072,064 |
| Jennifer Wolfenbarger | VP, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | $1,703,946 |
| Jonathan Grandon | VP, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $1,486,162 |
| DeLancey Davis | VP and President, Headwater Companies | $1,450,025 |
| Gregory Levine | VP and President, Global Water | $1,431,471 |
| Russell Fleeger | Former Interim Chief Financial Officer | $524,137 |
| Jeffery Taylor | Former VP, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | $218,822 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Franklin Electric Co Inc compensation brief.
Joseph Ruzynski's compensation sits inside Franklin Electric Co Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.