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MSA Safety Executive Compensation (FY25)

MSA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Steven Blanco
Median of the other named officers
$1,254,384
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 8, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Steven Blanco: $4,242,990 → $6,430,363 (51.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.2% → 95.6% (1.6 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is MSA Safety's chief executive and what were they paid?
Steven Blanco, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $6,430,363 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Blanco's total moved 51.6% higher from the $4,242,990 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was MSA Safety's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 95.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 8, 2026.
Which companies are in MSA Safety's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Albany International Corp., Brady Corporation, Chart Industries, Inc., Enpro Inc. and ESCO Technologies Inc., among others.
What is MSA Safety's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 88:1, against median employee compensation of $72,980.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven Blanco
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Lee McChesney
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Stephanie Sciullo
Senior Vice President and President MSA Americas
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven Blanco
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Lee McChesney
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
David Howells
Senior Vice President and President MSA International
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Stephanie Sciullo
Senior Vice President and President MSA Americas
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Roda
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven Blanco
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
David Howells
Senior Vice President and President MSA International
◇—◇—◇◇◇— not reconciled
Stephanie Sciullo
Senior Vice President and President MSA Americas
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Richard Roda
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Lee McChesney
Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Elyse Brody
Executive Director Global FP&A and Strategy (Former Interim Chief Financial Officer)
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Julie Beck
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Elyse L. BrodyRSU◇——◇——◇
Elyse L. BrodyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Julie A. BeckRSU◇——◇——◇
Lee B. McChesneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Richard W. RodaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Stephanie L. SciulloPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Elyse BrodyPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
RSU◇=——
PSU◇=——
David HowellsPSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
RSU◇=——
Stephanie SciulloPSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
RSU◇=——
Julie BeckPSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
Lee McChesneyPSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
Steven BlancoPSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
Richard RodaRSU◇=——
RSU◇=——
PSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Nishan J. Vartanian
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Robert A. Bruggeworth
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
William R. Sperry
◇◇————◇
Luca Savi
◇◇————◇
Sandra L. Phillips
◇◇————◇
Gregory B. Jordan
◇◇————◇
William M. Lambert
◇◇————◇
Diane M. Pearse
◇◇————◇
Rebecca B. Roberts
◇—————◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock Awards.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Albany International Corp. AIN
  • Brady Corporation BRC
  • Chart Industries, Inc. GTLS
  • Enpro Inc. NPO
  • ESCO Technologies Inc. symbol not shown
  • Federal Signal Corporation FSS
  • Franklin Electric Co., Inc. FELE
  • Gentex Corporation GNTX
  • Graco Inc. GGG
  • IDEX Corporation IEX
  • ITT Inc. ITT
  • Littelfuse Inc. LFUS
  • Masimo Corporation MASI
  • Matthews International Corporation MATW
  • Nordson Corporation NDSN
  • Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. SSD
  • Standex International Corporation SXI
  • TriMas Corporation TRS
  • Watts Water Technologies, Inc. WTS
  • Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation ZWS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 8, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 13, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 10, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 12, 2023=◇◇◇
2020May 19, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 12, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 17, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 15, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 17, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 10, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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230 figures on this page: 207 cited to the filing that reported them, 23 calculated from figures it prints.
207 cited to the filing
23 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000066570-26-000014
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-125902
    COMPENSATION TABLES · Compensation of Directors · PAY RATIO DISCLOSURE
  3. 0000066570-25-000021
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000066570-24-000026
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0000066570-23-000019
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000066570-21-000026
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000066570-20-000018
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000066570-19-000028
    Item 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
  9. 0000066570-18-000021
    Item 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
  10. 0000066570-17-000032
    Item 5.07. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
  11. 0000066570-16-000084
    Item 5.07 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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Peers MSA Safety discloses

The companies named in MSA's own disclosed peer group.

Albany International Corp.Brady CorporationChart Industries, Inc.Enpro Inc.Federal Signal CorporationFranklin Electric Co., Inc.Gentex CorporationGraco Inc.IDEX CorporationITT Inc.Littelfuse Inc.Masimo CorporationMatthews International CorporationNordson CorporationSimpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.Standex International CorporationTriMas CorporationWatts Water Technologies, Inc.Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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