CDW FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #8 of 18 in industry

CDW Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $15.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $117,586 · Miscellaneous Retail.

Miscellaneous Retail peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-10
Industry
Miscellaneous Retail
Industry rank
#8/18

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
128:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$15.1M
Median worker
$117,586

Answer first

CDW Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $15.1M ranks #303 of 1,423 complete filings; its 128:1 pay ratio ranks #508. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $117,586. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-59 peer cohort (# 8 of 18, 61st percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Miscellaneous Retail companies.

Dollar rank
#303
$15.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#508
128:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
61st
above the industry median pay ratio

How CDW Corp ranks nationally

CDW Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$15,051,008 Top 21% higher than 79% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). This entry sits in this band. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

CDW Corp vs. Miscellaneous Retail peers

CEO total pay ($15.1M) against pay ratio (128:1) for CDW Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Miscellaneous Retail industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both1277739.04885023.88492308.512099593.215706877.934.5:159.0:183.5:1108.0:1132.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)CDW Corp, CEO total pay: 15051008 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 128:1CDW CorpCoupang, Inc., CEO total pay: 3209542 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 95:1Coupang, Inc.Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., CEO total pay: 11383528 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 92:1Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.Leslie's, Inc., CEO total pay: 2204800 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 53:1Leslie's, Inc.GigaCloud Technology Inc, CEO total pay: 1933609 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 48:1GigaCloud Technology IncTheRealReal, Inc., CEO total pay: 2117607 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 39:1TheRealReal, Inc.
CDW Corp vs. Miscellaneous Retail peers, plotted against the industry's $8.5M median CEO total and 94:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Miscellaneous Retail peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 18 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 59. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in CDW Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · CDW Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
128:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+34:1
from FY2024 94:1
CEO $ YoY
+50%
$15.1M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
CDW Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $8.9M - $103,536 86:1 -
2022 $11.1M +24% $107,403 103:1 +17:1
2023 $9.1M -18% $105,264 86:1 -17:1
2024 $10.0M +11% $106,900 94:1 +8:1
2025 $15.1M +50% $117,586 128:1 +34:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1402057, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Miscellaneous Retail

This Company's Ratio
128:1
Industry Median Ratio
94:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$15.1M
Companies in Industry
18
vs. Industry Median
Above
#8 of 18 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Miscellaneous Retail →

CDW Corp: MID · PEAK pay ratio

CDW Corp's FY2025 CEO total $15.1M ranks #303 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). the CEO earned 128× the median employee ($117,586) in FY2025.

Median employee $117,586 (HIGH-MED); MID · PEAK stamps put about 128 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$15.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

128:1

Near industry median

CDW Corp in the higher-dollar third

CDW Corp's FY2025 CEO total $15.1M ranks #303 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Miscellaneous Retail (SIC 59) median ratio is 94:1 across 18 FY2025 filers; CDW Corp's $15.1M CEO total is above the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #303 and ratio rank #508 split - treat 128:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Miscellaneous Retail peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$15.1M
Median Employee Pay
$117,586
Pay Ratio
128:1
Filing Date
2026-04-10

Company Info

Ticker
CDW
CIK
1402057
Industry
Miscellaneous Retail
SIC Code
5961
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1402057, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. CDW Corp's FY2025 CEO total $15.1M ranks #303 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars).

Read with CDW Corp

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

Csx Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.1M (Δ $482 lighter vs CDW Corp); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Mattel Inc /de/ · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.1M (Δ $12K heavier vs CDW Corp); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Optimum Communications, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.1M (Δ $13K heavier vs CDW Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
OneMain Holdings, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.1M (Δ $23K heavier vs CDW Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Coupang, Inc. (SIC 59 pole)

Coupang, Inc. stamps MID · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to CDW Corp's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #303/#508

CDW Corp's FY2025 package sits #303 by CEO dollars and #508 by ratio under PEAK · MID.
Comp structure · PEAK

CDW Corp's PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CDW Corp (CIK 1402057), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.