CAL FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A

Caleres Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $4.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $20,313 · Leather.

Leather peers All rankings
State
NY
Filing date
2026-04-16
Industry
Leather
Fiscal year
FY2025

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
204:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$4.1M
Median worker
$20,313

Answer first

Caleres Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $4.1M ranks #992 of 1,423 complete filings; its 204:1 pay ratio ranks #312. 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 $20,313. Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Leather companies.

Dollar rank
#992
$4.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#312
204:1 of 1,423
Median worker
$20,313
Dodd-Frank median employee

How Caleres Inc ranks nationally

Caleres Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$4,143,930 30th percentile higher than 30% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $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

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

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

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

Filing-year trail · Caleres Inc

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
204:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-74:1
from FY2024 278:1
CEO $ YoY
-50%
$4.1M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Caleres Inc 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 $10.2M - $24,453 417:1 -
2022 $4.6M -55% $29,795 155:1 -262:1
2023 $7.8M +69% $29,902 261:1 +106:1
2024 $8.3M +6.3% $29,843 278:1 +17:1
2025 $4.1M -50% $20,313 204:1 -74:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 14707, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Leather

This Company's Ratio
204:1
Industry Median Ratio
204:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.8M
This CEO's Pay
$4.1M
Companies in Industry
3
vs. Industry Median
Below
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Caleres Inc: STEEP · MID$ pay ratio

Caleres Inc's 204:1 ratio ranks #312 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 204× the median employee ($20,313) in FY2025.

Median employee $20,313 (LOW-MED); STEEP · MID$ stamps put about 204 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$4.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

204:1

Elevated vs. peers

Caleres Inc in the higher-ratio third

Caleres Inc's 204:1 ratio ranks #312 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Leather (SIC 31) median ratio is 204:1 across 3 FY2025 filers; Caleres Inc's $4.1M CEO total is at or below the $10.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #992 and ratio rank #312 split - treat 204:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Leather peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$4.1M
Median Employee Pay
$20,313
Pay Ratio
204:1
Filing Date
2026-04-16

Company Info

Ticker
CAL
CIK
14707
Industry
Leather
SIC Code
3140
State
NY
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 14707, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Caleres Inc's 204:1 ratio ranks #312 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

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

NUSCALE POWER Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.1M (Δ $4K heavier vs Caleres Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Cathay General Bancorp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.2M (Δ $9K heavier vs Caleres Inc); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Entravision Communications Corp · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.1M (Δ $19K lighter vs Caleres Inc); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Schrodinger, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $4.1M (Δ $19K lighter vs Caleres Inc); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Leather benchmark

Caleres Inc stamps STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED inside SIC 31 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
National dual ranks · #992/#312

Caleres Inc's FY2025 package sits #992 by CEO dollars and #312 by ratio under MID$ · STEEP.
Pay-equity trends · STEEP

Caleres Inc's STEEP · LOW-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Caleres Inc (CIK 14707), 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.