WD FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #15 of 29 in industry

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $15.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $169,308 · Non-Depository Credit.

Non-Depository Credit peers All rankings
State
MD
Filing date
2026-04-01
Industry
Non-Depository Credit
Industry rank
#15/29

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
92:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$15.5M
Median worker
$169,308

Answer first

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $15.5M ranks #285 of 1,423 complete filings; its 92:1 pay ratio ranks #684. 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 $169,308. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-61 peer cohort (# 15 of 29, 52nd percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Non-Depository Credit companies.

Dollar rank
#285
$15.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#684
92:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
52nd
above the industry median pay ratio

How Walker & Dunlop, Inc. ranks nationally

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$15,500,252 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

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

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. vs. Non-Depository Credit peers

CEO total pay ($15.5M) against pay ratio (92:1) for Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Non-Depository Credit industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both4409987.27314580.310219173.513123766.716028359.861.8:179.4:197:1114.6:1132.2:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Walker & Dunlop, Inc., CEO total pay: 15500252 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 92:1Walker & Dunlop, Inc.Pra Group Inc, CEO total pay: 4938095 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 89:1Pra Group IncSLM Corp, CEO total pay: 11261733 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 102:1SLM CorpOpen Lending Corp, CEO total pay: 11345620 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 65:1Open Lending CorpBread Financial Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 11945916 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 129:1Bread Financial Holdings, Inc.
Walker & Dunlop, Inc. vs. Non-Depository Credit peers, plotted against the industry's $10.6M median CEO total and 92:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Non-Depository Credit peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 26 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 61. 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 Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Walker & Dunlop, 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
92:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+45:1
from FY2024 47:1
CEO $ YoY
+105%
$15.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Walker & Dunlop, 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 $7.6M - $150,605 50:1 -
2022 $4.8M -37% $165,206 29:1 -21:1
2023 $4.8M +1% $145,770 33:1 +4:1
2024 $7.6M +57% $161,699 47:1 +14:1
2025 $15.5M +105% $169,308 92:1 +45:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1497770, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Non-Depository Credit

This Company's Ratio
92:1
Industry Median Ratio
92:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.6M
This CEO's Pay
$15.5M
Companies in Industry
29
vs. Industry Median
Below
#15 of 29 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Non-Depository Credit →

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.: MID · PEAK pay ratio

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $15.5M ranks #285 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). the CEO earned 92× the median employee ($169,308) in FY2025.

Median employee $169,308 (ELITE-MED); MID · PEAK stamps put about 92 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$15.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

92:1

Near industry median

Walker & Dunlop, Inc. in the higher-dollar third

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $15.5M ranks #285 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Non-Depository Credit (SIC 61) median ratio is 92:1 across 29 FY2025 filers; Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s $15.5M CEO total is above the $10.6M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #285 and ratio rank #684 split - treat 92:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Non-Depository Credit peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$15.5M
Median Employee Pay
$169,308
Pay Ratio
92:1
Filing Date
2026-04-01

Company Info

Ticker
WD
CIK
1497770
Industry
Non-Depository Credit
SIC Code
6199
State
MD
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1497770, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total $15.5M ranks #285 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars).

Read with Walker & Dunlop, Inc.

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 · ELITE-MED.

Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.5M (Δ $1K heavier vs Walker & Dunlop, Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Quest Diagnostics Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.5M (Δ $21K heavier vs Walker & Dunlop, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Exelon Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.5M (Δ $43K heavier vs Walker & Dunlop, Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.5M (Δ $43K lighter vs Walker & Dunlop, Inc.); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Pra Group Inc (SIC 61 pole)

Pra Group Inc stamps MID · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #285/#684

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #285 by CEO dollars and #684 by ratio under PEAK · MID.
Comp structure · PEAK

Walker & Dunlop, Inc.'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 Walker & Dunlop, Inc. (CIK 1497770), 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.