CHEF FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #12 of 12 in industry

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $22.0M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $57,246 · Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods.

Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-25
Industry
Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
Industry rank
#12/12

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
6:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$22.0M
Median worker
$57,246

Answer first

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $22.0M ranks #144 of 1,423 complete filings; its 6:1 pay ratio ranks #1333. 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 $57,246. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-51 peer cohort (# 12 of 12, 8th percentile - among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods companies.

Dollar rank
#144
$22.0M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1333
6:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
8th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. ranks nationally

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$21,961,898 Top 10% higher than 90% 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%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. vs. Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers

CEO total pay ($22.0M) against pay ratio (6:1) for Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both2690193.87737544.91278489617832247.122879598.20.0:132.9:165.8:198.6:1131.5:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., CEO total pay: 21961898 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 6:1Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.Hawkins Inc, CEO total pay: 3607894 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 39:1Hawkins IncAndersons, Inc., CEO total pay: 5493181 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 60:1Andersons, Inc.Mgp Ingredients Inc, CEO total pay: 5974150 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 70:1Mgp Ingredients IncWorld Kinect Corp, CEO total pay: 6467395 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 85:1World Kinect CorpVestis Corp, CEO total pay: 3954496 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 97:1Vestis Corp
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. vs. Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers, plotted against the industry's $7.0M median CEO total and 126:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 11 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 51. 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 Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Chefs' Warehouse, 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
6:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-3:1
from FY2024 9:1
CEO $ YoY
+279%
$22.0M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Chefs' Warehouse, 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 $6.4M - $44,780 4:1 -
2022 $5.1M -21% $45,320 3:1 -1:1
2023 $5.0M -1.2% $41,643 3:1 0:1
2024 $5.8M +15% $57,977 9:1 +6:1
2025 $22.0M +279% $57,246 6:1 -3:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1517175, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods

This Company's Ratio
6:1
Industry Median Ratio
126:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.0M
This CEO's Pay
$22.0M
Companies in Industry
12
vs. Industry Median
Below
#12 of 12 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods →

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 6:1 ranks #12 of 12 Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods filers (8th percentile). the CEO earned 6× the median employee ($57,246) in FY2025.

At $57,246 median worker pay, the FLOOR stamp is near pay-parity territory under PEAK CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$22.0M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

6:1

Below typical

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. in the lower Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods third

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 6:1 ranks #12 of 12 Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods filers (8th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods (SIC 51) median ratio is 126:1 across 12 FY2025 filers; Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s $22.0M CEO total is above the $7.0M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #144 and ratio rank #1333 split - treat 6:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$22.0M
Median Employee Pay
$57,246
Pay Ratio
6:1
Filing Date
2026-03-25

Company Info

Ticker
CHEF
CIK
1517175
Industry
Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods
SIC Code
5141
State
DE
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SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1517175, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 6:1 ranks #12 of 12 Wholesale — Non-Durable Goods filers (8th percentile).

Read with Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.

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

Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.9M (Δ $34K lighter vs Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Bristol Myers Squibb Co · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.9M (Δ $60K lighter vs Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's FLOOR · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Nrg Energy, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.8M (Δ $162K lighter vs Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's FLOOR · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Linde PLC · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.8M (Δ $184K lighter vs Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's FLOOR · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Hawkins Inc (SIC 51 pole)

Hawkins Inc stamps MODEST · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s FLOOR filing.
National dual ranks · #144/#1333

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #144 by CEO dollars and #1333 by ratio under PEAK · FLOOR.
Ratio primer · FLOOR

Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.'s FLOOR stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (CIK 1517175), 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.