BURL FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #2 of 8 in industry

Burlington Stores, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $17.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $10,827 · General Merchandise Stores.

General Merchandise Stores peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-02
Industry
General Merchandise Stores
Industry rank
#2/8

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
1,584:1
Extreme (bar capped at 1000:1; actual ratio shown above)
CEO pay
$17.1M
Median worker
$10,827

Answer first

Burlington Stores, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $17.1M ranks #227 of 1,423 complete filings; its 1,584:1 pay ratio ranks #18. 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 $10,827. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-53 peer cohort (# 2 of 8, 88th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all General Merchandise Stores companies.

Dollar rank
#227
$17.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#18
1,584:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
88th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Burlington Stores, Inc. ranks nationally

Burlington Stores, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$17,149,564 Top 16% higher than 84% 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

Burlington Stores, Inc. vs. General Merchandise Stores peers

CEO total pay ($17.1M) against pay ratio (1,584:1) for Burlington Stores, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the General Merchandise Stores industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both8412559.813867609.219322658.524777707.830232757.1532.3:1866.1:11200:11533.8:11867.7:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Burlington Stores, Inc., CEO total pay: 17149564 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1584:1Burlington Stores, Inc.Five Below, Inc, CEO total pay: 10809474 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1807:1Five Below, IncWalmart Inc., CEO total pay: 29240930 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 958:1Walmart Inc.Dollar Tree, Inc., CEO total pay: 14770954 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 911:1Dollar Tree, Inc.BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 16678036 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 622:1BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.KOHLS Corp, CEO total pay: 9404387 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 593:1KOHLS Corp
Burlington Stores, Inc. vs. General Merchandise Stores peers, plotted against the industry's $14.4M median CEO total and 767:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among General Merchandise Stores peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 8 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 53. 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 Burlington Stores, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Burlington Stores, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
1,584:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+275:1
from FY2024 1,309:1
CEO $ YoY
+11%
$17.1M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Burlington Stores, 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
2022 $12.8M - $12,427 1,032:1 -
2023 $13.9M +8.1% $12,116 1,144:1 +112:1
2024 $15.4M +11% $11,768 1,309:1 +165:1
2025 $17.1M +11% $10,827 1,584:1 +275:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1579298, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - General Merchandise Stores

This Company's Ratio
1,584:1
Industry Median Ratio
767:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$14.4M
This CEO's Pay
$17.1M
Companies in Industry
8
vs. Industry Median
Above
#2 of 8 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in General Merchandise Stores →

Burlington Stores, Inc.: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Burlington Stores, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1,584:1 ranks #2 of 8 General Merchandise Stores filers (88th percentile). the CEO earned 1584× the median employee ($10,827) in FY2025.

At $10,827 median worker pay (LOW-MED), the MEGA stamp means roughly 1584 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$17.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

1,584:1

Outlier, top decile

Burlington Stores, Inc. in the higher General Merchandise Stores third

Burlington Stores, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1,584:1 ranks #2 of 8 General Merchandise Stores filers (88th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. General Merchandise Stores (SIC 53) median ratio is 767:1 across 8 FY2025 filers; Burlington Stores, Inc.'s $17.1M CEO total is above the $14.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #227 and ratio rank #18 split - treat 1,584:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open General Merchandise Stores peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$17.1M
Median Employee Pay
$10,827
Pay Ratio
1,584:1
Filing Date
2026-04-02

Company Info

Ticker
BURL
CIK
1579298
Industry
General Merchandise Stores
SIC Code
5311
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1579298, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Burlington Stores, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1,584:1 ranks #2 of 8 General Merchandise Stores filers (88th percentile).

Read with Burlington Stores, Inc.

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

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.2M (Δ $49K heavier vs Burlington Stores, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Upwork, Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.1M (Δ $55K lighter vs Burlington Stores, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
PACS Group, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.1M (Δ $78K lighter vs Burlington Stores, Inc.); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Iron Mountain Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $17.0M (Δ $102K lighter vs Burlington Stores, Inc.); HIGH · LOW-MED vs this page's MEGA · PEAK · LOW-MED.
Five Below, Inc (SIC 53 pole)

Five Below, Inc stamps MEGA · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Burlington Stores, Inc.'s MEGA filing.
National dual ranks · #227/#18

Burlington Stores, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #227 by CEO dollars and #18 by ratio under PEAK · MEGA.
Highest-paid CEOs · MEGA

Burlington Stores, Inc.'s MEGA stamp is in the upper tail - the highest-paid list shows how dollar packages and ratios diverge.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Burlington Stores, Inc. (CIK 1579298), 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.