W FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #1 of 18 in industry

Wayfair Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $280.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $49,254 · Miscellaneous Retail.

Miscellaneous Retail peers All rankings
State
MA
Filing date
2026-03-31
Industry
Miscellaneous Retail
Industry rank
#1/18

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
5,702:1
Extreme (bar capped at 1000:1; actual ratio shown above)
CEO pay
$280.8M
Median worker
$49,254

Answer first

Wayfair Inc.'s FY2025 package ranks #2 of 1,423 complete filings on both CEO total ($280.8M) and pay ratio (5,702:1) this year.

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 $49,254. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-59 peer cohort (# 1 of 18, 100th percentile - top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Miscellaneous Retail companies.

Dollar rank
#2
$280.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#2
5,702:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
100th
top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Wayfair Inc. ranks nationally

Wayfair Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$280,847,068 Top 1% higher than 99% 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%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Below this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. 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

Wayfair Inc. vs. Miscellaneous Retail peers

CEO total pay ($280.8M) against pay ratio (5,702:1) for Wayfair Inc. (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 both073628702.8147257405.6220886108.4294514811.20:11495.6:12991.2:14486.8:15982.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Wayfair Inc., CEO total pay: 280847068 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 5702:1Wayfair Inc.Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc., CEO total pay: 15103545 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1341:1Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.FirstCash Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 15660957 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1131:1FirstCash Holdings, Inc.Bath & Body Works, Inc., CEO total pay: 7492204 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 780:1Bath & Body Works, Inc.Chewy, Inc., CEO total pay: 25721751 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 579:1Chewy, Inc.Signet Jewelers Ltd, CEO total pay: 12016187 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 449:1Signet Jewelers Ltd
Wayfair Inc. 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 Wayfair Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Wayfair 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
5,702:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+5696:1
from FY2024 6:1
CEO $ YoY
+99088%
$280.8M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Wayfair 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 $751K - $57,398 13:1 -
2023 $225K -70% $57,021 4:1 -9:1
2024 $283K +26% $49,158 6:1 +2:1
2025 $280.8M +99088% $49,254 5,702:1 +5696:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1616707, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Miscellaneous Retail

This Company's Ratio
5,702:1
Industry Median Ratio
94:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$280.8M
Companies in Industry
18
vs. Industry Median
Above
#1 of 18 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Miscellaneous Retail →

Wayfair Inc.: upper-tail Item 402(u) ratio

Wayfair Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 5,702:1 ranks #1 of 18 Miscellaneous Retail filers (100th percentile). the CEO earned 5702× the median employee ($49,254) in FY2025.

At $49,254 median worker pay (PAR-MED), the MEGA stamp means roughly 5702 years of median wages to match one CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$280.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

5,702:1

Outlier, top decile

Wayfair Inc. in the higher Miscellaneous Retail third

Wayfair Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 5,702:1 ranks #1 of 18 Miscellaneous Retail filers (100th percentile). 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; Wayfair Inc.'s $280.8M CEO total is above the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.

National dual ranks align at #2 / #2 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings. Open Miscellaneous Retail peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$280.8M
Median Employee Pay
$49,254
Pay Ratio
5,702:1
Filing Date
2026-03-31

Company Info

Ticker
W
CIK
1616707
Industry
Miscellaneous Retail
SIC Code
5961
State
MA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1616707, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Wayfair Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 5,702:1 ranks #1 of 18 Miscellaneous Retail filers (100th percentile).

Read with Wayfair 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 · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $247.6M (Δ $33.3M lighter vs Wayfair Inc.); MEGA · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.
Hut 8 Corp. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $239.9M (Δ $40.9M lighter vs Wayfair Inc.); MEGA · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.
Broadcom Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $205.3M (Δ $75.6M lighter vs Wayfair Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.
Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $165.0M (Δ $115.8M lighter vs Wayfair Inc.); MEGA · HIGH-MED vs this page's MEGA · OUTLIER · PAR-MED.
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (SIC 59 pole)

Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. stamps MEGA · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Wayfair Inc.'s MEGA filing.
National dual ranks · #2/#2

Wayfair Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #2 by CEO dollars and #2 by ratio under OUTLIER · MEGA.
Highest-paid CEOs · MEGA

Wayfair 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 Wayfair Inc. (CIK 1616707), 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.