SHAK FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #10 of 18 in industry

Shake Shack Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $7.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $22,312 · Eating & Drinking Places.

Eating & Drinking Places peers All rankings
State
NY
Filing date
2026-04-29
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
Industry rank
#10/18

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
323:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$7.2M
Median worker
$22,312

Answer first

Shake Shack Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $7.2M ranks #756 of 1,423 complete filings; its 323:1 pay ratio ranks #173. 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 $22,312. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-58 peer cohort (# 10 of 18, 50th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Eating & Drinking Places companies.

Dollar rank
#756
$7.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#173
323:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
50th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Shake Shack Inc. ranks nationally

Shake Shack Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$7,210,818 47th percentile higher than 47% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

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

Shake Shack Inc. vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers

CEO total pay ($7.2M) against pay ratio (323:1) for Shake Shack Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Eating & Drinking Places industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both2824287.04134491.45444695.86754900.18065104.5165.7:1233.6:1301.5:1369.4:1437.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Shake Shack Inc., CEO total pay: 7210818 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 323:1Shake Shack Inc.Bloomin' Brands, Inc., CEO total pay: 5494200 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 300:1Bloomin' Brands, Inc.Dine Brands Global, Inc., CEO total pay: 4644108 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 252:1Dine Brands Global, Inc.Wendy's Co, CEO total pay: 4628002 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 181:1Wendy's CoCava Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 3848858 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 179:1Cava Group, Inc.El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 3062506 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 178:1El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc.
Shake Shack Inc. vs. Eating & Drinking Places peers, plotted against the industry's $7.8M median CEO total and 425:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Eating & Drinking Places peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 18 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 58. 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 Shake Shack Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Shake Shack 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
323:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-254:1
from FY2024 577:1
CEO $ YoY
-45%
$7.2M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Shake Shack 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 $5.5M - $18,432 297:1 -
2022 $3.3M -39% $16,388 204:1 -93:1
2023 $3.6M +6.3% $21,454 166:1 -38:1
2024 $13.1M +269% $22,730 577:1 +411:1
2025 $7.2M -45% $22,312 323:1 -254:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1620533, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Eating & Drinking Places

This Company's Ratio
323:1
Industry Median Ratio
425:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$7.8M
This CEO's Pay
$7.2M
Companies in Industry
18
vs. Industry Median
Below
#10 of 18 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Eating & Drinking Places →

Shake Shack Inc.: HIGH · HEAVY pay ratio

Shake Shack Inc.'s 323:1 ratio ranks #173 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). the CEO earned 323× the median employee ($22,312) in FY2025.

Median employee $22,312 (LOW-MED); HIGH · HEAVY stamps put about 323 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$7.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

323:1

Elevated vs. peers

Shake Shack Inc. in the higher-ratio third

Shake Shack Inc.'s 323:1 ratio ranks #173 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Eating & Drinking Places (SIC 58) median ratio is 425:1 across 18 FY2025 filers; Shake Shack Inc.'s $7.2M CEO total is at or below the $7.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #756 and ratio rank #173 split - treat 323:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Eating & Drinking Places peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$7.2M
Median Employee Pay
$22,312
Pay Ratio
323:1
Filing Date
2026-04-29

Company Info

Ticker
SHAK
CIK
1620533
Industry
Eating & Drinking Places
SIC Code
5810
State
NY
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1620533, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Shake Shack Inc.'s 323:1 ratio ranks #173 of 1,423 FY2025 complete filings (higher third by ratio).

Read with Shake Shack Inc.

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

Progyny, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.2M (Δ $10K heavier vs Shake Shack Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.2M (Δ $12K heavier vs Shake Shack Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Mimedx Group, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.2M (Δ $19K heavier vs Shake Shack Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
EnerSys · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $7.2M (Δ $19K heavier vs Shake Shack Inc.); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · HEAVY · LOW-MED.
Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (SIC 58 pole)

Bloomin' Brands, Inc. stamps HIGH · MID$ nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Shake Shack Inc.'s HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #756/#173

Shake Shack Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #756 by CEO dollars and #173 by ratio under HEAVY · HIGH.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Shake Shack Inc.'s HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Shake Shack Inc. (CIK 1620533), 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.