CEO Total Pay
$2.2M
FY2023 Summary Compensation, below median
BNED FY2023 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $2.2M in FY2023 against median worker pay of $7,215 · Miscellaneous Retail.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2024-05-15
- Industry
- Miscellaneous Retail
- Fiscal year
- FY2023
Data updated August 2026
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
299:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$2.2M
Median worker
$7,215
Latest filing FY2023. This company's newest DEF 14A on file is for FY2023, not FY2025, so the figures on this page are from that earlier year and are not ranked against the FY2025 industry benchmark. Industry pages mark issuers like this one with a "Latest filing" label.
Answer first
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. reported a 299:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2023 - above the Miscellaneous Retail median of 94:1 across 18 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Miscellaneous Retail companies.
- Pay ratio
- 299:1
- FY2023 disclosed
- CEO total
- $2.2M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $7,215
- Dodd-Frank median employee
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, FY2023
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2023. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).
- Latest ratio
- 299:1
- FY2023
- vs prior FY
- +23:1
- from FY2022 276:1
- CEO $ YoY
- -9.7%
- $2.2M latest
- Filings shown
- 3
- FY2021–2023
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $4.3M | - | $7,528 | 573:1 | - |
| 2022 | $2.4M | -45% | $8,640 | 276:1 | -297:1 |
| 2023 | $2.2M | -9.7% | $7,215 | 299:1 | +23:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1634117, FY2021–2023. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Miscellaneous Retail
This Company's Ratio
299:1
Industry Median Ratio
94:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.5M
This CEO's Pay
$2.2M
Companies in Industry
18
vs. Industry Median
Above
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.: STEEP · MID$ pay ratio
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. disclosed 299:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $2.2M CEO total in FY2023. the CEO earned 299× the median employee ($7,215) in FY2023.
Median employee $7,215 (LOW-MED); STEEP · MID$ stamps put about 299 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
299:1
Elevated vs. peers
What FY2023 shows for Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. disclosed 299:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $2.2M CEO total in FY2023. 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; Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s $2.2M CEO total is at or below the $8.5M industry median CEO pay.
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. stamps STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Miscellaneous Retail peers.
Key Data, FY2023
- Total Compensation
- $2.2M
- Median Employee Pay
- $7,215
- Pay Ratio
- 299:1
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-15
Company Info
- Ticker
- BNED
- CIK
- 1634117
- Industry
- Miscellaneous Retail
- SIC Code
- 5940
- State
- DE
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1634117, FY2023. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. disclosed 299:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $2.2M CEO total in FY2023.
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ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Insteel Industries Inc · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.1M (Δ $9K lighter vs Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Kronos Worldwide Inc · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.2M (Δ $18K heavier vs Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Roblox Corp · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.1M (Δ $19K lighter vs Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Chiron Real Estate Inc. · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $2.2M (Δ $26K heavier vs Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Miscellaneous Retail benchmark
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. stamps STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED inside SIC 59 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · STEEP
See where STEEP · MID$ packages sit on the national leaderboard after reading Barnes & Noble Education, Inc..
Pay-equity trends · STEEP
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.'s STEEP · LOW-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. (CIK 1634117), FY2023. 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.