CEO Total Pay
$9.4M
FY2025 Summary Compensation
KSS
FY2025 data Public-data reference. official source
KOHLS Corp
Data updated July 2026
Open-data reference.
General Merchandise Stores · WI · FY2025
CEO-to-Worker Pay Ratio
593:1
Extreme (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO Pay
$9.4M
Median Worker
$15,859
A component-level pay breakdown (salary, bonus, equity, perks, pension) is not reported in KOHLS Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. Only the CEO-to-median-worker ratio is required under Dodd-Frank §953(b); see our methodology for what each filing does and doesn't disclose.
KOHLS Corp, a general merchandise stores company, reported a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 593:1 in FY2025. The CEO received total compensation of $9.4M, while the median employee earned $15,859 annually. This is below the General Merchandise Stores industry median of 767:1 across 8 companies. Data sourced from SEC EDGAR proxy (DEF 14A) filings.
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in KOHLS Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Industry Comparison - General Merchandise Stores
This Company's Ratio
593:1
Industry Median Ratio
767:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$14.4M
This CEO's Pay
$9.4M
Companies in Industry
8
vs. Industry Median
Below
Pay-Ratio Rank in Industry
#6 of 8
Understanding This Pay Ratio
KOHLS Corp's CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 593:1 means that the CEO earned 593 times more than the company's median employee in FY2025.
The median employee at KOHLS Corp earned $15,859 annually. At that wage, it would take a median employee approximately 593 years to earn what the CEO earned in a single year.
Why cross-company pay-ratio comparisons need caution
SEC rules let each company choose its own methodology for identifying the "median employee" (measurement date, statistical sampling, whether part-time pay is annualized, and a de minimis exemption for up to 5% of non-U.S. employees), so a higher ratio doesn't automatically mean less-fair pay practices, it can also reflect workforce mix (a large offshore, outsourced, or part-time-heavy workforce lowers the reported median and raises the ratio for reasons unrelated to CEO compensation itself).
Pay Ratio
593:1
Outlier, top decile
What This 2025 Filing Tells Us About KOHLS Corp
According to the 2025 DEF 14A proxy statement filed with the SEC, KOHLS Corp (KSS, CIK 885639) reported the CEO's total compensation at $9.4M. The proxy statement's structured pay-ratio disclosure reports this total but does not break it down by salary, bonus, equity, or other components. The median employee at the firm, the reference point mandated by Section 953(b) of the Dodd-Frank Act, earned $15,859 over the same fiscal year, producing the headline CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 593:1 that this page tracks.
KOHLS Corp operates in the General Merchandise Stores sector and is headquartered in WI. Across the General Merchandise Stores industry (SIC 53), 8 SEC-reporting companies disclosed pay ratios in FY2025, with a median of 767:1 and an average of 874:1. Median industry CEO pay was $14.4M, so KOHLS Corp's $9.4M sits at or below that typical figure.
This proxy was filed on 2026-04-10; all figures on this page come directly from that public filing and can be verified against the DEF 14A on the SEC EDGAR system.
What these SEC numbers do and do not include
Total compensation reported under Item 402 of Regulation S-K reflects grant-date fair value for equity awards, not realized pay, so a CEO may eventually cash in more, or less, depending on stock performance and vesting. The pay ratio itself is calculated against a single median employee chosen under rules that allow statistical sampling, and companies may update methodology year to year.
Key Data, FY2025
- CEO
- Not disclosed
- Total Compensation
- $9.4M
- Median Employee Pay
- $15,859
- Pay Ratio
- 593:1
- Filing Date
- 2026-04-10
Company Info
- Ticker
- KSS
- CIK
- 885639
- Industry
- General Merchandise Stores
- SIC Code
- 5311
- State
- WI
Data Source: This data is sourced from SEC EDGAR proxy statement (DEF 14A) filings. PlainCEOPay provides this publicly available information for informational purposes only. Not investment or financial advice. Verify with official SEC filings at sec.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the CEO pay ratio at KOHLS Corp? ▼
KOHLS Corp's CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 593:1. The CEO earned $9.4M in FY2025, while the median employee earned $15,859.
How much does KOHLS Corp's CEO earn? ▼
The CEO of KOHLS Corp (KSS) earned total compensation of $9.4M in fiscal year 2025, according to SEC proxy filings.
How does KOHLS Corp's pay ratio compare to its industry? ▼
KOHLS Corp's pay ratio of 593:1 is below the General Merchandise Stores industry median of 767:1. The industry has 8 companies reporting pay ratios. By pay ratio, KOHLS Corp ranks #6 of 8 companies in General Merchandise Stores (38th percentile).
Where does KOHLS Corp's CEO pay data come from? ▼
All executive compensation data is sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statement filings. Companies are required by the Dodd-Frank Act to disclose CEO-to-median-worker pay ratios annually. PlainCEOPay aggregates this publicly available data for easy comparison.
What is included in the CEO's total compensation? ▼
PlainCEOPay reports the CEO total-compensation figure disclosed with the company's pay-ratio filing. The current dataset does not extract its underlying Summary Compensation Table line items, so this page does not provide a salary, bonus, equity, or other-component breakdown.
How long would it take a median KOHLS Corp employee to earn the CEO's pay? ▼
At a median salary of $15,859, it would take the typical KOHLS Corp employee approximately 593 years to earn what the CEO earned in a single year ($9.4M in FY2025).
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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