CEO Total Pay
$5.0M
FY2023 Summary Compensation, below median
SHOO FY2023 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A
Steven Madden, Ltd. CEO pay ratio
The CEO earned $5.0M in FY2023 against median worker pay of $32,136 · Leather.
- State
- DE
- Filing date
- 2024-04-10
- Industry
- Leather
- Fiscal year
- FY2023
Data updated August 2026
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
157:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$5.0M
Median worker
$32,136
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
Steven Madden, Ltd. reported a 157:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in FY2023 - at or below the Leather median of 204:1 across 3 filers.
Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Leather companies.
- Pay ratio
- 157:1
- FY2023 disclosed
- CEO total
- $5.0M
- Summary Compensation Table total
- Median worker
- $32,136
- Dodd-Frank median employee
CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2023
A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Steven Madden, Ltd.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →
Filing-year trail · Steven Madden, Ltd.
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
- 157:1
- FY2023
- vs prior FY
- -154:1
- from FY2022 311:1
- CEO $ YoY
- -34%
- $5.0M latest
- Filings shown
- 3
- FY2021–2023
| FY | CEO pay | Δ pay | Median worker | Pay ratio | Δ ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $7.6M | - | $25,726 | 294:1 | - |
| 2022 | $7.6M | +0.6% | $24,473 | 311:1 | +17:1 |
| 2023 | $5.0M | -34% | $32,136 | 157:1 | -154:1 |
Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 913241, FY2021–2023. Adjacent-year deltas only.
Industry Comparison - Leather
This Company's Ratio
157:1
Industry Median Ratio
204:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.8M
This CEO's Pay
$5.0M
Companies in Industry
3
vs. Industry Median
Below
Steven Madden, Ltd.: STEEP · MID$ pay ratio
Steven Madden, Ltd. disclosed 157:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $5.0M CEO total in FY2023. the CEO earned 157× the median employee ($32,136) in FY2023.
Median employee $32,136 (LOW-MED); STEEP · MID$ stamps put about 157 median-wage years per CEO year.
Pay Ratio
157:1
Elevated vs. peers
What FY2023 shows for Steven Madden, Ltd.
Steven Madden, Ltd. disclosed 157:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $5.0M CEO total in FY2023. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Leather (SIC 31) median ratio is 204:1 across 3 FY2025 filers; Steven Madden, Ltd.'s $5.0M CEO total is at or below the $10.8M industry median CEO pay.
Steven Madden, Ltd. stamps STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED; grant-date fair value (not realized pay) is what the DEF 14A reports. Open Leather peers.
Key Data, FY2023
- Total Compensation
- $5.0M
- Median Employee Pay
- $32,136
- Pay Ratio
- 157:1
- Filing Date
- 2024-04-10
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 913241, FY2023. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Steven Madden, Ltd. disclosed 157:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $5.0M CEO total in FY2023.
Read with Steven Madden, Ltd.
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.0M (Δ $2K lighter vs Steven Madden, Ltd.); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Fuller H B Co · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.1M (Δ $6K heavier vs Steven Madden, Ltd.); MID · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Heidrick & Struggles International Inc · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.0M (Δ $7K lighter vs Steven Madden, Ltd.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Encore Capital Group Inc · MID$
ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $5.0M (Δ $14K lighter vs Steven Madden, Ltd.); STEEP · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED.
Leather benchmark
Steven Madden, Ltd. stamps STEEP · MID$ · LOW-MED inside SIC 31 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
Pay-ratio rankings · STEEP
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Pay-equity trends · STEEP
Steven Madden, Ltd.'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 Steven Madden, Ltd. (CIK 913241), 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.