Updated April 2026 · SEC DEF 14A data
Internet Retail, CEO Pay Comparison
CEOs in the Internet Retail sector earn an average of $40.0M per year across 1 tracked public companies. The average CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 1143:1, and the average say-on-pay shareholder vote approval is 96.6%.
1 companies tracked · sector rank #1 of 99 for average compensation
Internet Retail covers 1 U.S. public companies in our SEC proxy-statement dataset. Average CEO compensation in the industry runs $40.0M, with a median of $40.0M — the spread between mean and median is wide because a handful of mega-cap firms pull the average well above the median. Average CEO-to-worker pay ratio in Internet Retail is 1143x, with average say-on-pay approval of 97%. The highest-paid CEO in the industry is at Amazon, with total compensation of $40.0M.
Industry-level CEO pay analysis is most useful for peer-group comparisons. Compensation committees explicitly select peer groups when setting CEO pay, so cross-industry comparisons need to control for the peer-group structure that drives the underlying decisions.
What Internet Retail Pay Looks Like
$40.0M places this industry at the top of the U.S. CEO compensation distribution — rank 1 of 99 sectors tracked here. At this level, equity awards typically dominate the package, and a single mega-grant of restricted stock or performance share units routinely accounts for two-thirds or more of the headline number.
A 1143:1 average ratio means the typical Internet Retail CEO earns roughly 1,143 times what their median worker takes home. Ratios in this range almost always reflect a workforce skewed toward part-time, hourly, or seasonal positions, which is the dominant pattern in retail, hospitality, and some food-service sectors.
An average say-on-pay approval of 96.6% is exceptionally strong. Shareholders are aligned with the compensation committee's choices and proxy advisors are not flagging the sector at the company level. Pay-for-Performance grades are mixed in Internet Retail: roughly 0% A, 0% F, with the remainder split between B, C, and D. Outcomes vary by individual company governance rather than a sector-wide pattern.
Highest Paid CEOs in Internet Retail
How Internet Retail Stacks Up Against Other Sectors
Across the 99 sectors tracked by CEOPayWatch, Internet Retail ranks #1 in average CEO compensation and #1 in average CEO-to-worker pay ratio. Sector-level rankings are computed from the same SEC-disclosed Summary Compensation Table figures used on individual company profiles, so the rank reflects where this industry's median pay package sits in the live distribution rather than a stale annual snapshot. The cross-sector average compensation is $12.2M, which puts Internet Retail $27.8M above the typical industry baseline.
The dispersion within an industry frequently matters more than the cross-sector ranking. A sector can have a high average compensation driven by two or three mega-pay outliers while the median company is paid modestly. The companies listed above show the top of the pay distribution for Internet Retail; the full company list further down shows the broader distribution. Both lists link to individual company profiles where the source DEF 14A on SEC EDGAR is one click away.
All Internet Retail Companies
How These Sector Numbers Are Calculated
The Internet Retail averages and medians on this page are simple unweighted statistics across the 1 companies CEOPayWatch tracks in the sector. Average and median compensation come from each company's most recent reported total comp in its DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table. Average pay ratio comes from each company's Item 402(u) disclosure. Average say-on-pay approval is the most recent vote share reported in each company's 8-K following its annual meeting. The Pay-for-Performance Grade distribution is computed at the company level from the four-factor composite documented on the methodology page. Authoritative governance context for shareholder votes comes from Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis frameworks.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do Internet Retail CEOs earn?
Average CEO total compensation in Internet Retail is $40.0M, with a median of $40.0M across 1 tracked public companies. $40.0M places this industry at the top of the U.S. CEO compensation distribution — rank 1 of 99 sectors tracked here. At this level, equity awards typically dominate the package, and a single mega-grant of restricted stock or performance share units routinely accounts for two-thirds or more of the headline number.
What is the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio in Internet Retail?
Internet Retail reports an average CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio of 1143:1. A 1143:1 average ratio means the typical Internet Retail CEO earns roughly 1,143 times what their median worker takes home. Ratios in this range almost always reflect a workforce skewed toward part-time, hourly, or seasonal positions, which is the dominant pattern in retail, hospitality, and some food-service sectors. The pay-ratio number is required disclosure under SEC Regulation S-K Item 402(u).
Do shareholders approve of Internet Retail CEO pay packages?
Average say-on-pay shareholder approval in Internet Retail is 96.6%. An average say-on-pay approval of 96.6% is exceptionally strong. Shareholders are aligned with the compensation committee's choices and proxy advisors are not flagging the sector at the company level.
Where does the Internet Retail pay data come from?
Every figure on this page is sourced from public SEC DEF 14A proxy statements filed annually with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Summary Compensation Table inside each filing is the authoritative document, available on the SEC EDGAR system at https://www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml. Pay-ratio disclosure follows Regulation S-K Item 402(u). Say-on-pay vote totals come from each company's 8-K filed within four business days of the annual meeting.
How does Internet Retail compare to other sectors?
Among the 99 sectors CEOPayWatch tracks, Internet Retail ranks #1 in average CEO compensation and #1 in average pay ratio. Compensation in the sector runs $27.8M above the cross-sector average of $12.2M.
Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, DEF 14A proxy filings via EDGAR. Public domain.
Last updated 2026-04-06 · 1 companies in the Internet Retail sector.