John Schmidt compensation by year
CALERES Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $600,000 | $625,000 | $650,000 | $700,000 | $660,769 | $760,000 | $769,231 | $1,067,308 | $1,137,500 | $1,150,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $719,280 | $860,800 | $891,520 | $936,800 | $965,955 | $596,340 | $2,460,012 | $4,000,038 | $5,250,049 | $2,500,016 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $189,684 | $363,443 | $465,714 | $0 | $136,800 | $1,368,000 | $1,231,200 | $2,020,407 | $1,208,900 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $98,520 | $208,529 | $103,696 | $444,578 | $206,881 | $216,208 | $141,333 | $611,206 | $608,736 | $435,277 |
| All other | $6,879 | $18,267 | $1,500 | $8,515 | $8,688 | $13,295 | $16,390 | $105,564 | $91,054 | $58,637 |
| Total | $1,614,363 | $2,076,039 | $2,112,430 | $2,089,893 | $1,979,093 | $2,953,843 | $4,618,166 | $7,804,523 | $8,296,239 | $4,143,930 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: CALERES INC DEF 14A filed April 16, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-158809, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the CALERES INC filed document, accession 0001193125-26-158809. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 16, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 243,584 | $2,976,596 | — |
| PSU | 159,588 | $1,950,165 | — |
| RSU | 145,519 | $1,778,242 | — |
| RSU | 86,506 | $1,057,103 | — |
| RSU | 73,082 | $893,062 | — |
| RSU | 54,812 | $669,803 | — |
| RSU | 43,253 | $528,552 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in CALERES INC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
2 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 16, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | Grant or award derivative | — | 116,280 | $0.00 | 116,280 |
| 2026-06-08 | Grant or award | — | 190,549 | $0.00 | 605,389 |
The 2 most recent of 2 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
CALERES’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| John Schmidt · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,143,930 |
| Jack Calandra | Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,387,007 |
| Todd Hasty | Former Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer | $1,037,193 |
| Daniel Friedman | Chief Sourcing and Supply Chain Officer | $1,023,075 |
| Brian Costello | Division President--Famous Footwear | $979,659 |
| Willis Hill | Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer | $801,669 |
| Daniel Karpel | Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer | $418,624 |
Board service
CALERES board · FY2022–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: CALERES pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $160,000 in equity. As stated in CALERES's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
Executive · Technology and Digital Commerce
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