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Williams Sonoma Executive Compensation (FY25)

WSM · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Laura Alber
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 18, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee

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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Laura Alber: $27,692,374 → $33,297,422 (20.2% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 86.0% → 84.0% (2.0 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 1,062:1 → 1,335:1 (25.7% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Williams Sonoma's chief executive and what were they paid?
Laura Alber, Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer, received $33,297,422 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $27,692,374 reported for fiscal 2024, Alber's total was 20.2% higher.
What was Williams Sonoma's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 84.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 18, 2026.
Which companies are in Williams Sonoma's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Bath & Body Works, Inc., Capri Holdings Limited, eBay Inc., Levi Strauss & Co and Lululemon Athletica Inc., among others.
What is Williams Sonoma's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 1,335:1, against median employee compensation of $24,943.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Laura Alber
Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer
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Jeff Howie
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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David King
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
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Karalyn Yearout
Executive Vice President, Chief Talent Officer
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Laura Alber
Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer
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Monica Bhargava
President, Pottery Barn Brand
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Karalyn Yearout
Executive Vice President, Chief Talent Officer
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Laura Alber
Director, President, and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeff Howie
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Monica Bhargava
President, Pottery Barn Brand
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Karalyn Yearout
Executive Vice President, Chief Talent Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David King
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
David KingPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
David KingRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeff HowieRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeff HowiePSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Karalyn YearoutPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Karalyn YearoutRSU◇——◇——◇
Laura AlberRSU◇——◇——◇
Laura AlberPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Monica BhargavaPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Monica BhargavaRSU◇——◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
David KingPSU◇◇——
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Monica BhargavaRSU◇◇——
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Karalyn YearoutRSU◇◇——
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Laura AlberRSU◇◇——
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Jeff HowieRSU◇◇——
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Dahnke
Board chair
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Frits van Paasschen
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Anne Finucane
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William Ready
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Andrew Campion
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Esi Eggleston Bracey
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Arianna Huffington
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Laura Alber and Brigitte Lacombe served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Bath & Body Works, Inc. BBWI
  • Capri Holdings Limited CPRI
  • eBay Inc. EBAY
  • Levi Strauss & Co LEVI
  • Lululemon Athletica Inc. LULU
  • PVH Corp. PVH
  • Ralph Lauren Corporation RL
  • Tapestry, Inc. TPR
  • The Gap, Inc. GAP
  • Ulta Beauty, Inc. ULTA
  • V.F. Corporation VFC
  • Wayfair Inc. W

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 18, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 11, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 29, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 31, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 1, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 2, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 3, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 5, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 30, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 31, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 2, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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264 figures on this page: 253 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
253 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000719955-26-000164
  2. 0000719955-26-000109
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001628280-25-031294
  4. 0001628280-25-020659
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001628280-24-026073
  6. 0001628280-24-016458
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001628280-23-020885
  8. 0001628280-22-016215
  9. 0001628280-21-011683
  10. 0001193125-20-164672
  11. 0001193125-19-169340
  12. 0001193125-18-181808
  13. 0001193125-17-193028
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-16-612652
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Peers Williams Sonoma discloses

The companies named in WSM's own disclosed peer group.

Bath & Body Works, Inc.Capri Holdings LimitedeBay Inc.Levi Strauss & CoLululemon Athletica Inc.PVH Corp.Ralph Lauren CorporationTapestry, Inc.The Gap, Inc.Ulta Beauty, Inc.V.F. CorporationWayfair Inc.

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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