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Matthew R Shay

PRESIDENT AND CEO at NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION INC · DC

$8.4M
Peak Total Compensation
8
Years Tracked
112x
vs. Median Household

Matthew R Shay has appeared in compensation disclosures over 8 years of available data (2017–2025). Total compensation changed from $3,344,126 to $8,395,435 - a 151.1% increase.

Peak total compensation of $8,395,435 equals 112x the median U.S. household income ($75,000).

Compensation History

Year-by-Year Detail

Year Organization Title Compensation Other Total
2025 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION INC PRESIDENT AND CEO $7,280,735 $1,114,700 $8,395,435
2023 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION INC PRESIDENT AND CEO $4,416,170 $918,450 $5,334,620
2022 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION INC PRESIDENT AND CEO $6,033,480 $808,163 $6,841,643
2021 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION INC PRESIDENT AND CEO $3,864,338 $703,930 $4,568,268
2020 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION INC PRESIDENT AND CEO $3,913,714 $532,138 $4,445,852
2019 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION INC PRESIDENT AND CEO $4,092,465 $167,260 $4,259,725
2018 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION INC PRESIDENT & CEO $3,028,987 $407,450 $3,436,437
2017 NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION INC PRESIDENT & CEO $3,071,859 $272,267 $3,344,126

Peers at NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION INC

NameTitlePeak Comp.
Matthew Shay PRESIDENT AND CEO $5.6M
David French SVP, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS $1.2M
Carleen C Kohut EVP AND COO (END 10/19) $1.0M
Stephanie Martz SECRETARY AND GENERAL COUNSEL $1.0M
William Thorne SVP, PUBLIC RELATIONS/ED $890K
Martine Reardon CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER & EVP $887K
Susan Newman SVP, CONFERENCES $695K
Cristina Ceresoli SVP, RETAIL STRATEGIES $671K
Artemis Sakell SENIOR DIRECTOR, EXHIBITS $639K
Mallory B Duncan GENERAL COUNSEL $561K
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