Exhibit 10.2(a) - Summary of the Salaries for the Named Officers of the Registrant


    
      

    


    Exhibit
      10.1

     

    Summary
      of the Salaries 

    for
      the Named Executive Officers

    of
      Brown Shoe Company, Inc.

     

    
      	 	
              Base
                Salary (1)
                (2) 

            
	
              Name
                and Title of Executive Officer

            	
              2006

            	
              2005

            
	
              Ronald
                A. Fromm

              Chairman
                of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

            	
              $850,000

            	
              $825,000

            
	
              Diane
                M. Sullivan

              President

            	
              715,000

            	
              650,000

            
	
              Joseph
                W. Wood

              President,
                Famous Footwear

            	
              522,000

            	
              506,000

            
	
              Gary
                M. Rich

              President,
                Brown Shoe Wholesale

            	
              500,000

            	
              484,000

            
	
              David
                H. Schwartz (3)

              Executive
                Counsel to the Chairman

            	
              472,000

            	
              472,000

            
	
              Andrew
                M. Rosen

              Senior
                Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

            	
              500,000

            	
              425,000

            


    

    


     

    	(1)  	
            In
              March of each year, the Compensation Committee meets to determine whether,
              based on market data, the performance of each executive officer and
              the
              performance of the Company during the preceding fiscal year, base salaries
              for the named executive officers should be increased. Additionally,
              base
              salaries for the named executive officers will generally increase
              concurrent with an officer’s promotion or an increase in an officer’s
              responsibilities, as may be determined by the Compensation Committee
              from
              time to time.

          


     

    	(2)  	
            In
              addition to the base salary listed above, the executive officers listed
              may receive perquisites, including personal use of the corporate aircraft,
              financial and tax planning services, executive disability, executive
              physicals and club dues. In addition, the executive officers listed
              are
              eligible to participate in the Company’s 401(k) plan under which the
              Company matches 75% of the participant’s first 2% of deferred compensation
              and 50% of the next 4% of deferred compensation. In fiscal 2005, each
              named officer received 401(k) Company matching contributions as follows:
              each of R. Fromm, D. Sullivan, D. Schwartz and A. Rosen received $7,350;
              G. Rich received $7,382 and J. Wood Received
              $7,359.

          


    	 	 


    	(3)  	 Mr.
            Schwartz served as an executive officer with the title of Chief
            Administrative Officer and President, Brown Shoe International during
            2005. He has announced his intended retirement and is no longer an
            executive officer.