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Sherwin-Williams Headquarters & offices · Cleveland, Ohio
Sherwin-Williams · Cleveland, Ohio
A paint company's new 36-floor tower on Public Square, finished in its own paints, with a work café on every floor.
The new global headquarters, the benefits and 160 years in Cleveland — then the pay. Every number from Sherwin-Williams' own filings and its Building Our Future project pages.
- ≈ 1,000,000 sq ftnew global headquarters, opened 2026
- 3,100+employees moved in
- 6%401(k) match, dollar for dollar
- $60,049median employee pay, 2025
Sources: Sherwin-Williams Building Our Future pages · Form 10-K 2025 · Proxy statement 2026
Companies / United States / Paints & coatings / Sherwin-Williams
THE HEADQUARTERS · 1 SHERWIN WAY, PUBLIC SQUARE
A 36-floor tower and a pavilion that is the 'front porch' to Public Square
The campus has three buildings: a two-story pavilion that the company calls the front porch to Public Square, a 36-floor office tower and a parking garage. Sherwin-Williams used its own products for finishes, coatings, flooring and surfaces throughout, so the building doubles as a showcase of how they perform. There are work cafés on every floor, a Connections Café with salad, grill, pizza, deli and international stations, and meeting rooms painted in strong colors.
- ≈ 1,000,000 sq ft (≈ 92,900 m²)
- 36 floors
- Pavilion on Public Square
- Work café on every floor
- Finished in Sherwin-Williams products
The pavilion and the lobby
A two-story pavilion forms the front porch of the campus on Public Square, in front of the 36-floor tower.
Cafés on every floor
Work cafés sit on every floor, and the Connections Café has salad, grill, pizza, deli and international stations.
Workspaces in strong colors
Sherwin-Williams used its own paints, coatings and flooring throughout the building.
Facts: Sherwin-Williams, Global Headquarters page, FAQs and HQ progress photo pages · “Building Design and Innovation” page
The new headquarters and the old one
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Global Headquarters (tower and pavilion) | 1 Sherwin Way, Cleveland, OH 44113 |
| Former headquarters (sold) | 101 West Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH |
| Morikis Global Technology Center (R&D) | Brecksville, Ohio |
Source: Form 10-K 2025 cover · Building Our Future FAQs · See them on the map ↓
Source: Building Our Future FAQs and Global Headquarters page · Grand opening page
Benefits (United States)
The company matches 100% of contributions up to 6% of eligible pay, and may add discretionary contributions.
A back-up child and elder care benefit.
A bigger annual discount on medical plan contributions for taking part in the well-being program.
Paid sick leave, family leave and voluntary leave of absence programs.
A global well-being program and platform for all employees, launched in 2026.
Work cafés on every floor of the new headquarters and a multi-station Connections Café.
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Human Capital and Note on the defined contribution savings plan · Sherwin-Williams HQ progress photo pages
Why people stay: what Sherwin-Williams itself reports
14.9 million shares sat in the employees' defined contribution savings plan at the end of 2025.
Early talent programs, led by the management trainee program, feed leadership across the business.
Plus periodic pulse surveys; the last global survey ran in 2025.
A global well-being program and platform for all employees, launched after new back-up care and medical discounts in 2025.
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Human Capital and Item 7
Who works here
employees (Dec 31, 2025)
in the United States
moved to the new headquarters
company-operated paint stores
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · Sherwin-Williams Global Headquarters page
Pay at Sherwin-Williams
The CEO earned 248 times this amount.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 (CEO pay ratio)
Sherwin-Williams doesn't publish pay by age.
Office history: 160 years in Cleveland
- 1866 Founded in Cleveland
Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams founded the company in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1873 it introduced what it calls the first ready-mixed paint, and in 1877 it patented the first resealable paint can.
Source: Sherwin-Williams, Our History
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1884 The first paint chemist
Sherwin-Williams hired Percy Neyman, the first chemist employed by an American paint manufacturer. Four years later it bought its first plant outside Cleveland, in Chicago.
Source: Sherwin-Williams, Our History
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1905 “Cover the Earth”
The company introduced its “Cover the Earth” logo, replacing an earlier chameleon logo. By then it had an office in London that opened markets from Australia to India and China.
Source: Sherwin-Williams, Our History
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - Until 2025 101 West Prospect Avenue
Its last headquarters before the move was at 101 West Prospect Avenue in downtown Cleveland, which it owned. The company called it a 90-year-old building that was nearly out of space and would have needed major investment; it sold the building to Bedrock.
Source: Building Our Future FAQs · Form 10-K 2002 and 2016, Item 2
Landmark Office Towers complex, 2022 · Cards84664 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2022 Construction starts on Public Square
A celebration on January 28, 2022 marked the start of construction of the new headquarters campus, designed by Pickard Chilton with HGA and Vocon.
Source: Building Our Future FAQs
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2026 1 Sherwin Way
Employees began moving in in late October 2025 and the moves were completed in April 2026. The company held the grand opening on May 11, 2026; more than 3,100 employees now work there.
Source: Building Our Future FAQs · Global Headquarters page · Grand opening page
The sign lit for the first time, April 2025 · © The Sherwin-Williams Company
Map: how the headquarters moved
Sherwin-Williams has stayed in downtown Cleveland: the new headquarters is a few minutes' walk from the old one.
- 1 · Until 2025101 West Prospect Avenue — Former headquarters, sold to Bedrock
- 2 · 20261 Sherwin Way, Public Square — Global headquarters today
Addresses: Building Our Future FAQs · Form 10-K 2025 · Locations: OpenStreetMap
What Sherwin-Williams does
Sherwin-Williams makes and sells paints, coatings and related products, through its own paint stores, retailers and industrial customers in more than 120 countries.
Three reportable segments: Paint Stores Group, Consumer Brands Group and Performance Coatings Group.
Where the money came from · net sales by segment, 2025
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Item 7
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · Building Our Future FAQs · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$11.9B → $23.6B
42,550 → 64,249
Calendar years. Net sales: SEC XBRL data from Sherwin-Williams' 10-K filings (2017 includes the Valspar acquisition). Employees: Form 10-K (Dec 31 each year). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Founded in 1866 by Henry A. Sherwin and Edward P. Williams; Henry Sherwin became the first CEO in 1870.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · Grand opening page · Sherwin-Williams, Our History
Sherwin-Williams: questions people ask
Where is Sherwin-Williams' headquarters?
At 1 Sherwin Way, Cleveland, OH 44113, on Public Square in downtown Cleveland. The campus has a two-story pavilion, a 36-floor office tower and a parking garage.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · Global Headquarters page
Who designed the new Sherwin-Williams headquarters?
Pickard Chilton was the design architect, HGA the base building architect and Vocon the interior architect; Welty Gilbane managed construction.
Source: Building Our Future FAQs
How big is it?
About 1,000,000 sq ft (≈ 92,900 m²). The headquarters and the Morikis Global Technology Center in Brecksville together cost about $860 million to build.
Source: Building Our Future FAQs
When did it open?
Employees began moving in in late October 2025 and finished in April 2026; the grand opening was on May 11, 2026.
Source: Building Our Future FAQs · Grand opening page
Why did Sherwin-Williams build a new headquarters?
The company says its previous building was 90 years old, nearly out of space and would have needed major investment; the new campus is meant to improve collaboration and help recruit and keep talent.
Source: Building Our Future FAQs
Where was the old headquarters?
At 101 West Prospect Avenue in downtown Cleveland. Sherwin-Williams sold it to Bedrock.
Source: Building Our Future FAQs
How many people work at Sherwin-Williams?
64,249 at the end of 2025, about 73% of them in the United States. More than 3,100 work at the new headquarters.
Source: Form 10-K 2025 · Global Headquarters page
What benefits does Sherwin-Williams offer?
In the U.S.: a 401(k) match of 100% up to 6% of pay, back-up child and elder care, paid sick and family leave, medical discounts for joining the well-being program, and a global well-being platform.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
How much do Sherwin-Williams employees make?
The median employee's total compensation was $60,049 in 2025; the CEO earned 248 times that.
Source: Proxy statement 2026
Who runs Sherwin-Williams?
Heidi G. Petz, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · Grand opening page
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