The voting results following the annual general meeting showed a majority of shareholders voted no to pay rises for executives.
During the annual general meeting,shareholders slammed the retail and resources giant for giving its executives large pay packages during a global financial market meltdown.
Chief executive Richard Goyder pocketed $2.78 million in cash this year, up from to $2.28 million in 2007.
However, Wesfarmers may ignore the shareholder snub, because the vote is non-binding.
A Wesfarmers spokesman said it was too early to tell whether the company would amend the remuneration report because of the vote, and that Wesfarmers was taking the matter seriously.
Shares in Wesfarmers were up three cents to $18.09 at 12.45pm (AEDT).
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