To provide a shoulder pad that has a cushioning property and yet can be easily manufactured.

In the shoulder pad 1 for a satchel, in the cylindrical shoulder pad 1 for inserting a shoulder strap 61 of a satchel 6, both side ends of a rectangular body fabric 2a are sewn up, with the front sides faced with each other to form a cylindrical body 2, and that the sewing is done at a position nearly half of the pad width from the side ends, with the extended ends 22 and 22 formed inside the pad.