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Ford Motor Executive Compensation (FY25)

F · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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James Farley Jr.
Median of the other named officers
$15,274,258
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 14, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — James Farley Jr.: $24,861,866 → $27,519,558 (10.7% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 94.8% → 95.8% (1.0 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 253:1 → 295:1 (16.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Ford Motor's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for James Farley Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $27,519,558 in fiscal 2025. Farley Jr.'s total moved 10.7% higher from the $24,861,866 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Ford Motor's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 95.8% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 14, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Ford Motor's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Apple, Caterpillar, Chevron, Cisco and Deere & Company, among others. The 2025 PSU TSR Peer Group names BYD and NIO, Honda, Nissan and Toyota.
What is Ford Motor's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 295:1, against median employee compensation of $93,287.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Farley Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Clay Ford Jr.
Executive Chair
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
J. Doug Field
Chief EV, Digital, and Design Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
John Lawler
Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Farley Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Clay Ford Jr.
Executive Chair
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
J. Doug Field
Chief EV, Digital, and Design Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
John Lawler
Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Peter Stern
President, Ford Integrated Services
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Farley Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Clay Ford Jr.
Executive Chair
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
J. Doug Field
Chief EV, Digital, and Design Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Peter Stern
President, Ford Integrated Services
◇—◇———◇◇
John Lawler
Vice Chair and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Farley Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Clay Ford Jr.
Executive Chair
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Alicia Boler Davis
President, Ford Pro
◇◇◇—◇◇◇◇
J. Doug Field
Chief Electric Vehicle, Digital, and Design Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
John Lawler
Vice Chair
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Sherry House
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Alicia Boler DavisPSU◇—◇◇——◇
Alicia Boler DavisPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
J. Doug FieldPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
J. Doug FieldPSU◇—◇◇——◇
James Farley Jr.PSU◇—◇—◇—◇
James Farley Jr.PSU◇—◇◇——◇
John LawlerPSU◇—◇◇——◇
John LawlerPSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Sherry HousePSU◇—◇◇——◇
Sherry HousePSU◇—◇—◇—◇
William Clay Ford Jr.PSU◇—◇◇——◇
William Clay Ford Jr.PSU◇—◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Sherry HousePSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
J. Doug FieldPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
John LawlerPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
William Clay Ford Jr.PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
James Farley Jr.PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Alicia Boler DavisPSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Lynn Radakovich
◇◇———◇◇
John B. Veihmeyer
—◇———◇◇
William E. Kennard
◇◇———◇◇
John L. Thornton
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Jon M. Huntsman Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Henry Ford III
◇◇———◇◇
Alexandra Ford English
—◇———◇◇
John S. Weinberg
—◇———◇◇
Kimberly A. Casiano
◇◇———◇◇
Beth E. Mooney
◇◇———◇◇
John C. May
—◇———◇◇
William W. Helman IV
◇◇———◇◇
Adriana Cisneros
—◇———◇◇
James D. Farley Jr and William Clay Ford Jr served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Apple AAPL
  • Caterpillar CAT
  • Chevron CVX
  • Cisco CSCO
  • Deere & Company DE
  • Dell Technologies DELL
  • Honeywell HON
  • IBM IBM
  • Intel INTC
  • Microsoft MSFT
  • Rivian RIVN
  • RTX Corporation RTX
  • Stellantis STLA
  • Tesla TSLA
  • The Boeing Company BA
2025 PSU TSR Peer Group
  • BYD and NIO NIO
  • Honda HMC
  • Nissan NODK
  • Toyota TM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 14, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 8, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 9, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 11, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 12, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 13, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 14, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 9, 2019=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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269 figures on this page: 261 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
261 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000037996-26-000090
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001552781-26-000164
    Director Compensation in 2025 · GRANTS OF PLAN-BASED AWARDS IN 2025 · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at 2025 Fiscal Year-End · and 2 more sections
  3. 0000037996-25-000074
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001104659-25-029100
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000037996-24-000079
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001104659-24-040871
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000037996-23-000032
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001558370-23-005203
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000037996-22-000028
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000037996-21-000028
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0000037996-20-000043
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000037996-19-000032
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Ford Motor discloses

The companies named in F's own disclosed peer group.

AppleCaterpillarChevronCiscoDeere & CompanyDell TechnologiesHoneywellIBMIntelMicrosoftRivianRTX CorporationTeslaThe Boeing CompanyBYD and NIONissan

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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