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Skywest Executive Compensation (FY25)

SKYW · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Russell Childs
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 5, 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 — Russell Childs: $7,216,977 → $6,715,152 (7.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Skywest's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Russell Childs, President & CEO, came to $6,715,152 in fiscal 2025. Childs' total moved 7.0% lower from the $7,216,977 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Skywest's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 98.2% support at the meeting held May 5, 2026.
Which companies are in Skywest's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Air Transport Services Group, Inc., Alaska Air Group, Inc., Allegiant Travel Company, ArcBest Corporation and Daseke, Inc., among others.
What is Skywest's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 115:1, against median employee compensation of $58,400.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Russell Childs
President & CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Simmons
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Wade Steel
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Greg Wooley
EVP Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Russell Childs
President & CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Wade Steel
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Simmons
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Greg Wooley
EVP Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Russell Childs
President & CEO
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Wade Steel
Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Robert Simmons
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Greg Wooley
EVP Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dale Hansen
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
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.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Greg WooleyPSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Wade SteelRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Robert SimmonsRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
Russell ChildsRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Dale HansenRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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
James L. Welch
Board chair
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Keith E. Smith
◇◇————◇
Ronald J. Mittelstaedt
◇◇————◇
Meredith S. Madden
◇◇————◇
Smita Conjeevaram
◇◇————◇
Derek J. Leathers
◇◇————◇
Russell A. Childs 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.
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◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Stock.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Air Transport Services Group, Inc. ATSG
  • Alaska Air Group, Inc. ALK
  • Allegiant Travel Company ALGT
  • ArcBest Corporation ARCB
  • Daseke, Inc. symbol not shown
  • Forward Air Corporation FWRD
  • Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. ULCC
  • Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. FHB
  • Hub Group, Inc. HUBG
  • JetBlue Airways Corporation JBLU
  • Kirby Corporation KEX
  • Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc. KNX
  • Landstar System, Inc. LSTR
  • Matson, Inc. MATX
  • Saia, Inc. SAIA
  • Schneider National, Inc. SNDR
  • Spirit Airlines, Inc. SAVE
  • Werner Enterprises, Inc. WERN

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 5, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 6, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 7, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 2, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 3, 2022=◇◇◇
2019May 5, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 7, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 8, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 9, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 3, 2016=◇◇◇

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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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
203 figures on this page: 191 cited to the filing that reported them, 12 calculated from figures it prints.
191 cited to the filing
12 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-057092
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  2. 0001104659-26-034497
    Director Compensation · Director Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001558370-25-006958
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  4. 0001558370-24-007594
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001558370-23-008084
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001558370-22-007369
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001104659-20-058083
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-19-027692
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001104659-18-031707
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001104659-17-031650
  11. 0001104659-16-118265
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Peers Skywest discloses

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

Alaska Air Group, Inc.Allegiant Travel CompanyArcBest CorporationForward Air CorporationFrontier Group Holdings, Inc.Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.Hub Group, Inc.JetBlue Airways CorporationKirby CorporationKnight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.Landstar System, Inc.Matson, Inc.Saia, Inc.Schneider National, Inc.Spirit Airlines, Inc.Werner Enterprises, Inc.

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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@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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