UAL FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #1 of 8 in industry

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $32.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $96,670 · Air Transportation.

Air Transportation peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-07
Industry
Air Transportation
Industry rank
#1/8

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
334:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$32.3M
Median worker
$96,670

Answer first

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $32.3M ranks #59 of 1,423 complete filings; its 334:1 pay ratio ranks #166. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $96,670. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-45 peer cohort (# 1 of 8, 100th percentile - top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Air Transportation companies.

Dollar rank
#59
$32.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#166
334:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
100th
top 1% of industry peers by pay ratio

How United Airlines Holdings, Inc. ranks nationally

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$32,282,253 Top 4% higher than 96% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). This entry sits in this band. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. vs. Air Transportation peers

CEO total pay ($32.3M) against pay ratio (334:1) for United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Air Transportation industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both3720097.311200661.918681226.526161791.133642355.637.9:1115.5:1193.0:1270.6:1348.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)United Airlines Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 32282253 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 334:1United Airlines Holdings, Inc.Delta Air Lines, Inc., CEO total pay: 19222401 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 190:1Delta Air Lines, Inc.Frontier Group Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 6465509 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 120:1Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.Skywest Inc, CEO total pay: 6715152 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 115:1Skywest IncRepublic Airways Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 5080200 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 77:1Republic Airways Holdings Inc.Bristow Group Inc., CEO total pay: 5706605 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 52:1Bristow Group Inc.
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. vs. Air Transportation peers, plotted against the industry's $6.6M median CEO total and 96:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Air Transportation peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 8 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 45. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
334:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-46:1
from FY2024 380:1
CEO $ YoY
-4.8%
$32.3M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2021 $9.8M - $78,245 126:1 -
2022 $9.8M -0.5% $88,556 111:1 -15:1
2023 $18.6M +90% $81,050 229:1 +118:1
2024 $33.9M +83% $89,197 380:1 +151:1
2025 $32.3M -4.8% $96,670 334:1 -46:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 100517, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Air Transportation

This Company's Ratio
334:1
Industry Median Ratio
96:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$6.6M
This CEO's Pay
$32.3M
Companies in Industry
8
vs. Industry Median
Above
#1 of 8 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Air Transportation →

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.: HIGH · PEAK pay ratio

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 334:1 ranks #1 of 8 Air Transportation filers (100th percentile). the CEO earned 334× the median employee ($96,670) in FY2025.

Median employee $96,670 (HIGH-MED); HIGH · PEAK stamps put about 334 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$32.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

334:1

Elevated vs. peers

United Airlines Holdings, Inc. in the higher Air Transportation third

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 334:1 ranks #1 of 8 Air Transportation filers (100th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Air Transportation (SIC 45) median ratio is 96:1 across 8 FY2025 filers; United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s $32.3M CEO total is above the $6.6M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #59 and ratio rank #166 split - treat 334:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Air Transportation peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$32.3M
Median Employee Pay
$96,670
Pay Ratio
334:1
Filing Date
2026-04-07

Company Info

Ticker
UAL
CIK
100517
Industry
Air Transportation
SIC Code
4512
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 100517, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 334:1 ranks #1 of 8 Air Transportation filers (100th percentile).

Read with United Airlines Holdings, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

Tractor Supply Co /de/ · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.3M (Δ $8K lighter vs United Airlines Holdings, Inc.); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Baxter International Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.2M (Δ $63K lighter vs United Airlines Holdings, Inc.); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Bausch & Lomb Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.2M (Δ $88K lighter vs United Airlines Holdings, Inc.); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
AbbVie Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $32.5M (Δ $169K heavier vs United Airlines Holdings, Inc.); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (SIC 45 pole)

Delta Air Lines, Inc. stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #59/#166

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #59 by CEO dollars and #166 by ratio under PEAK · HIGH.
Comp structure · PEAK

United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (CIK 100517), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.