DAL FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #2 of 8 in industry

Delta Air Lines, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $19.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $100,976 · Air Transportation.

Air Transportation peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-24
Industry
Air Transportation
Industry rank
#2/8

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
190:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$19.2M
Median worker
$100,976

Answer first

Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $19.2M ranks #181 of 1,423 complete filings; its 190:1 pay ratio ranks #336. 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 $100,976. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-45 peer cohort (# 2 of 8, 88th percentile - top quartile 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
#181
$19.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#336
190:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
88th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Delta Air Lines, Inc. ranks nationally

Delta Air Lines, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$19,222,401 Top 13% higher than 87% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $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

Delta Air Lines, Inc. vs. Air Transportation peers

CEO total pay ($19.2M) against pay ratio (190:1) for Delta Air Lines, 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)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., CEO total pay: 32282253 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 334:1United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Delta Air Lines, 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 Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Delta Air Lines, 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
190:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-68:1
from FY2024 258:1
CEO $ YoY
-29%
$19.2M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Delta Air Lines, 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 $12.4M - $70,240 176:1 -
2022 $9.6M -22% $77,762 124:1 -52:1
2023 $34.2M +256% $101,947 188:1 +64:1
2024 $27.1M -21% $105,269 258:1 +70:1
2025 $19.2M -29% $100,976 190:1 -68:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 27904, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Air Transportation

This Company's Ratio
190:1
Industry Median Ratio
96:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$6.6M
This CEO's Pay
$19.2M
Companies in Industry
8
vs. Industry Median
Above
#2 of 8 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Air Transportation →

Delta Air Lines, Inc.: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 190:1 ranks #2 of 8 Air Transportation filers (88th percentile). the CEO earned 190× the median employee ($100,976) in FY2025.

Median employee $100,976 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 190 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$19.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

190:1

Elevated vs. peers

Delta Air Lines, Inc. in the higher Air Transportation third

Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 190:1 ranks #2 of 8 Air Transportation filers (88th 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; Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s $19.2M CEO total is above the $6.6M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #181 and ratio rank #336 split - treat 190:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Air Transportation peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$19.2M
Median Employee Pay
$100,976
Pay Ratio
190:1
Filing Date
2026-04-24

Company Info

Ticker
DAL
CIK
27904
Industry
Air Transportation
SIC Code
4512
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 27904, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 190:1 ranks #2 of 8 Air Transportation filers (88th percentile).

Read with Delta Air Lines, Inc.

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

Aptiv PLC · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.3M (Δ $28K heavier vs Delta Air Lines, Inc.); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Novagold Resources Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.3M (Δ $30K heavier vs Delta Air Lines, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Align Technology Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.2M (Δ $35K lighter vs Delta Air Lines, Inc.); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Churchill Downs Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $19.2M (Δ $50K lighter vs Delta Air Lines, Inc.); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (SIC 45 pole)

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #181/#336

Delta Air Lines, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #181 by CEO dollars and #336 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Delta Air Lines, 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 Delta Air Lines, Inc. (CIK 27904), 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.