FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #10 of 41 in industry

Ford Motor Co CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $27.5M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $93,397 · Transportation Equipment.

Transportation Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-27
Industry
Transportation Equipment
Industry rank
#10/41

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
295:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$27.5M
Median worker
$93,397

Answer first

Ford Motor Co's FY2025 CEO total of $27.5M ranks #83 of 1,423 complete filings; its 295:1 pay ratio ranks #192. 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 $93,397. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-37 peer cohort (# 10 of 41, 78th percentile - top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Transportation Equipment companies.

Dollar rank
#83
$27.5M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#192
295:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
78th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Ford Motor Co ranks nationally

Ford Motor Co CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$27,519,557 Top 6% higher than 94% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Ford Motor Co vs. Transportation Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($27.5M) against pay ratio (295:1) for Ford Motor Co (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Transportation Equipment industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both4064084.810207184.616350284.522493384.428636484.3158:1202:1246:1290:1334:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Ford Motor Co, CEO total pay: 27519557 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 295:1Ford Motor CoCooper-Standard Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 5181012 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 284:1Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc.Polaris Inc., CEO total pay: 11144637 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 279:1Polaris Inc.Borgwarner Inc, CEO total pay: 15618660 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 326:1Borgwarner IncFox Factory Holding Corp, CEO total pay: 8234801 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 262:1Fox Factory Holding Corp
Ford Motor Co vs. Transportation Equipment peers, plotted against the industry's $8.4M median CEO total and 166:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Transportation Equipment peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 35 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 37. 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 Ford Motor Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Ford Motor Co

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
295:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+42:1
from FY2024 253:1
CEO $ YoY
+11%
$27.5M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Ford Motor Co 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 $685K - $64,003 356:1 -
2022 $21.0M +2964% $74,691 281:1 -75:1
2023 $26.5M +26% $84,829 312:1 +31:1
2024 $24.9M -6.1% $98,273 253:1 -59:1
2025 $27.5M +11% $93,397 295:1 +42:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 37996, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Transportation Equipment

This Company's Ratio
295:1
Industry Median Ratio
166:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.4M
This CEO's Pay
$27.5M
Companies in Industry
41
vs. Industry Median
Above
#10 of 41 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Transportation Equipment →

Ford Motor Co: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Ford Motor Co's FY2025 ratio 295:1 ranks #10 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (78th percentile). the CEO earned 295× the median employee ($93,397) in FY2025.

Median employee $93,397 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 295 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$27.5M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

295:1

Elevated vs. peers

Ford Motor Co in the higher Transportation Equipment third

Ford Motor Co's FY2025 ratio 295:1 ranks #10 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (78th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Transportation Equipment (SIC 37) median ratio is 166:1 across 41 FY2025 filers; Ford Motor Co's $27.5M CEO total is above the $8.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #83 and ratio rank #192 split - treat 295:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Transportation Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$27.5M
Median Employee Pay
$93,397
Pay Ratio
295:1
Filing Date
2026-03-27

Company Info

CIK
37996
Industry
Transportation Equipment
SIC Code
3711
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 37996, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Ford Motor Co's FY2025 ratio 295:1 ranks #10 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (78th percentile).

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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.

Mueller Industries Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.5M (Δ $24K heavier vs Ford Motor Co); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Analog Devices Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.5M (Δ $63K lighter vs Ford Motor Co); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Pfizer Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.6M (Δ $66K heavier vs Ford Motor Co); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Trade Desk, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.4M (Δ $88K lighter vs Ford Motor Co); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Autoliv Inc (SIC 37 pole)

Autoliv Inc stamps HIGH · UNFILED nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Ford Motor Co's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #83/#192

Ford Motor Co's FY2025 package sits #83 by CEO dollars and #192 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Ford Motor Co'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 Ford Motor Co (CIK 37996), 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.