AAL FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #8 of 8 in industry

American Airlines Group Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $13.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $89,429 · Air Transportation.

Air Transportation peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-28
Industry
Air Transportation
Industry rank
#8/8

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
1:1
Below Average (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$13.9M
Median worker
$89,429

Answer first

American Airlines Group Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $13.9M ranks #342 of 1,423 complete filings; its 1:1 pay ratio ranks #1421. 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 $89,429. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-45 peer cohort (# 8 of 8, 13th percentile - among the lower 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
#342
$13.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#1421
1:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
13th
among the lower quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How American Airlines Group Inc. ranks nationally

American Airlines Group Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$13,871,825 Top 24% higher than 76% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $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

American Airlines Group Inc. vs. Air Transportation peers

CEO total pay ($13.9M) against pay ratio (1:1) for American Airlines Group 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 both03639907.57279814.910919722.414559629.80:131.5:163.0:194.5:1126.0:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)American Airlines Group Inc., CEO total pay: 13871825 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 1:1American Airlines Group Inc.Jetblue Airways Corp, CEO total pay: 115729 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 45:1Jetblue Airways CorpBristow Group Inc., CEO total pay: 5706605 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 52:1Bristow Group Inc.Republic Airways Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 5080200 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 77:1Republic Airways Holdings Inc.Skywest Inc, CEO total pay: 6715152 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 115:1Skywest IncFrontier Group Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 6465509 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 120:1Frontier Group Holdings, Inc.
American Airlines Group 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 American Airlines Group Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · American Airlines Group 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
1:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-190:1
from FY2024 191:1
CEO $ YoY
-11%
$13.9M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
American Airlines Group 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 $7.2M - $62,765 115:1 -
2022 $5.0M -31% $71,665 70:1 -45:1
2023 $31.4M +527% $67,788 464:1 +394:1
2024 $15.6M -50% $81,744 191:1 -273:1
2025 $13.9M -11% $89,429 1:1 -190:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 6201, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Air Transportation

This Company's Ratio
1:1
Industry Median Ratio
96:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$6.6M
This CEO's Pay
$13.9M
Companies in Industry
8
vs. Industry Median
Below
#8 of 8 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Air Transportation →

American Airlines Group Inc.: near-parity Item 402(u) ratio

American Airlines Group Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1:1 ranks #8 of 8 Air Transportation filers (13th percentile). the CEO earned 1× the median employee ($89,429) in FY2025.

At $89,429 median worker pay, the PARITY stamp is near pay-parity territory under HEAVY CEO total.

CEO Total Pay

$13.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

1:1

Below typical

American Airlines Group Inc. in the lower Air Transportation third

American Airlines Group Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1:1 ranks #8 of 8 Air Transportation filers (13th 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; American Airlines Group Inc.'s $13.9M CEO total is above the $6.6M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #342 and ratio rank #1421 split - treat 1:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Air Transportation peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$13.9M
Median Employee Pay
$89,429
Pay Ratio
1:1
Filing Date
2026-04-28

Company Info

Ticker
AAL
CIK
6201
Industry
Air Transportation
SIC Code
4512
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 6201, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. American Airlines Group Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 1:1 ranks #8 of 8 Air Transportation filers (13th percentile).

Read with American Airlines Group Inc.

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

Zebra Technologies Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.9M (Δ $13K heavier vs American Airlines Group Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's PARITY · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Assured Guaranty Ltd · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.8M (Δ $30K lighter vs American Airlines Group Inc.); PARITY · ELITE-MED vs this page's PARITY · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.9M (Δ $52K heavier vs American Airlines Group Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's PARITY · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $13.8M (Δ $62K lighter vs American Airlines Group Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's PARITY · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Jetblue Airways Corp (SIC 45 pole)

Jetblue Airways Corp stamps MODEST · MICRO nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to American Airlines Group Inc.'s PARITY filing.
National dual ranks · #342/#1421

American Airlines Group Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #342 by CEO dollars and #1421 by ratio under HEAVY · PARITY.
Ratio primer · PARITY

American Airlines Group Inc.'s PARITY stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for American Airlines Group Inc. (CIK 6201), 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.