BWA FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #8 of 41 in industry

Borgwarner Inc CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $15.6M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $47,910 · Transportation Equipment.

Transportation Equipment peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-19
Industry
Transportation Equipment
Industry rank
#8/41

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
326:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$15.6M
Median worker
$47,910

Answer first

Borgwarner Inc's FY2025 CEO total of $15.6M ranks #281 of 1,423 complete filings; its 326:1 pay ratio ranks #172. 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 $47,910. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-37 peer cohort (# 8 of 41, 83rd 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
#281
$15.6M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#172
326:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
83rd
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Borgwarner Inc ranks nationally

Borgwarner Inc CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$15,618,660 Top 20% higher than 80% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

Borgwarner Inc vs. Transportation Equipment peers

CEO total pay ($15.6M) against pay ratio (326:1) for Borgwarner Inc (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 both4064084.810207184.616350284.522493384.428636484.3155.8:1211.7:1267.5:1323.3:1379.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Borgwarner Inc, CEO total pay: 15618660 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 326:1Borgwarner IncFord 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.TransDigm Group INC, CEO total pay: 25188430 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 369:1TransDigm Group INCPolaris Inc., CEO total pay: 11144637 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 279:1Polaris Inc.
Borgwarner Inc 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 Borgwarner Inc's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Borgwarner 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
326:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-147:1
from FY2024 473:1
CEO $ YoY
-17%
$15.6M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Borgwarner 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 $17.6M - $31,740 554:1 -
2022 $18.3M +3.8% $32,960 554:1 0:1
2023 $19.3M +5.7% $39,380 490:1 -64:1
2024 $18.8M -2.6% $39,730 473:1 -17:1
2025 $15.6M -17% $47,910 326:1 -147:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 908255, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Transportation Equipment

This Company's Ratio
326:1
Industry Median Ratio
166:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.4M
This CEO's Pay
$15.6M
Companies in Industry
41
vs. Industry Median
Above
#8 of 41 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Transportation Equipment →

Borgwarner Inc: HIGH · PEAK pay ratio

Borgwarner Inc's FY2025 ratio 326:1 ranks #8 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (83rd percentile). the CEO earned 326× the median employee ($47,910) in FY2025.

Median employee $47,910 (PAR-MED); HIGH · PEAK stamps put about 326 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$15.6M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, above median

Pay Ratio

326:1

Elevated vs. peers

Borgwarner Inc in the higher Transportation Equipment third

Borgwarner Inc's FY2025 ratio 326:1 ranks #8 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (83rd 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; Borgwarner Inc's $15.6M CEO total is above the $8.4M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #281 and ratio rank #172 split - treat 326:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Transportation Equipment peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$15.6M
Median Employee Pay
$47,910
Pay Ratio
326:1
Filing Date
2026-03-19

Company Info

Ticker
BWA
CIK
908255
Industry
Transportation Equipment
SIC Code
3714
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 908255, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Borgwarner Inc's FY2025 ratio 326:1 ranks #8 of 41 Transportation Equipment filers (83rd 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 HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.

Freshworks Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.6M (Δ $5K heavier vs Borgwarner Inc); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.7M (Δ $42K heavier vs Borgwarner Inc); MEGA · LOW-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
NEWMONT Corp /DE/ · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.7M (Δ $47K heavier vs Borgwarner Inc); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Exelon Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $15.5M (Δ $75K lighter vs Borgwarner Inc); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · PEAK · PAR-MED.
Autoliv Inc (SIC 37 pole)

Autoliv Inc stamps HIGH · UNFILED nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Borgwarner Inc's HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #281/#172

Borgwarner Inc's FY2025 package sits #281 by CEO dollars and #172 by ratio under PEAK · HIGH.
Comp structure · PEAK

Borgwarner 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 Borgwarner Inc (CIK 908255), 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.