From the Detroit News:
Ford Motor Co. reported the value of CEO Jim Farley's 2025 compensation package as $27.5 million - up11% from 2024's $24.9 million.
The total package that Farley, 63, earned in 2025 included an unchanged base salary of $1.7 million and lower stock awards. The package value's increase was attributable to a higher bonus from meeting company objectives, primarily around quality and software revenues per vehicle, according to an annual proxy statement filed Friday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Dearborn automaker's adjusted operating profit of $6.8 billion, however, was lower than expected because of tariffs and an aluminum shortage stemming from fires at supplier Novelis Inc.
Farley's bonuses increased 2.5 times to almost $5.746 million after the automaker met performance targets, resulting in a 130% company-wide performance factor, which also is attributed as Farley's individual performance factor, according to the report. The CEO previously told employees the achievement would be reflected in white-collar bonuses.
Quality goals included metrics related to the vehicle when it is sold as well as after three months of ownership. Costs related to recalls and warranties have weighed on the automaker's balance sheets, but executives have emphasized the biggest burden is from older vehicles and that new vehicles coming off the line now are some of the company's best-quality products. Ford's executive compensation seeks to incentivize the work being done that year.
The automaker reported the value of Farley's stock awards had decreased at $18.9 million, though a fraction of that has vested so far. The total value could differ based on Ford's stock value when those awards vest after a certain amount of time or, for most, the performance metric is met.
In 2025, the company recorded a net loss of $8.2 billion because of one-time special charges related to redeploying assets for its electric vehicle business. It also distributed profit-sharing bonuses of approximately $6,780 to 56,300 eligible autoworkers and another 1,490 employees who retired last year.
Farley's total compensation amounted to 295 times the median annual total compensation of all Ford employees last year: $93,397. That was up from 253 times in 2024, when the median employee compensation was $98,273.
Farley's package also included almost $1.2 million in other compensation such as use of private aircraft and company vehicles, which was up year-over-year.
Executive Chair Bill Ford's total compensation was $20.3 million in 2025, down from $20.4 million in 2024. The package included an unchanged $1.7 million salary. His stock awards were lower at $14.7 million. Bonuses were up 2.5 times to more than $1.69 million.
The total compensation for Vice Chair John Lawler, who was chief financial officer until Feb. 5 in 2025, was about $11.8 million in 2024, up 26%. His salary was up to $1.3 million. The $7.6 million in stock awards as reported were up. Bonuses were up to $2.2 million.
Chief Financial Officer Sherry House's compensation was $8.4 million, which included a $920,250 base salary, $5.8 million in stock awards and a $1.4 million bonus.
Ford Pro President Alicia Boler Davis, who joined the company in October, had a package valued at almost $19 million. Her base salary was more than $309,000. She received a $3.25 million signing bonus, $14.7 million in stock awards and a $650,000 performance bonus.
Doug Field is Ford's chief EV, digital and design officer. His compensation of $15.3 million was down 1.7%. His base salary rose to almost $550,000. The value of his stock awards was reported lower at $13.9 million. Bonuses totaled almost almost $540,000, a decrease.
Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa received a compensation package of about $6.3 million last year after taking over as the top boss of the automaker in June. Stellantis' former CEO, Carlos Tavares, was paid about $14 million by the company in 2025 after leaving the automaker in December 2024.
General Motors Co. hasn't released its executive compensation numbers for 2023. Its proxy statement usually is filed in April. In 2024, GM CEO Mary Barra received a $29.5 million package.
Ford will host its annual meeting on May 14.
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Back in the day when managers and directors got their bonuses they would do something like print up polo shirts for an entire department out of a portion of their bonus to show appreciation to the team. It was a classy thing to do. People proudly wore those polo shirts to work.
Now they have an admin bulk email a printable certificate of appreciations to their department. Greed and total lack of appreciation.
To show you how greedy they have become, we were all forced to each pay $20 to attend a company “picnic”. The LL4 pocketed the proceeds which were considerable. $20 for a hotdog, handful of chips and a can of pop.
@1sm Leave the family out of this.
Another Ford Participation Payday
@17z Welcome to America, be thankful you're not in California.
What amazes me is that people in power like this have an amazing opportunity in life to make the world a better place, yet very few actually do. How many of these people with solid connections, the means, and the ability to do something actually make a change to the world for the better? You can donate a bit of money to charity, you can say you're doing good for the community, but most of this is really just a penance relative to the impact they could have. I would start a business, something like Newman's Own or similar, that really benefited people as a side project. But they don’t; it's either a general disinterest or simply greed.
In this corrupt club, you can wreck a company, pocket a huge bonus, and still walk away with another golden parachute.
Also, Billy has to go!!
You know what's pathetic and sad? Writing little love notes like these; somehow believing you were wronged on here. I make a point to distance myself from situations like this because they tend to create unnecessary problems. And frankly, if people were being straightforward and honest from the start, there wouldn’t be anything to defend in the first place. I find that disturbing. Poking you and whatever story you tell apart is as easy a sitting back and watching the fireworks, but it takes a fu--ing toll on people to have to put up with your miserable opinions. If you want to have a freaking real conversation, just say it to peoples faces as opposed to this para social sh-t. People are decent if you show yourself to be, but I'm more and more convinced you're not one of them, so you hide behind a screen, probably afraid of the real world - but it ain't that scary. Do the right thing.
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You cannot be serious? He created Model e, Ford Pro, and Ford Blue! He devised the Ford+ Transformation Plan which is still our business directive and direction for the future, and that is just for starters.
I cannot believe how uninformed people can be, even more concerning if they are even actual employees.
@v9 the only thing he cares about is his ego. What has he actually delivered since he was hired in? Answer "NOTHING".. So take your PIXEY DUST elsewhere
Money always goes to the top, engineers and manufacturing get pennies qnd highest taxes. Nothing can be changed in ' fassscist8i1c democracy'.
He might be expensive but he cares and you can’t put a price on that.
Blows 35 billion over 4 years and gets a million dollar raise and makes millions. Ford BOD are more incompetent than Fartley
Are you new here?
Wow.... SO you reward these clowns for making bad calls????? How in the wide wide world of sports does Farley deserve this bonus? Over $19bn waste of money into EVs and 100+ recalls for last year alone and you give this mo--n $20+mn!!!! This on the outside looks like they are stacking their pockets before you know what hits the fan!!!!
What has Anyone at the top levels done? Why is Wall Street or the Press not calling these people out? I have not seen anything that would make me want to invest my hard earned cash into Ford stock. $19BN+ with a "B".. Thrown away... and no senior level management is fired? FMV4 fiasco and dougie still i place? Sorry I would fire him.
For now all their actions smells like buying time not actual sustained "GROWTH"..And the press or WS say nothing!