American Airlines Group (AAL) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Robert D. Isom, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director, was paid $13.9M in 2025, down 11% from $15.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 155:1, on median employee pay of $89,429.

Filed
April 28, 2026
Annual meeting
June 10, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$13.9M-11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
155:1median $89,429
CEO pay in equity
90%$12.5M in awards
CEO Total Compensation
$13,871,825For fiscal 2025
CEO Base Salary
$1,300,000Unchanged from prior year
Median Employee Pay
$89,429Annual total compensation
CEO Pay Ratio
155.1:1To median employee
Total Workforce
139,000+Team members

How Isom was paid

$13.9M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards90%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Robert D. IsomChief Executive Officer, President and Director$13,871,825
Stephen L. JohnsonVice Chair and Chief Strategy Officer$8,652,208
David G. SeymourExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer$7,261,469
Devon E. MayExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$7,109,368
Anthony J. RichmondExecutive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Legal Officer$9,863,129

What changed and why

  • $13.9MCEO Robert D. Isom received total compensation of $13,871,825 for 2025, representing a decrease from the prior year.
  • Mr. Isom chose not to receive a short-term incentive award for the 2025 fiscal year.
  • The company granted performance-based and time-based restricted stock units as part of its long-term incentive programs in 2025.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was calculated to be approximately 155.1 to 1 for the 2025 fiscal year.
  • 38%Mainline and regional salaries, wages and benefits represented approximately 38% of total operating expenses in 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.