Firstenergy (FE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Brian X. Tierney, Board Chair, President & CEO, was paid $13.5M in 2025, up 13% from $11.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 84:1, on median employee pay of $160,003.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$13.5M+13% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
84:1median $160,003
CEO pay in equity
70%$9.4M in awards
CEO Target Bonus
150%Percent of base salary
CEO Variable Pay
60%Percentage of target annual pay
Capital Deployed
$5.6BEnergize365 program investment

How Tierney was paid

$13.5M 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.

Salary11%Stock awards70%Non-equity incentive18%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Brian X. TierneyBoard Chair, President & CEO$13,452,559
K. Jon TaylorSVP, CFO & Strategy$4,793,811
A. Wade SmithPresident, FE Utilities$3,233,111
Hyun ParkSVP & Chief Legal Officer$3,053,403
Toby L. ThomasChief Operating Officer$2,395,235

What changed and why

  • $13.5MBrian X. Tierney received total compensation of $13,452,559 in 2025.
  • 60%Approximately 60% of the CEO annual target pay was variable compensation.
  • $5.6BThe company deployed $5.6 billion in capital through Energize365 in 2025.
  • 10%Systemwide distribution reliability improved by 10% compared to 2024.

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.