Skywest (SKYW) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Russell A. Childs, President & CEO, was paid $6.7M in 2025, down 7% from $7.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 115:1, on median employee pay of $58,400.

Filed
March 25, 2026
Annual meeting
May 6, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6.7M-7% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
115:1median $58,400
CEO Stock Awards
$3,055,000Restricted stock units and performance shares
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$2,718,906Annual cash and long-term cash awards
CFO Total Compensation
$2,965,479Robert J. Simmons
CCO Total Compensation
$2,982,735Wade J. Steel
Common Stock Outstanding
40,178,237Shares as of March 5, 2026

How Childs was paid

$6.7M 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.

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Russell A. ChildsPresident & CEO$6,715,152
Robert J. SimmonsChief Financial Officer$2,965,479
Wade J. SteelChief Commercial Officer$2,982,735
Greg S. WooleyEVP Operations$1,661,746
Dale T. HansenGeneral Counsel and Corporate Secretary$1,489,354

What changed and why

  • $6.7MCEO total compensation decreased to $6,715,152 for fiscal 2025 from $7,216,977 in the prior year.
  • $100KDale T. Hansen received a one-time signing bonus of $100,000 upon commencing employment in 2025.
  • Performance share awards are measured against free cash flow, adjusted EBITDA, and operational metrics.
  • $249.09Total shareholder return reached $249.09 based on an initial fixed $100 investment.

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.