CEO Salary & Executive Compensation
Boeing BA
CEO: Kelly Ortberg · Aerospace & Defense · 170,000 employees
Kelly Ortberg, CEO of Boeing (BA), earned $12.0M in total compensation in 2025. Boeing receives a Pay-for-Performance grade of B (75/100), with a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 120:1 and a say-on-pay shareholder approval of 91.8%. The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +20.5%.
How Boeing CEO Pay Compares
Kelly Ortberg's $12.0M total compensation is 0% below the Aerospace & Defense industry median of $12.0M. The 120:1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio is 3% higher than the industry average of 117:1.
Total compensation for Kelly Ortberg at Boeing (BA) was $12.0M. Mid-cap public-company CEO packages tend to track this pattern — equity-heavy, multi-year vesting, performance-tied.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio runs 120x. Lower ratios typically reflect companies with higher-paid workforces (financial services, technology, professional services) where the median worker pay denominator is itself substantial. Performance has been positive over the three-year window: TSR of 20.5% alongside 7.2% revenue growth. Compensation packages tied to relative TSR or absolute return benchmarks would have vested at or near target levels with this performance profile.
Shareholders supported the compensation package at 92% on the most recent say-on-pay vote. Solid support without overwhelming endorsement is the typical pattern for established public companies with conventional compensation programs. Boeing operates in Aerospace & Defense with 170,000 employees and $77.8B in annual revenue, and currently carries a market capitalization of $130.0B. Pay comparisons across companies require controlling for these structural factors — a $20M package at a $10B-revenue tech company reads differently than the same package at a $1B-revenue industrial.
Source: SEC EDGAR — DEF 14A proxy statements for Boeing (BA).
Compensation Breakdown
Kelly Ortberg's $12.0M total compensation package for fiscal year 2025 includes $1.2M in base salary, $6.0M in stock awards, $1.4M in option awards, and $1.8M in bonus and non-equity incentives.
Compensation History
| Year | Salary | Bonus | Stock Awards | Options | Non-Equity | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
| 2024 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
| 2023 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | - | $6.0M | $1.4M | $1.8M | $1.3M | $12.0M |
All compensation data is sourced from SEC DEF 14A proxy filings submitted to EDGAR. The Economic Policy Institute's CEO pay analysis provides additional context on executive compensation trends across industries.
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Peer CEO Compensation
Kelly Ortberg, CEO of Boeing (BA), earns $12.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Kelly Ortberg, CEO of Boeing (BA), earns $12.0M in total compensation. This includes base salary, stock awards, option awards, and other incentives as reported in the company's most recent DEF 14A proxy statement.
Boeing has a Pay-for-Performance Score of B (75/100). The company's 3-year total shareholder return is +20.5%, and the say-on-pay shareholder vote passed with 91.8% approval.
The CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio at Boeing is 120:1. The median worker at Boeing earns $100K per year, while CEO Kelly Ortberg earns $12.0M in total compensation.
Boeing employs approximately 170,000 people. The company operates in the Aerospace & Defense industry within the Industrials sector, generating $77.8B in annual revenue.