Mark Seaton is Chief Executive Officer of First American Financial Corp (FAF). The company reported total compensation of $8,281,947 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $907,827 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $4,800,870 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,556,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $17,250 |
| Total | $8,281,947 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure First American Financial Corp filed March 30, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-130349.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $907,827 | $0 | $4,800,870 | $0 | $2,556,000 | $0 | $17,250 | $8,281,947 |
| FY2024 | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $630,000 | — | $2,162,011 | — | $964,250 | $0 | $10,900 | $3,767,161 |
| FY2023 | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $630,000 | — | $2,289,842 | — | $435,000 | — | $10,151 | $3,364,993 |
| FY2022 | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $665,000 | $0 | $2,641,705 | — | $558,250 | $0 | $18,400 | $3,883,355 |
| FY2021 | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $693,462 | $0 | $2,080,923 | $0 | $1,268,750 | $0 | $9,549 | $4,052,684 |
| FY2020 | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $650,000 | $0 | $2,174,929 | — | $806,000 | $0 | $18,540 | $3,649,469 |
| FY2019 | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $650,000 | $0 | $1,730,431 | $0 | $1,105,000 | $0 | $15,490 | $3,500,921 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for First American Financial Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $9,859,702 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,577,754 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 33rd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group First American Financial Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth DeGiorgio | Former Chief Executive Officer | $9,615,256 |
| Mark Seaton this page | Chief Executive Officer | $8,281,947 |
| Matthew Wajner | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | $2,131,827 |
| Lisa Cornehl | Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Secretary | $2,079,715 |
| Steven Adams | Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer | $935,881 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full First American Financial Corp compensation brief.
Mark Seaton's compensation sits inside First American Financial Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.