Robert Jordan is Chief Executive Officer & President of Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV). The company reported total compensation of $16,587,882 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $844,792 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $13,075,072 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,031,160 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $636,858 |
| Total | $16,587,882 |
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 Southwest Airlines Co. filed March 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-127237.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer & President | $844,792 | $0 | $13,075,072 | $0 | $2,031,160 | $0 | $636,858 | $16,587,882 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer & President | $798,958 | $0 | $7,012,553 | $0 | $2,108,600 | $0 | $642,273 | $10,562,384 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer & President | $700,000 | $0 | $4,105,004 | $0 | $4,096,504 | $0 | $405,791 | $9,307,298 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer & President | $676,875 | $195,720 | $3,626,960 | $0 | $782,880 | $0 | $51,525 | $5,333,960 |
| FY2021 | Executive Vice President & Incoming Chief Executive Officer | $510,709 | $103,481 | $1,954,029 | $0 | $405,645 | $0 | $75,472 | $3,049,336 |
| FY2020 | Executive Vice President & Incoming Chief Executive Officer | $440,167 | $139,050 | $2,482,452 | — | $511,704 | $0 | $26,000 | $3,599,373 |
| FY2019 | Executive Vice President & Incoming Chief Executive Officer | $498,125 | $120,000 | $1,999,962 | — | $386,880 | $0 | $152,088 | $3,157,055 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Southwest Airlines Co..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $13,871,825 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $2,716,057 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 60th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 5 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Southwest Airlines Co. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Jordan this page | Chief Executive Officer & President | $16,587,882 |
| Tom Doxey | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $9,145,521 |
| Andrew Watterson | Chief Operating Officer | $8,785,175 |
| Justin Jones | Executive Vice President Operations | $5,643,338 |
| Anthony Roach | Executive Vice President Chief Customer & Brand Officer | $4,935,287 |
| Tammy Romo | Former Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $4,705,214 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Southwest Airlines Co. compensation brief.
Robert Jordan's compensation sits inside Southwest Airlines Co.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.