DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co (>> Ford Motor Company) Chief Executive Officer Mark Fields' salary, bonus and stock awards jumped 17 percent to $17.4 million in 2015, a year in which the auto maker earned a record pretax profit, the company said on Friday.
Including pension and perks, Fields made $18.6 million, down from $18.9 million in 2014. His pension award was $2.8 million lower in 2015 than in the previous year.
Last year was the first full one for Ford under the guidance of the 55-year-old Fields, and the company earned a record pretax profit of $10.8 billion.
Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford, 58, got a salary, bonus and stock awards totaling $10.07 million, up 1.6 percent from 2014. Ford's pension award was $3 million lower in 2015 from the previous year, the company said in a filing with U.S. securities regulators.
The pension changes in 2015 for Ford were caused by the fluctuating discount rate and changes to the government-issued mortality tables, which were outside the company's control, the auto maker said.
Last month, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Fiat Chrysler shares, adjusted for the spin-off of Ferrari at the start of this year, are down about 25 percent since last April when those shares vested.
Marchionne received a salary of $4 million and a bonus of $6.85 million in 2015.
General Motors Co (>> General Motors Company) CEO Mary Barra's 2015 pay has not yet been filed to the SEC. In 2014, her compensation was $16.2 million.
(Editing by Bernadette Baum)
By Bernie Woodall