Ford CEO Mark Fields received more than $18 million in compensation in 2014.

Strong auto sales often means there’s money to go around for workers. The top “worker” at Ford, Mark Fields, earned $18,596,497 in 2014 as the company earned a pre-tax profit of $6.3 billion.

Fields’ compensation, which is a combination of his base salary and stock awards, options and other awards, was an increase from 2013 when his compensation was $10,170,578 as Ford’s chief operating officer.

Fields, who took over as CEO on July 1, earned a base salary of $1,662,500 last year. His total compensation includes a $3,185,000 bonus, long-term stock options and other performance-based equity awards.

“We remain absolutely committed to aligning executive compensation with the company’s business performance and to tying a significant portion of executive compensation to long-term shareholder value,” Ford said in a statement.

Other current Ford executives and their compensation, include:

• Bill Ford, Ford’s executive chairman, earned $15,110,695 up from the $11,955,829 he made in 2013. That includes a base salary of $2 million, a bonus of $910,000 and various stock options.
• Bob Shanks, Ford’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, made $6,320,646 last year, up from $4,089,621.
• Joe Hinrichs, Ford’s president of the Americas, made $6,092,630, up from $4,409,949.
• Jim Farley, Ford’s president of Europe, Middle East & Africa, earned $4,494,764, up from $4,261,225.

The company’s former leader, Alan Mulally, did well in 2014 considering he worked just half the year. He earned $22,042,128 last year, which was down from the $23,204,534 he earned in 2013 – his last full year as CEO. In 2014, Mullaly’s compensation included a $1,000,000 base salary, a $3,185,000 bonus and various stock awards.

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Ford executives fared so well in 2014 because the company achieved 91% of its total 2014 targets, which include automotive revenue, automotive operating margin, operating-related cash flow, profit before tax and quality.

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Other auto executives reported strong earnings in 2014 as well. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV CEO Sergio Marchionne earned more than $35 million in 2014, according to the company’s annual filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Much of his compensation came from a $30 million cash reward for being “instrumental in major strategic and financial accomplishments for the Group,” according to the filing.

Mary Barra is eligible to earn as much as $14.4 million, but General Motors Co. has not released its executive compensation yet.