NRG FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #2 of 58 in industry

Nrg Energy, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $21.8M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $93,161 · Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services.

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-18
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
Industry rank
#2/58

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
234:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$21.8M
Median worker
$93,161

Answer first

Nrg Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $21.8M ranks #147 of 1,423 complete filings; its 234:1 pay ratio ranks #264. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $93,161. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-49 peer cohort (# 2 of 58, 98th percentile - top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services companies.

Dollar rank
#147
$21.8M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#264
234:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
98th
top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Nrg Energy, Inc. ranks nationally

Nrg Energy, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$21,799,674 Top 10% higher than 90% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Nrg Energy, Inc. vs. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers

CEO total pay ($21.8M) against pay ratio (234:1) for Nrg Energy, Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both7756255.815310968.92286568230420395.137975108.270.4:1120.3:1170.3:1220.2:1270.1:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Nrg Energy, Inc., CEO total pay: 21799674 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 234:1Nrg Energy, Inc.American Electric Power Co Inc, CEO total pay: 36601524 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 261:1American Electric Power Co IncSouthern Co, CEO total pay: 28242734 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 163:1Southern CoNextera Energy Inc, CEO total pay: 24189585 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 147:1Nextera Energy IncTarga Resources Corp., CEO total pay: 21442600 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 145:1Targa Resources Corp.Sempra, CEO total pay: 22271210 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 130:1Sempra
Nrg Energy, Inc. vs. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers, plotted against the industry's $9.1M median CEO total and 80:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 51 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 49. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Nrg Energy, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Nrg Energy, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
234:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+172:1
from FY2024 62:1
CEO $ YoY
+297%
$21.8M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Nrg Energy, Inc. CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $10.1M - $121,958 83:1 -
2023 $13.1M +29% $74,050 177:1 +94:1
2024 $5.5M -58% $88,545 62:1 -115:1
2025 $21.8M +297% $93,161 234:1 +172:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1013871, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services

This Company's Ratio
234:1
Industry Median Ratio
80:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.1M
This CEO's Pay
$21.8M
Companies in Industry
58
vs. Industry Median
Above
#2 of 58 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services →

Nrg Energy, Inc.: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Nrg Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 234:1 ranks #2 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (98th percentile). the CEO earned 234× the median employee ($93,161) in FY2025.

Median employee $93,161 (HIGH-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 234 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$21.8M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

234:1

Elevated vs. peers

Nrg Energy, Inc. in the higher Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services third

Nrg Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 234:1 ranks #2 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (98th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (SIC 49) median ratio is 80:1 across 58 FY2025 filers; Nrg Energy, Inc.'s $21.8M CEO total is above the $9.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #147 and ratio rank #264 split - treat 234:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$21.8M
Median Employee Pay
$93,161
Pay Ratio
234:1
Filing Date
2026-03-18

Company Info

Ticker
NRG
CIK
1013871
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
SIC Code
4911
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1013871, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Nrg Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 234:1 ranks #2 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (98th percentile).

Read with Nrg Energy, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

Linde PLC · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.8M (Δ $22K lighter vs Nrg Energy, Inc.); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.8M (Δ $33K lighter vs Nrg Energy, Inc.); EXTREME · PAR-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Bristol Myers Squibb Co · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.9M (Δ $102K heavier vs Nrg Energy, Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $21.9M (Δ $128K heavier vs Nrg Energy, Inc.); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
American Electric Power Co Inc (SIC 49 pole)

American Electric Power Co Inc stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Nrg Energy, Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #147/#264

Nrg Energy, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #147 by CEO dollars and #264 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Nrg Energy, Inc.'s PEAK CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Nrg Energy, Inc. (CIK 1013871), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.