WMB FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #37 of 58 in industry

Williams Companies, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $8.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $143,269 · 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
#37/58

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
61:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$8.7M
Median worker
$143,269

Answer first

Williams Companies, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $8.7M ranks #616 of 1,423 complete filings; its 61:1 pay ratio ranks #885. 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 $143,269. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-49 peer cohort (# 37 of 58, 38th percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services companies.

Dollar rank
#616
$8.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#885
61:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
38th
below the industry median pay ratio

How Williams Companies, Inc. ranks nationally

Williams Companies, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$8,739,409 Top 43% higher than 57% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $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

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

Williams Companies, Inc. vs. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers

CEO total pay ($8.7M) against pay ratio (61:1) for Williams Companies, 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 both5582131.37487802.49393473.511299144.613204815.751.7:159.0:166.3:173.5:180.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Williams Companies, Inc., CEO total pay: 8739409 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 61:1Williams Companies, Inc.Evergy, Inc., CEO total pay: 7617984 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 64:1Evergy, Inc.Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 10029409 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 68:1Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.NextDecade Corp, CEO total pay: 12858330 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 53:1NextDecade CorpClean Harbors Inc, CEO total pay: 5928617 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 69:1Clean Harbors IncDte Energy Co, CEO total pay: 8457065 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 53:1Dte Energy Co
Williams Companies, 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 Williams Companies, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Williams Companies, Inc.

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2021–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
61:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-61:1
from FY2024 122:1
CEO $ YoY
-47%
$8.7M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Williams Companies, 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
2021 $13.7M - $167,343 82:1 -
2022 $13.8M +0.8% $129,286 107:1 +25:1
2023 $17.5M +27% $126,008 139:1 +32:1
2024 $16.4M -6.5% $134,239 122:1 -17:1
2025 $8.7M -47% $143,269 61:1 -61:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 107263, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services

This Company's Ratio
61:1
Industry Median Ratio
80:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.1M
This CEO's Pay
$8.7M
Companies in Industry
58
vs. Industry Median
Below
#37 of 58 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services →

Williams Companies, Inc.: MODEST · HEAVY pay ratio

Williams Companies, Inc. disclosed 61:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.7M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 61× the median employee ($143,269) in FY2025.

Median employee $143,269 (ELITE-MED); MODEST · HEAVY stamps put about 61 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$8.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

61:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Williams Companies, Inc.

Williams Companies, Inc. disclosed 61:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.7M CEO total in FY2025. 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; Williams Companies, Inc.'s $8.7M CEO total is at or below the $9.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #616 and ratio rank #885 split - treat 61:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$8.7M
Median Employee Pay
$143,269
Pay Ratio
61:1
Filing Date
2026-03-18

Company Info

Ticker
WMB
CIK
107263
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
SIC Code
4922
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 107263, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Williams Companies, Inc. disclosed 61:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $8.7M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Williams Companies, Inc.

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

Umb Financial Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $7K heavier vs Williams Companies, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Guardant Health, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.7M (Δ $9K lighter vs Williams Companies, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Loews Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.8M (Δ $14K heavier vs Williams Companies, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Lkq Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $8.8M (Δ $28K heavier vs Williams Companies, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · HEAVY · ELITE-MED.
Evergy, Inc. (SIC 49 pole)

Evergy, Inc. stamps MODEST · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Williams Companies, Inc.'s MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #616/#885

Williams Companies, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #616 by CEO dollars and #885 by ratio under HEAVY · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Williams Companies, Inc.'s MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Williams Companies, Inc. (CIK 107263), 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.