FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #15 of 58 in industry

Duke Energy CORP CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $133K in FY2025 against median worker pay of $132,604 · Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services.

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-03-20
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
Industry rank
#15/58

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
106:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$133K
Median worker
$132,604

Answer first

Duke Energy CORP's FY2025 CEO total of $133K ranks #1364 of 1,423 complete filings; its 106:1 pay ratio ranks #606. 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 $132,604. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-49 peer cohort (# 15 of 58, 76th percentile - top quartile 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
#1364
$133K of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#606
106:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
76th
top quartile of industry peers by pay ratio

How Duke Energy CORP ranks nationally

Duke Energy CORP CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$132,604 4th percentile higher than 4% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). This entry sits in this band. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Above this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $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

Duke Energy CORP vs. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers

CEO total pay ($133K) against pay ratio (106:1) for Duke Energy CORP (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 both04208278.18416556.212624834.216833112.378.1:185.9:193.8:1101.6:1109.4:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Duke Energy CORP, CEO total pay: 132604 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 106:1Duke Energy CORPNisource Inc., CEO total pay: 13252226 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 106:1Nisource Inc.Dominion Energy, Inc, CEO total pay: 16037850 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 107:1Dominion Energy, IncEversource Energy, CEO total pay: 15010320 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 104:1Eversource EnergyXcel Energy Inc, CEO total pay: 15998859 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 108:1Xcel Energy IncExelon Corp, CEO total pay: 15543215 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 103:1Exelon Corp
Duke Energy CORP 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 Duke Energy CORP's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Duke Energy CORP

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
106:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-59:1
from FY2024 165:1
CEO $ YoY
-99%
$133K latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Duke Energy CORP 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 $16.5M - $115,895 142:1 -
2022 $21.4M +30% $125,140 171:1 +29:1
2023 $20.6M -3.7% $122,570 168:1 -3:1
2024 $21.3M +3.5% $129,126 165:1 -3:1
2025 $133K -99% $132,604 106:1 -59:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1326160, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services

This Company's Ratio
106:1
Industry Median Ratio
80:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.1M
This CEO's Pay
$133K
Companies in Industry
58
vs. Industry Median
Above
#15 of 58 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services →

Duke Energy CORP: MID · MICRO pay ratio

Duke Energy CORP's FY2025 ratio 106:1 ranks #15 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (76th percentile). the CEO earned 106× the median employee ($132,604) in FY2025.

Median employee $132,604 (ELITE-MED); MID · MICRO stamps put about 106 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$133K

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

106:1

Near industry median

Duke Energy CORP in the higher Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services third

Duke Energy CORP's FY2025 ratio 106:1 ranks #15 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (76th 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; Duke Energy CORP's $133K CEO total is at or below the $9.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1364 and ratio rank #606 split - treat 106:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$133K
Median Employee Pay
$132,604
Pay Ratio
106:1
Filing Date
2026-03-20

Company Info

CIK
1326160
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
SIC Code
4931
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1326160, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Duke Energy CORP's FY2025 ratio 106:1 ranks #15 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (76th percentile).

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

Newmarket Corp · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $133K (Δ $334 heavier vs Duke Energy CORP); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Schwab Charles Corp · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $131K (Δ $1K lighter vs Duke Energy CORP); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $131K (Δ $2K lighter vs Duke Energy CORP); MODEST · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Centerpoint Energy Inc · MICRO

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $130K (Δ $2K lighter vs Duke Energy CORP); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · MICRO · ELITE-MED.
Nisource Inc. (SIC 49 pole)

Nisource Inc. stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Duke Energy CORP's MID filing.
National dual ranks · #1364/#606

Duke Energy CORP's FY2025 package sits #1364 by CEO dollars and #606 by ratio under MICRO · MID.
Pay-equity trends · MID

Duke Energy CORP's MID · ELITE-MED stamps sit mid-band - pay-equity trends place the ratio against workforce pay.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Duke Energy CORP (CIK 1326160), 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.