NSC FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A

Norfolk Southern Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $16.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $118,895 · Railroads.

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State
VA
Filing date
2026-03-27
Industry
Railroads
Fiscal year
FY2025

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
137:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$16.3M
Median worker
$118,895

Answer first

Norfolk Southern Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $16.3M ranks #253 of 1,423 complete filings; its 137:1 pay ratio ranks #475. 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 $118,895. Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Railroads companies.

Dollar rank
#253
$16.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#475
137:1 of 1,423
Median worker
$118,895
Dodd-Frank median employee

How Norfolk Southern Corp ranks nationally

Norfolk Southern Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$16,288,615 Top 18% higher than 82% 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%). This entry sits in this band. $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

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Norfolk Southern Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Norfolk Southern 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
137:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+13:1
from FY2024 124:1
CEO $ YoY
+65%
$16.3M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2021–2025
Norfolk Southern 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 $14.0M - $99,945 140:1 -
2022 $10.0M -28% $114,015 88:1 -52:1
2024 $9.9M -1.4% $79,792 124:1 +36:1
2025 $16.3M +65% $118,895 137:1 +13:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 702165, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Railroads

This Company's Ratio
137:1
Industry Median Ratio
137:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$16.3M
This CEO's Pay
$16.3M
Companies in Industry
3
vs. Industry Median
Below
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Norfolk Southern Corp: MID · PEAK pay ratio

Norfolk Southern Corp's FY2025 CEO total $16.3M ranks #253 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). the CEO earned 137× the median employee ($118,895) in FY2025.

Median employee $118,895 (HIGH-MED); MID · PEAK stamps put about 137 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$16.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

137:1

Near industry median

Norfolk Southern Corp in the higher-dollar third

Norfolk Southern Corp's FY2025 CEO total $16.3M ranks #253 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Railroads (SIC 40) median ratio is 137:1 across 3 FY2025 filers; Norfolk Southern Corp's $16.3M CEO total is at or below the $16.3M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #253 and ratio rank #475 split - treat 137:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Railroads peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$16.3M
Median Employee Pay
$118,895
Pay Ratio
137:1
Filing Date
2026-03-27

Company Info

Ticker
NSC
CIK
702165
Industry
Railroads
SIC Code
4011
State
VA
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SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 702165, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Norfolk Southern Corp's FY2025 CEO total $16.3M ranks #253 of 1,423 complete filings (higher third by dollars).

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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 · PEAK · HIGH-MED.

Dexcom Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.3M (Δ $20K heavier vs Norfolk Southern Corp); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Realty Income Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.3M (Δ $20K lighter vs Norfolk Southern Corp); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Genpact LTD · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.3M (Δ $41K heavier vs Norfolk Southern Corp); EXTREME · LOW-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Philip Morris International Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $16.2M (Δ $72K lighter vs Norfolk Southern Corp); HIGH · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · PEAK · HIGH-MED.
Railroads benchmark

Norfolk Southern Corp stamps MID · PEAK · HIGH-MED inside SIC 40 - open the industry median board after the ABS peers.
National dual ranks · #253/#475

Norfolk Southern Corp's FY2025 package sits #253 by CEO dollars and #475 by ratio under PEAK · MID.
Comp structure · PEAK

Norfolk Southern Corp'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 Norfolk Southern Corp (CIK 702165), 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.