FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #9 of 30 in industry

At&t Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $29.9M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $139,026 · Communications.

Communications peers All rankings
State
TX
Filing date
2026-03-23
Industry
Communications
Industry rank
#9/30

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
215:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$29.9M
Median worker
$139,026

Answer first

At&t Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $29.9M ranks #69 of 1,423 complete filings; its 215:1 pay ratio ranks #290. 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 $139,026. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-48 peer cohort (# 9 of 30, 73rd percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Communications companies.

Dollar rank
#69
$29.9M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#290
215:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
73rd
above the industry median pay ratio

How At&t Inc. ranks nationally

At&t Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$29,890,590 Top 5% higher than 95% 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%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). This entry sits in this band. $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

At&t Inc. vs. Communications peers

CEO total pay ($29.9M) against pay ratio (215:1) for At&t Inc. (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Communications industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both94478401699516024542480320898003963712078.4:1125.7:1173:1220.3:1267.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)At&t Inc., CEO total pay: 29890590 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 215:1At&t Inc.Gray Media, Inc, CEO total pay: 11496628 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 202:1Gray Media, IncOptimum Communications, Inc., CEO total pay: 15064488 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 194:1Optimum Communications, Inc.Sinclair, Inc., CEO total pay: 10824228 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 194:1Sinclair, Inc.Verizon Communications Inc, CEO total pay: 38264880 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 248:1Verizon Communications IncCogent Communications Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 25410749 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 259:1Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
At&t Inc. vs. Communications peers, plotted against the industry's $10.8M median CEO total and 87:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Communications peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 25 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 48. 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 At&t Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · At&t 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
215:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
0:1
from FY2024 215:1
CEO $ YoY
+13%
$29.9M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
At&t 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 $20.3M - $89,399 227:1 -
2022 $22.9M +13% $104,509 219:1 -8:1
2023 $26.5M +16% $137,176 193:1 -26:1
2024 $26.4M -0.4% $122,611 215:1 +22:1
2025 $29.9M +13% $139,026 215:1 0:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 732717, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Communications

This Company's Ratio
215:1
Industry Median Ratio
87:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.8M
This CEO's Pay
$29.9M
Companies in Industry
30
vs. Industry Median
Above
#9 of 30 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Communications →

At&t Inc.: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

At&t Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 215:1 ranks #9 of 30 Communications filers (73rd percentile). the CEO earned 215× the median employee ($139,026) in FY2025.

Median employee $139,026 (ELITE-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 215 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$29.9M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

215:1

Elevated vs. peers

At&t Inc. in the higher Communications third

At&t Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 215:1 ranks #9 of 30 Communications filers (73rd percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Communications (SIC 48) median ratio is 87:1 across 30 FY2025 filers; At&t Inc.'s $29.9M CEO total is above the $10.8M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #69 and ratio rank #290 split - treat 215:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Communications peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$29.9M
Median Employee Pay
$139,026
Pay Ratio
215:1
Filing Date
2026-03-23

Company Info

CIK
732717
Industry
Communications
SIC Code
4813
State
TX
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 732717, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. At&t Inc.'s FY2025 ratio 215:1 ranks #9 of 30 Communications filers (73rd percentile).

Read with At&t 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 · ELITE-MED.

TPG Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $29.9M (Δ $7K heavier vs At&t Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Qualcomm Inc/de · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $29.7M (Δ $189K lighter vs At&t Inc.); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Autodesk, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $30.1M (Δ $201K heavier vs At&t Inc.); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Applied Materials Inc /de · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $29.6M (Δ $241K lighter vs At&t Inc.); HIGH · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Gray Media, Inc (SIC 48 pole)

Gray Media, Inc stamps STEEP · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to At&t Inc.'s STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #69/#290

At&t Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #69 by CEO dollars and #290 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

At&t 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 At&t Inc. (CIK 732717), 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.