WTRG FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #29 of 58 in industry

Essential Utilities, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $9.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $115,770 · Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services.

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers All rankings
State
PA
Filing date
2026-03-17
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
Industry rank
#29/58

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
80:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$9.3M
Median worker
$115,770

Answer first

Essential Utilities, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $9.3M ranks #577 of 1,423 complete filings; its 80:1 pay ratio ranks #769. 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 $115,770. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-49 peer cohort (# 29 of 58, 52nd percentile - above 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
#577
$9.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#769
80:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
52nd
above the industry median pay ratio

How Essential Utilities, Inc. ranks nationally

Essential Utilities, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$9,261,600 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Essential Utilities, Inc. vs. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers

CEO total pay ($9.3M) against pay ratio (80:1) for Essential Utilities, Inc. (marked) and its 4 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 both1312010.74579083.97846157.011113230.214380303.377.8:179.1:180.5:181.9:183.3:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Essential Utilities, Inc., CEO total pay: 9261600 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 80:1Essential Utilities, Inc.Otter Tail Corp, CEO total pay: 6792688 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 81:1Otter Tail CorpPublic Service Enterprise Group Inc, CEO total pay: 13786290 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 79:1Public Service Enterprise Group IncMiddlesex Water Co, CEO total pay: 1906024 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 78:1Middlesex Water CoOge Energy Corp., CEO total pay: 12032007 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 83:1Oge Energy Corp.
Essential Utilities, 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 Essential Utilities, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Essential Utilities, 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
80:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+16:1
from FY2024 64:1
CEO $ YoY
+48%
$9.3M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Essential Utilities, 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 $5.4M - $105,003 51:1 -
2022 $4.6M -14% $111,886 41:1 -10:1
2023 $7.8M +70% $150,169 52:1 +11:1
2024 $6.3M -20% $97,843 64:1 +12:1
2025 $9.3M +48% $115,770 80:1 +16:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 78128, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services

This Company's Ratio
80:1
Industry Median Ratio
80:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.1M
This CEO's Pay
$9.3M
Companies in Industry
58
vs. Industry Median
Above
#29 of 58 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services →

Essential Utilities, Inc.: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Essential Utilities, Inc. disclosed 80:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $9.3M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 80× the median employee ($115,770) in FY2025.

Median employee $115,770 (HIGH-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 80 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$9.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, near median

Pay Ratio

80:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Essential Utilities, Inc.

Essential Utilities, Inc. disclosed 80:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $9.3M 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; Essential Utilities, Inc.'s $9.3M CEO total is above the $9.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #577 and ratio rank #769 split - treat 80:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$9.3M
Median Employee Pay
$115,770
Pay Ratio
80:1
Filing Date
2026-03-17

Company Info

Ticker
WTRG
CIK
78128
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
SIC Code
4941
State
PA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 78128, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Essential Utilities, Inc. disclosed 80:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $9.3M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Essential Utilities, Inc.

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

Option Care Health, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.3M (Δ $5K heavier vs Essential Utilities, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
AtriCure, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.2M (Δ $26K lighter vs Essential Utilities, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Cabot Corp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.3M (Δ $46K heavier vs Essential Utilities, Inc.); STEEP · PAR-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Ramaco Resources, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $9.2M (Δ $55K lighter vs Essential Utilities, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · HIGH-MED.
Otter Tail Corp (SIC 49 pole)

Otter Tail Corp stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Essential Utilities, Inc.'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #577/#769

Essential Utilities, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #577 by CEO dollars and #769 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Essential Utilities, Inc.'s HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Essential Utilities, Inc. (CIK 78128), 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.