FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #3 of 58 in industry

Southern Co CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $28.2M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $173,100 · Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services.

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-03
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
Industry rank
#3/58

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
163:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$28.2M
Median worker
$173,100

Answer first

Southern Co's FY2025 CEO total of $28.2M ranks #76 of 1,423 complete filings; its 163:1 pay ratio ranks #400. 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 $173,100. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-49 peer cohort (# 3 of 58, 97th percentile - top 5% 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
#76
$28.2M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#400
163:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
97th
top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Southern Co ranks nationally

Southern Co CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

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

$28,242,734 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

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

Southern Co vs. Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers

CEO total pay ($28.2M) against pay ratio (163:1) for Southern Co (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 both8174195.313430241.11868628723942332.829198378.775.3:198.3:1121.3:1144.2:1167.2:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Southern Co, CEO total pay: 28242734 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 163:1Southern CoNextera Energy Inc, CEO total pay: 24189585 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 147:1Nextera Energy IncTarga Resources Corp., CEO total pay: 21442600 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 145:1Targa Resources Corp.Sempra, CEO total pay: 22271210 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 130:1SempraAes Corp, CEO total pay: 9129840 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 120:1Aes Corp
Southern Co 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 Southern Co's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Southern Co

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
163:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
+9:1
from FY2024 154:1
CEO $ YoY
+18%
$28.2M latest
Filings shown
5
FY2021–2025
Southern Co 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 $21.3M - $132,450 161:1 -
2022 $24.0M +13% $143,500 167:1 +6:1
2023 $23.5M -2% $164,300 143:1 -24:1
2024 $23.9M +1.5% $155,611 154:1 +11:1
2025 $28.2M +18% $173,100 163:1 +9:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 92122, FY2021–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services

This Company's Ratio
163:1
Industry Median Ratio
80:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$9.1M
This CEO's Pay
$28.2M
Companies in Industry
58
vs. Industry Median
Above
#3 of 58 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services →

Southern Co: STEEP · PEAK pay ratio

Southern Co's FY2025 ratio 163:1 ranks #3 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (97th percentile). the CEO earned 163× the median employee ($173,100) in FY2025.

Median employee $173,100 (ELITE-MED); STEEP · PEAK stamps put about 163 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$28.2M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

163:1

Elevated vs. peers

Southern Co in the higher Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services third

Southern Co's FY2025 ratio 163:1 ranks #3 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (97th 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; Southern Co's $28.2M CEO total is above the $9.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #76 and ratio rank #400 split - treat 163:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$28.2M
Median Employee Pay
$173,100
Pay Ratio
163:1
Filing Date
2026-04-03

Company Info

CIK
92122
Industry
Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
SIC Code
4911
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 92122, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Southern Co's FY2025 ratio 163:1 ranks #3 of 58 Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services filers (97th percentile).

Read with Southern Co

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.

Iqvia Holdings Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $28.2M (Δ $76K lighter vs Southern Co); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Ebay Inc · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $28.5M (Δ $241K heavier vs Southern Co); STEEP · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Lincoln National Corp · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $28.0M (Δ $251K lighter vs Southern Co); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Cogent Biosciences, Inc. · PEAK

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $27.8M (Δ $476K lighter vs Southern Co); MID · ELITE-MED vs this page's STEEP · PEAK · ELITE-MED.
Nextera Energy Inc (SIC 49 pole)

Nextera Energy Inc stamps MID · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Southern Co's STEEP filing.
National dual ranks · #76/#400

Southern Co's FY2025 package sits #76 by CEO dollars and #400 by ratio under PEAK · STEEP.
Comp structure · PEAK

Southern Co'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 Southern Co (CIK 92122), 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.