Thomas A. Fanning
2020
In 2020, Thomas A. Fanning earned a total compensation of $22.4M as Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company at Southern Company, a 20% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $5,721,710 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $2,625,000 |
| Salary | $1,536,539 |
| Stock Awards | $12,260,206 |
| Other | $223,395 |
| Total | $22,366,850 |
Fanning received $12.3M in stock awards, accounting for 55% of the total pay in 2020.
Fanning also received $5.7M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $2.6M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.5M in salary and $223.4K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2020, Thomas A. Fanning's compensation ranked 172nd out of 13,090 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Fanning earned more than 98.7% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 172 out of 13,090 | 99th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 19 out of 772 | 98th |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 2 out of 305 | 99th |
Industry group Electric Services | 2 out of 89 | 98th |
Industry Electric Services | 2 out of 89 | 98th |
Source: SEC filing on April 15, 2022.
Fanning's colleagues
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