Christopher Womack is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company of Southern Co (SO). The company reported total compensation of $28,223,562 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,560,577 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $13,830,054 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $3,665,025 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $8,961,516 |
| All other compensation | $206,390 |
| Total | $28,223,562 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Southern Co filed April 3, 2026, accession 0000092122-26-000028.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company | $1,560,577 | $0 | $13,830,054 | $0 | $3,665,025 | $8,961,516 | $206,390 | $28,223,562 |
| FY2024 | Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company | $1,490,577 | $0 | $11,725,994 | $0 | $3,334,500 | $7,142,735 | $191,367 | $23,885,173 |
| FY2023 | Chairman, President and CEO, Southern Company | $1,245,324 | $0 | $10,009,683 | $0 | $2,802,760 | $9,352,563 | $110,057 | $23,520,387 |
| FY2022 | President, Southern Company | $895,212 | $0 | $2,677,724 | $0 | $1,291,593 | $768,093 | $63,271 | $5,695,893 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Southern Co.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $13,652,630 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $14,570,932 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 95th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 21 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Southern Co discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Womack this page | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southern Company | $28,223,562 |
| J. Jeffrey Peoples | Chairman, President and CEO, Alabama Power | $8,720,194 |
| Daniel Tucker | Former Executive Vice President and CFO, Southern Company | $7,801,359 |
| Kimberly Greene | Chairman, President and CEO, Georgia Power | $7,212,073 |
| Stanley Connally | Executive Vice President and COO, Southern Company | $6,299,709 |
| David Poroch | Executive Vice President and CFO, Southern Company | $4,018,210 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Southern Co compensation brief.
Christopher Womack's compensation sits inside Southern Co's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.