Thomas A. Fanning
2017
In 2017, Thomas A. Fanning earned a total compensation of $15.7M as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Southern Company, a 1% decrease compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $4,174,657 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,298,700 |
| Salary | $1,340,000 |
| Stock Awards | $8,774,953 |
| Other | $113,918 |
| Total | $15,702,228 |
Fanning received $8.8M in stock awards, accounting for 56% of the total pay in 2017.
Fanning also received $4.2M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, $1.3M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.3M in salary and $113.9K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2017, Thomas A. Fanning's compensation ranked 259th out of 14,666 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Fanning earned more than 98.2% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 259 out of 14,666 | 98th |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 31 out of 974 | 97th |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 7 out of 382 | 98th |
Industry group Electric Services | 5 out of 116 | 96th |
Industry Electric Services | 5 out of 116 | 96th |
Source: SEC filing on April 5, 2019.
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