Latest headcount
29,800
YoY change
+4.2%
Headcount CAGR
+0.1%
Revenue / employee
$992K
Employee count history for Southern Company
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 28,743 |
| 1994 | 27,826 |
| 1997 | 30,756 |
| 1998 | 31,848 |
| 1999 | 32,949 |
| 2000 | 26,021 |
| 2001 | 26,122 |
| 2002 | 26,178 |
| 2003 | 25,762 |
| 2004 | 25,648 |
| 2005 | 25,554 |
| 2006 | 26,091 |
| 2007 | 26,742 |
| 2008 | 27,276 |
| 2009 | 26,112 |
| 2010 | 25,940 |
| 2011 | 26,377 |
| 2012 | 26,439 |
| 2013 | 26,300 |
| 2014 | 26,369 |
| 2015 | 26,703 |
| 2016 | 32,015 |
| 2017 | 31,344 |
| 2018 | 29,192 |
| 2019 | 27,943 |
| 2020 | 27,700 |
| 2021 | 27,300 |
| 2022 | 27,700 |
| 2024 | 28,600 |
| 2025 | 29,800 |
Revenue per employee for Southern Company
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $295K |
| 1994 | $298K |
| 1997 | $410K |
| 1998 | $298K |
| 1999 | $283K |
| 2000 | $387K |
| 2001 | $389K |
| 2002 | $402K |
| 2003 | $434K |
| 2004 | $457K |
| 2005 | $530K |
| 2006 | $550K |
| 2007 | $574K |
| 2008 | $628K |
| 2009 | $603K |
| 2010 | $673K |
| 2011 | $669K |
| 2012 | $625K |
| 2013 | $650K |
| 2014 | $700K |
| 2015 | $655K |
| 2016 | $621K |
| 2017 | $735K |
| 2018 | $805K |
| 2019 | $767K |
| 2020 | $736K |
| 2021 | $847K |
| 2022 | $1.06M |
| 2024 | $934K |
| 2025 | $992K |
Earnings per employee for Southern Company
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1993 | $34.9K |
| 1994 | $35.5K |
| 1997 | $31.6K |
| 1998 | $30.7K |
| 1999 | $38.7K |
| 2000 | $50.5K |
| 2001 | $48.3K |
| 2002 | $50.3K |
| 2003 | $57.2K |
| 2004 | $59.7K |
| 2005 | $62.3K |
| 2006 | $60.3K |
| 2007 | $64.8K |
| 2008 | $66.2K |
| 2009 | $65.4K |
| 2010 | $78.6K |
| 2011 | $86K |
| 2012 | $91.3K |
| 2013 | $65K |
| 2014 | $77K |
| 2015 | $90.7K |
| 2016 | $77.9K |
| 2017 | $28.1K |
| 2018 | $76.8K |
| 2019 | $170K |
| 2020 | $113K |
| 2021 | $88.2K |
| 2022 | $128K |
| 2024 | $154K |
| 2025 | $146K |
Employee count history for Southern Company (SO)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202529,800+4.2%
- 202428,600—
- 202227,700+1.5%
- 202127,300-1.4%
- 202027,700-0.9%
- 201927,943-4.3%
- 201829,192-6.9%
- 201731,344-2.1%
- 201632,015+19.9%
- 201526,703+1.3%
- 201426,369+0.3%
- 201326,300-0.5%
- 201226,439+0.2%
- 201126,377+1.7%
- 201025,940-0.7%
- 200926,112-4.3%
- 200827,276+2.0%
- 200726,742+2.5%
- 200626,091+2.1%
- 200525,554-0.4%
- 200425,648-0.4%
- 200325,762-1.6%
- 200226,178+0.2%
- 200126,122+0.4%
- 200026,021-21.0%
- 199932,949+3.5%
- 199831,848+3.6%
- 199730,756—
- 199629,246-8.3%
- 199531,882—
- 199427,826-3.2%
- 199328,743—
About Southern Company's employee count
Southern Company (SO) employed 29,800 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +1,200 (+4.2%) from 28,600 a year earlier.
Across the 1993–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 28,743 to 29,800 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.1% per year.
Southern Company generated about $992K of revenue and $146K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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