The Southern Co. has 28,147 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 3.3%.
Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025
Together with our subsidiaries, we deliver clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy to our 9 million customers. Our focus is doing so with service excellence. That means we are leaders who take action to meet our customers’ and communities’ needs while advancing our commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. We create community value through energy, social, economic, and environmental progress. We do this through electric operating companies in three states and natural gas distribution companies in four. Our family of companies draw on diverse energy sources to create the best mix for our service areas, including electricity, natural gas, solar power, carbon-free nuclear, and other sustainable sources. We leverage our leading distributed energy infrastructure company and other innovative technology to better serve every customer. Our competitive, national generation company serves wholesale customers, and our family includes a fiber optics network, and telecommunications services.
As of September 2025
Southern
workforce metrics
Headcount
28.1k
Avg. Salary
$94k
Tenure
7.4yr
Growth Rate
3.3%
Hiring Rate
Attrition Rate
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