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Evergy Executive Compensation (FY25)

EVRG · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 7, 2026
162 figures on this page: 160 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Total compensation for David Campbell, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $9,537,018 in fiscal 2025, and Campbell's total moved 31.4% higher from the $7,257,862 reported for fiscal 2024. The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.2% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Alliant Energy Corporation, Ameren Corporation, Atmos Energy Corporation, Black Hills Corporation and CenterPoint Energy, Inc., among others. The company reported 5 named executive officers for fiscal 2025.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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David Campbell
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 5, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — David Campbell: $7,257,862 → $9,537,018 (31.4% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 93.5% → 96.2% (2.7 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Evergy's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for David Campbell, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $9,537,018 in fiscal 2025. Campbell's total moved 31.4% higher from the $7,257,862 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Evergy's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.2% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 5, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Evergy's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Alliant Energy Corporation, Ameren Corporation, Atmos Energy Corporation, Black Hills Corporation and CenterPoint Energy, Inc., among others.
What is Evergy's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 64:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $148,428.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Campbell
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Heather Humphrey
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Charles Caisley
Executive Vice President, Utility Operations and Chief Customer Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Campbell
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
W. Bryan Buckler
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Charles Caisley
Executive Vice President, Utility Operations and Chief Customer Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Heather Humphrey
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Campbell
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Charles Caisley
Executive Vice President, Utility Operations and Chief Customer Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇— not reconciled
W. Bryan Buckler
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Cleveland Reasoner
Senior Vice President, Chief Nuclear Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Heather Humphrey
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
David CampbellRSU◇——◇——◇
David CampbellPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
W. Bryan BucklerRSU◇——◇——◇
W. Bryan BucklerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Ms. HumphreyRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Mr. CaisleyPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mr. BucklerPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mr. CampbellPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Mr. ReasonerRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
B. Anthony Isaac
Lead independent director
◇◇——◇◇◇
Sandra A.J. Lawrence
◇◇——◇◇◇
Sandra J. Price
◇◇———◇◇
Paul M. Keglevic
◇◇——◇—◇
C. John Wilder
◇◇————◇
Ann D. Murtlow
◇◇————◇
James Scarola
◇◇————◇
Jonathan D. Rolph
◇◇———◇◇
Mary L. Landrieu
◇◇————◇
Dean A. Newton
◇◇————◇
Neal A. Sharma
◇◇————◇
David A. Campbell served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as Common Stock (DSUs).
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer ($600,000)

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Alliant Energy Corporation LNT
  • Ameren Corporation AEE
  • Atmos Energy Corporation ATO
  • Black Hills Corporation BKH
  • CenterPoint Energy, Inc. CNP
  • CMS Energy Corporation CMS
  • DTE Energy Company DTE
  • Entergy Corporation ETR
  • Eversource Energy ES
  • NiSource Inc. NI
  • OGE Energy Corp. OGE
  • Pinnacle West Capital Corporation PNW
  • Portland General Electric Company POR
  • PPL Corporation PPL
  • TXNM Energy, Inc. TXNM
  • WEC Energy Group, Inc. WEC

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 5, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 6, 2025=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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162 figures on this page: 160 cited to the filing that reported them, 2 calculated from figures it prints.
160 cited to the filing
2 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001711269-26-000057
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001140361-26-011357
    2025 Non-Employee Director Compensation · CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001711269-25-000010
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001140361-25-010682
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001140361-24-016119
    Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Evergy discloses

The companies named in EVRG's own disclosed peer group.

Alliant Energy CorporationAmeren CorporationBlack Hills CorporationCenterPoint Energy, Inc.CMS Energy CorporationDTE Energy CompanyEntergy CorporationEversource EnergyNiSource Inc.OGE Energy Corp.Pinnacle West Capital CorporationPortland General Electric CompanyPPL CorporationTXNM Energy, Inc.WEC Energy Group, Inc.

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Say-on-Pay VoteCEO Pay RatioMedian Employee CompensationAll companies
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APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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