Highest-Paid CEOs
Highest-Paid CEOs
CEO pay continues to outpace the pay of working people across the country. In the past 10 years, typical CEO pay at S&P 500 companies increased by more than $4 million, to an average of $17.7 million in 2023. Meanwhile, the average U.S. worker saw a wage increase of $18,240 over the past decade, earning on average just $65,470 in 2023.
| Ticker | Company | CEO | Year | CEO Pay Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISTR | Investar Holding Corp. | John D’Angelo | 2023 | $1,267,138 |
| ASYS | Amtech Systems Inc. | Robert Daigle | 2023 | $1,263,454 |
| APYX | Apyx Medical Corp. | Charles Goodwin | 2023 | $1,261,470 |
| CODX | Co-Diagnostics, Inc. | Dwight Egan | 2023 | $1,261,300 |
| UBX | Unity Biotechnology, Inc. | Anirvan Ghosh | 2023 | $1,260,838 |
| HGBL | Heritage Global Inc. | Ross Dove | 2023 | $1,260,691 |
| FNLC | First Bancorp, Inc | Tony McKim | 2023 | $1,256,221 |
| BRTX | Biorestorative Therapies, Inc. | Lance Alstodt | 2023 | $1,254,167 |
| PLCE | Childrens Place, Inc. | Jane Elfers | 2023 | $1,250,781 |
| GRTX | Galera Therapeutics, Inc. | Mel Sorensen | 2023 | $1,250,265 |
| TLS | Telos Corp. | John Wood | 2023 | $1,249,826 |
| USIO | Usio, Inc. | Louis Hoch | 2023 | $1,245,037 |
| UFI | Unifi Inc. | Edmund M. Ingle | 2023 | $1,244,710 |
| ELEV | Elevation Oncology, Inc. | Joseph Ferra | 2023 | $1,243,856 |
| FBNC | First Bancorp | Richard Moore | 2023 | $1,242,921 |
| PXLW | Pixelworks, Inc. | Todd DeBonis | 2023 | $1,242,127 |
| VFF | Village Farms International, Inc. | Michael DeGiglio | 2023 | $1,240,791 |
| HNNA | Hennessy Advisors Inc. | Neil Hennessy | 2023 | $1,239,849 |
| FFIN | First Financial Bankshares Inc. | Scott Dueser | 2023 | $1,239,808 |
| IKNA | Ikena Oncology, Inc. | Mark Manfredi | 2023 | $1,239,746 |
NOTE: For companies with more than one CEO during the year, the highest-paid CEO is included in the database. Pay ratio between CEO pay and median employee pay are displayed as disclosed by each company’s proxy statement. The CEO pay ratio may not equal the displayed CEO’s total compensation due to differing company methodologies in calculating pay ratios.
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