Executive Paywatch

In 2017, CEOs of S&P 500 Index companies received, on average, $13.94 million in total compensation, according to the AFL-CIO’s analysis of available data. America’s production and nonsupervisory workers earned only $38,613, on average, in 2017—a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 361 to 1.

Last year, S&P 500 CEOs got a 6.4% raise while working people struggled to make ends meet.
After years of resistance, corporations are now required to disclose their median workers' pay.
Companies that invest in their workforce create the family-sustaining jobs that anchor the local economy.

More for Them, Less for Us

$13.9M
The average compensation for an S&P 500 CEO last year.
361
Times more the average S&P 500 CEO made last year compared to the average U.S. rank-and-file worker.
4,987
Times more the CEO of Mattel made last year compared to the pay of its median employee.
791
Times more the average S&P 500 CEO in the retail industry made last year compared to the average median pay of their employees.