Highest-Paid CEOs
Highest-Paid CEOs
CEO pay continues to outpace the pay of working people across the country. In the past 10 years, CEO pay at S&P 500 companies increased by more than $5 million to an average of $16.7 million in 2022. Meanwhile, the average U.S. worker saw a wage increase of $15,460 over the past decade, earning on average just $61,900 in 2022.
| Ticker | Company | CEO Sort descending | Year | CEO Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFGC | Performance Food Group Co | George Holm | 2022 | $8,660,511 |
| NTAP | Netapp, Inc. | George Kurian | 2023 | $11,370,423 |
| CRWD | Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. | George Kurtz | 2023 | $36,532,681 |
| CLSD | Clearside Biomedical, Inc. | George Lasezkay | 2022 | $1,531,215 |
| LMAT | Lemaitre Vascular Inc. | George LeMaitre | 2022 | $1,940,112 |
| SFNC | Simmons First National Corp. | George Makris | 2022 | $3,738,575 |
| EGY | Vaalco Energy Inc. | George Maxwell | 2022 | $1,718,252 |
| SAFT | Safety Insurance Group Inc. | George Murphy | 2022 | $2,753,190 |
| JCI | Johnson Controls International PLC | George Oliver | 2022 | $14,929,350 |
| MMAT | Meta Materials Inc. | George Palikaras | 2022 | $2,390,460 |
| AMRC | Ameresco, Inc. | George Sakellaris | 2022 | $6,499,486 |
| VIR | Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | George Scangos | 2022 | $7,479,898 |
| NX | Quanex Building Products Corp. | George Wilson | 2022 | $4,406,810 |
| MDWT | Midwest Holding Inc. | Georgette Nicholas | 2022 | $856,533 |
| YOTA | Yotta Acquisition Corporation | Gerald Easterling | 2022 | $14,958,554 |
| TXRH | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | Gerald Morgan | 2022 | $4,421,989 |
| VSH | Vishay Intertechnology Inc. | Gerald Paul | 2022 | $6,817,811 |
| AMTB | Amerant Bancorp Inc. | Gerald Plush | 2022 | $2,959,731 |
| DRMA | Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. | Gerald Proehl | 2022 | $505,537 |
| DJCO | Daily Journal Corp. | Gerald Salzman | 2022 | $973,320 |