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 ascending | Year | CEO Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSTM | Healthstream Inc. | Robert Frist | 2022 | $749,901 |
| CDXC | Chromadex Corp. | Robert Fried | 2022 | $1,158,850 |
| CBTX | Stellar Bancorp, Inc. | Robert Franklin | 2022 | $3,492,506 |
| ABT | Abbott Laboratories | Robert Ford | 2022 | $21,722,152 |
| MCO | Moodys Corp. | Robert Fauber | 2022 | $11,619,773 |
| CLNN | Clene Inc. | Robert Etherington | 2022 | $2,181,629 |
| LVO | Liveone, Inc. | Robert Ellin | 2022 | $620,750 |
| XELB | Xcel Brands, Inc. | Robert D’Loren | 2022 | $2,043,333 |
| AUBN | Auburn National Bancorporation, Inc. | Robert Dumas | 2022 | $519,810 |
| NEX | Nextier Oilfield Solutions Inc. | Robert Drummond | 2022 | $10,359,617 |
| PRPL | Purple Innovation, Inc. | Robert DeMartini | 2022 | $2,230,402 |
| RFIL | R F Industries Ltd | Robert Dawson | 2022 | $1,082,240 |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | Robert Davis | 2022 | $18,650,093 |
| CULP | Culp Inc. | Robert Culp | 2023 | $1,222,774 |
| DFFN | Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Robert Cobuzzi | 2022 | $691,787 |
| DIS | Walt Disney Co | Robert Chapek | 2022 | $24,183,003 |
| MIND | Mind Technology, Inc. | Robert Capps | 2022 | $347,825 |
| BLD | Topbuild Corp. | Robert Buck | 2022 | $6,267,186 |
| QRVO | Qorvo, Inc. | Robert Bruggeworth | 2023 | $11,693,756 |
| BBI | Fresh Tracks Therapeutics, Inc. | Robert Brown | 2022 | $931,022 |