In 2016, CEOs of S&P 500 Index companies received, on average, $13.1 million in total compensation, according to the AFL-CIO’s analysis of available data. In contrast, production and nonsupervisory workers earned only $37,632, on average, in 2016—a CEO-to-worker pay ratio of 347 to 1.
| Ticker | Company | CEO | Year | Compensation Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WFT | Weatherford International | Bernard J. Duroc-Danner | 2016 | $31,488,270 |
| AMCX | AMC Networks | Mr. Joshua W. Sapan | 2016 | $30,485,596 |
| PEP | Pepsico | Indra K. Nooyi | 2016 | $29,783,416 |
| AON | Aon | Gregory C. Case | 2015 | $29,735,220 |
| PGND | Press Ganey Holdings | Patrick T. Ryan | 2015 | $28,970,786 |
| WLTW | Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company | John Haley | 2016 | $28,846,121 |
| SNI | Scripps Networks Interactive | Kenneth W. Lowe | 2016 | $28,784,240 |
| HPQ | HP | Dion J. Weisler | 2016 | $28,696,267 |
| T | AT&T | R. Stephenson | 2016 | $28,433,716 |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | Leonard S. Schleifer | 2016 | $28,337,520 |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts, Limited | Stephen A. Wynn | 2016 | $28,156,985 |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Jeffrey M. Leiden | 2015 | $28,099,826 |
| MSCC | Microsemi Corporation | James J. Peterson | 2016 | $27,958,781 |
| MO | Altria Group | Martin J. Barrington | 2016 | $27,573,566 |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation | R.W. Tillerson | 2016 | $27,393,567 |
| HRTG | Heritage Insurance Holdings | Bruce Lucas | 2015 | $27,263,997 |
| JPM | J P Morgan Chase & Co | James Dimon | 2016 | $27,236,892 |
| S | Sprint Corporation | Marcelo Claure | 2015 | $26,965,004 |
| JNJ | Johnson & Johnson | Alex Gorsky | 2016 | $26,871,720 |
| FOX | Twenty-First Century Fox | James R. Murdoch | 2016 | $26,379,673 |