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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMC | Omnicom Group | John D. Wren | 2016 | $25,979,039 |
| BLK | BlackRock | Laurence D. Fink | 2016 | $25,472,831 |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | Greg Garland | 2016 | $25,055,294 |
| UVE | Universal Insurance Holdings | Sean P. Downes | 2015 | $25,032,334 |
| ULTI | The Ultimate Software Group | Scott Scherr | 2016 | $25,028,823 |
| KW | Kennedy-Wilson Holdings | William J. Mcmorrow | 2015 | $24,806,979 |
| AVGO | Broadcom Ltd | Hock E. Tan | 2016 | $24,692,047 |
| CVX | Chevron Corporation | J.S. Watson | 2016 | $24,657,491 |
| ZNGA | Zynga | Frank Gibeau | 2016 | $24,450,381 |
| PFK | Prudential Financial | John R. Strangfeld | 2016 | $24,444,255 |
| CB | Chubb | Evan G. Greenberg | 2016 | $24,419,486 |
| HRG | HRG Group | Philip A. Falcone | 2015 | $23,934,615 |
| CSC | Computer Sciences Corporation | J. Michael Lawrie | 2016 | $23,823,731 |
| MCK | McKesson Corporation | John H. Hammergren | 2016 | $23,649,638 |
| SAM | Boston Beer Company | Martin F. Roper | 2016 | $23,392,822 |
| ROP | Roper Technologies | Brian D. Jellison | 2015 | $23,214,580 |
| NFLX | Netflix | Reed Hastings | 2016 | $23,194,567 |
| SLG | SL Green Realty Corporation | Marc Holliday | 2015 | $23,047,749 |
| DOW | Dow Chemical Company | Andrew Liveris | 2016 | $22,963,059 |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts | Thomas R. Greco | 2016 | $22,820,767 |