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 | Year | CEO Pay Sort descending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSLR | First Solar, Inc. | Mark Widmar | 2022 | $7,207,833 |
| RVMD | Revolution Medicines, Inc. | Mark Goldsmith | 2022 | $7,217,839 |
| SCHN | Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. | Tamara Lundgren | 2022 | $7,229,882 |
| FHN | First Horizon Corp. | D.B. Jordan | 2022 | $7,237,769 |
| WU | Western Union Co. | Devin McGranahan | 2022 | $7,241,700 |
| CGNX | Cognex Corp. | Robert Willett | 2022 | $7,257,424 |
| GOSS | Gossamer Bio, Inc. | Faheem Hasnain | 2022 | $7,262,410 |
| ALIT | Alight, Inc. | Stephan Scholl | 2022 | $7,265,024 |
| BIGC | Bigcommerce Holdings, Inc. | Brent Bellm | 2022 | $7,270,118 |
| TGNA | Tegna Inc. | David Lougee | 2022 | $7,271,600 |
| ENTA | Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Jay Luly | 2022 | $7,272,656 |
| AIMC | Altra Industrial Motion Corp. | Carl Christenson | 2022 | $7,275,954 |
| VBTX | Veritex Holdings, Inc. | Malcolm Holland | 2022 | $7,280,840 |
| FUN | Cedar Fair L P | Richard Zimmerman | 2022 | $7,285,782 |
| LNT | Alliant Energy Corp. | John Larsen Board | 2022 | $7,286,977 |
| IONS | Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Brett Monia | 2022 | $7,299,077 |
| PAG | Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | Roger Penske | 2022 | $7,300,613 |
| NOVT | Novanta Inc. | Matthijs Glastra | 2022 | $7,302,035 |
| OGE | Oge Energy Corp. | Sean Trauschke | 2022 | $7,303,589 |
| AMCR | Amcor PLC | Ron Delia | 2023 | $7,305,995 |