Highest-Paid CEOs
Highest-Paid CEOs
CEO pay continues to outpace the pay of working people across the country. In the past 10 years, typical CEO pay at S&P 500 companies increased by more than $4 million, to an average of $17.7 million in 2023. Meanwhile, the average U.S. worker saw a wage increase of $18,240 over the past decade, earning on average just $65,470 in 2023.
| Ticker | Company | CEO | Year | CEO Pay Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFLX | Netflix Inc. | Ted Sarandos | 2023 | $49,834,936 |
| WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. | David M. Zaslav | 2023 | $49,702,546 |
| MULN | Mullen Automotive Inc. | David Michery | 2023 | $49,629,463 |
| PLTK | Playtika Holding Corp. | Robert Antokol | 2023 | $48,989,446 |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp. | Satya Nadella | 2023 | $48,512,537 |
| NMRK | Newmark Group, Inc. | Barry M. Gosin | 2023 | $47,738,735 |
| CRWD | Crowdstrike Holdings, Inc. | George Kurtz | 2024 | $46,983,855 |
| BKNG | Booking Holdings Inc. | Glenn Fogel | 2023 | $46,720,734 |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | Matthew Murphy | 2024 | $45,163,040 |
| ADBE | Adobe Inc. | Shantanu Narayen | 2023 | $44,932,578 |
| LBTYA | Liberty Global PLC | Michael Fries | 2023 | $44,560,900 |
| OSCR | Oscar Health, Inc. | Mark Bertolini | 2023 | $44,538,114 |
| PYPL | Paypal Holdings, Inc. | Alex Chriss | 2023 | $41,916,755 |
| ROP | Roper Technologies Inc. | Neil Hunn | 2023 | $41,295,585 |
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | Marc Benioff | 2024 | $39,642,173 |
| VIR | Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | Marianne De Backer M.Sc. MBA | 2023 | $39,491,495 |
| NOW | Servicenow, Inc. | William McDermott | 2023 | $37,606,244 |
| TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | Michael Sievert | 2023 | $37,488,851 |
| XOM | Exxon Mobil Corp. | D. W. Woods | 2023 | $36,919,898 |
| PSTG | Pure Storage, Inc. | Charles Giancarlo | 2024 | $36,650,048 |
NOTE: For companies with more than one CEO during the year, the highest-paid CEO is included in the database. Pay ratio between CEO pay and median employee pay are displayed as disclosed by each company’s proxy statement. The CEO pay ratio may not equal the displayed CEO’s total compensation due to differing company methodologies in calculating pay ratios.
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