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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITRI | Itron, Inc. | Thomas Deitrich | 2023 | $6,167,366 |
| BLFS | Biolife Solutions Inc. | Roderick de Greef | 2023 | $5,316,798 |
| CLW | Clearwater Paper Corp. | Arsen Kitch | 2023 | $5,288,096 |
| AVA | Avista Corp. | Vermillion | 2023 | $5,229,962 |
| ZI | Zoominfo Technologies Inc. | Henry Schuck | 2023 | $4,973,764 |
| MVIS | Microvision, Inc. | Sumit Sharma | 2023 | $4,726,729 |
| JWN | Nordstrom Inc. | Erik Nordstrom | 2023 | $4,540,362 |
| PRCH | Porch Group, Inc. | Matt Ehrlichman | 2023 | $4,266,774 |
| LASR | Nlight, Inc. | Scott Keeney | 2023 | $4,024,164 |
| BBSI | Barrett Business Services Inc. | Gary Kramer | 2023 | $3,971,805 |
| MERC | Mercer International Inc. | Juan Carlos Bueno | 2023 | $3,174,950 |
| TBI | Trueblue, Inc. | Taryn Owen | 2023 | $3,128,681 |
| ABSI | Absci Corp. | Sean McClain | 2023 | $3,097,371 |
| BANR | Banner Corp. | Mark Grescovich | 2023 | $3,008,319 |
| ALPN | Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. | Mitchell Gold | 2023 | $2,921,224 |
| NWPX | Northwest Pipe Co. | Scott Montross | 2023 | $2,414,324 |
| ATOS | Atossa Therapeutics, Inc. | Steven Quay | 2023 | $2,356,220 |
| ATHA | Athira Pharma, Inc. | Mark Litton | 2023 | $2,261,564 |
| RLGT | Radiant Logistics, Inc. | Bohn H. Crain | 2023 | $2,225,251 |
| NLS | Nautilus, Inc. | James Barr | 2023 | $1,988,092 |
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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