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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFL | AFLAC Inc. | Daniel Amos | 2023 | $20,703,253 |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc. | Andrew Wilson | 2023 | $20,659,002 |
| TPC | Tutor Perini Corp. | Ronald Tutor | 2023 | $20,645,327 |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / MA | Reshma Kewalramani | 2023 | $20,594,441 |
| NEE | Nextera Energy Inc. | John Ketchum | 2023 | $20,591,124 |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corp. | Lynn Good | 2023 | $20,559,875 |
| MET | Metlife Inc. | Michel Khalaf | 2023 | $20,526,009 |
| NET | Cloudflare, Inc. | Matthew Prince | 2023 | $20,515,350 |
| ETN | Eaton Corp PLC | Craig Arnold | 2023 | $20,493,989 |
| WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. | Robert Kyncl | 2023 | $20,426,385 |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corp. | A. Krishna | 2023 | $20,398,426 |
| TXT | Textron Inc. | Scott Donnelly | 2023 | $20,391,762 |
| LW | Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. | Thomas Werner | 2023 | $20,352,276 |
| YUMC | Yum China Holdings, Inc. | Joey Wat | 2023 | $20,335,792 |
| DXC | DXC Technology Co | Michael Salvino | 2023 | $20,317,972 |
| MRK | Merck & Co., Inc. | Robert Davis | 2023 | $20,273,287 |
| PGRE | Paramount Group, Inc. | Albert Behler | 2023 | $20,235,912 |
| MCK | Mckesson Corp. | Brian Tyler | 2023 | $20,221,325 |
| ROKU | Roku, Inc. | Anthony Wood | 2023 | $20,218,958 |
| NRZ | Rithm Capital Corp. | Michael Nierenberg | 2023 | $20,160,023 |
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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