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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCO | Ducommun Inc. | Stephen Oswald | 2023 | $8,280,943 |
| LDI | Loandepot, Inc. | Frank Martell | 2023 | $8,265,534 |
| DEI | Douglas Emmett Inc. | Jordan Kaplan | 2023 | $8,238,984 |
| SBRA | Sabra Health Care Reit, Inc. | Richard Matros | 2023 | $8,219,499 |
| GES | Guess Inc. | Carlos Alberini | 2024 | $8,154,475 |
| RHI | Robert Half Inc. | Keith Waddell | 2023 | $8,126,837 |
| OSIS | OSI Systems Inc. | Deepak Chopra | 2023 | $8,107,748 |
| PACB | Pacific Biosciences OF California, Inc. | Christian Henry | 2023 | $8,046,575 |
| TWST | Twist Bioscience Corp. | Emily Leproust | 2023 | $7,998,637 |
| XNCR | Xencor Inc. | Bassil Dahiyat | 2023 | $7,965,955 |
| NMIH | NMI Holdings, Inc. | Adam Pollitzer | 2023 | $7,931,487 |
| NXGN | Nextgen Healthcare, Inc. | David Sides | 2023 | $7,895,821 |
| SUMO | Sumo Logic, Inc. | Ramin Sayar | 2023 | $7,880,977 |
| DNLI | Denali Therapeutics Inc. | Ryan Watts | 2023 | $7,879,267 |
| QLYS | Qualys, Inc. | Sumedh Thakar | 2023 | $7,783,232 |
| SPCE | Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. | Michael Colglazier | 2023 | $7,734,016 |
| AMPH | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jack Yongfeng Zhang | 2023 | $7,722,768 |
| CAKE | Cheesecake Factory Inc. | David Overton | 2023 | $7,658,919 |
| AEVA | Aeva Technologies, Inc. | Soroush Salehian Dardashti | 2023 | $7,613,310 |
| ACAD | Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Stephen Davis | 2023 | $7,587,014 |
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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