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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALE | Allete Inc. | Bethany Owen | 2023 | $3,574,742 |
| DSP | Viant Technology Inc. | Tim Vanderhook | 2023 | $3,569,690 |
| EXPO | Exponent Inc. | Catherine Ford Corrigan | 2023 | $3,558,964 |
| SHAK | Shake Shack Inc. | Randy Garutti | 2023 | $3,557,446 |
| AUB | Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp. | John Asbury | 2023 | $3,554,480 |
| GOGO | Gogo Inc. | Oakleigh Thorne | 2023 | $3,554,176 |
| MKFG | Markforged Holding Corp. | Shai Terem | 2023 | $3,550,939 |
| ASLE | Aersale Corp. | Nicolas Finazzo | 2023 | $3,546,515 |
| CATY | Cathay General Bancorp | Chang Liu | 2023 | $3,543,757 |
| PLMR | Palomar Holdings, Inc. | Mac Armstrong | 2023 | $3,541,369 |
| NWN | Northwest Natural Holding Co | David Anderson | 2023 | $3,537,654 |
| CHCT | Community Healthcare Trust Inc. | David Dupuy | 2023 | $3,533,747 |
| STOK | Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. | Edward Kaye | 2023 | $3,533,210 |
| BCOV | Brightcove Inc. | Marc DeBevoise | 2023 | $3,533,050 |
| CANO | Cano Health, Inc. | Mark Kent | 2023 | $3,529,836 |
| SRDX | Surmodics Inc. | Gary Maharaj | 2023 | $3,527,263 |
| FATE | Fate Therapeutics Inc. | Scott Wolchko | 2023 | $3,522,750 |
| NATR | Natures Sunshine Products Inc. | Terrence Moorehead | 2023 | $3,521,879 |
| CCRN | Cross Country Healthcare Inc. | John Martins | 2023 | $3,511,756 |
| CNOB | Connectone Bancorp, Inc. | Frank Sorrentino | 2023 | $3,509,048 |
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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