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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNF | Unifirst Corp. | Steven Sintros | 2023 | $3,435,556 |
| CNSL | Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | Robert Udell | 2023 | $3,433,636 |
| VERA | Vera Therapeutics, Inc. | Marshall Fordyce | 2023 | $3,429,733 |
| SHEN | Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | Christopher French | 2023 | $3,418,824 |
| AGIO | Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Brian Goff | 2023 | $3,416,453 |
| PHAT | Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Terrie Curran | 2023 | $3,411,022 |
| AINC | Ashford Inc. | Monty Bennett | 2023 | $3,405,821 |
| BRY | Berry Corp | Fernando Araujo | 2023 | $3,392,101 |
| TNGX | Tango Therapeutics, Inc. | Barbara Weber | 2023 | $3,391,059 |
| WKHS | Workhorse Group Inc. | Richard Dauch | 2023 | $3,388,174 |
| CMAX | Caremax, Inc. | Carlos de Solo | 2023 | $3,386,890 |
| ABUS | Arbutus Biopharma Corp. | William Collier | 2023 | $3,385,984 |
| FIBK | First Interstate Bancsystem Inc. | Kevin P. Riley | 2023 | $3,384,896 |
| RGR | Sturm Ruger & CO Inc. | Christopher Killoy | 2023 | $3,380,797 |
| USPH | U S Physical Therapy Inc. | Christopher Reading | 2023 | $3,372,377 |
| LWAY | Lifeway Foods, Inc. | Julie Smolyansky | 2023 | $3,372,200 |
| JSPR | Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. | Ronald Martell | 2023 | $3,369,990 |
| PRPH | Prophase Labs, Inc. | Ted Karkus | 2023 | $3,367,200 |
| THR | Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. | Bruce Thames | 2023 | $3,365,794 |
| GNK | Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd | John Wobensmith | 2023 | $3,363,871 |
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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