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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NINE | Nine Energy Service, Inc. | Ann Fox | 2023 | $3,362,060 |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree, Inc. | Richard Dreiling | 2023 | $3,360,766 |
| FFBC | First Financial Bancorp | Archie Brown | 2023 | $3,357,573 |
| DNMR | Danimer Scientific, Inc. | Stephen Croskrey | 2023 | $3,356,595 |
| CMTG | Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. | Richard Mack | 2023 | $3,354,032 |
| SNAP | Snap Inc. | Evan Spiegel | 2023 | $3,339,731 |
| GRPN | Groupon, Inc. | Dusan Senkypl Interim | 2023 | $3,339,028 |
| ATIP | Ati Physical Therapy, Inc. | Sharon Vitti | 2023 | $3,338,864 |
| ALEX | Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | Lance Parker | 2023 | $3,337,967 |
| AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | Ernest Rady | 2023 | $3,336,220 |
| BHIL | Benson Hill, Inc. | Matthew Crisp | 2023 | $3,329,054 |
| DLTH | Duluth Holdings Inc. | Samuel Sato | 2023 | $3,328,002 |
| ASTE | Astec Industries Inc. | Jaco van der Merwe | 2023 | $3,317,927 |
| BCAB | Bioatla, Inc. | Jay Short | 2023 | $3,301,346 |
| SCHL | Scholastic Corp. | Peter Warwick | 2023 | $3,300,361 |
| AMSC | American Superconductor Corp. | Daniel P. McGahn | 2023 | $3,297,209 |
| ODC | Oil-Dri Corp of America | Daniel Jaffee | 2023 | $3,297,023 |
| IMKTA | Ingles Markets Inc. | James Lanning | 2023 | $3,290,980 |
| OCUL | Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. | Antony Mattessich | 2023 | $3,276,712 |
| NXPL | Nextplat Corp. | Charles Fernandez | 2023 | $3,274,000 |
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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