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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASRT | Assertio Holdings, Inc. | Danie Peisert | 2023 | $3,263,989 |
| ALIM | Alimera Sciences Inc. | Richard Eiswirth | 2023 | $3,261,479 |
| TBK | Triumph Financial, Inc. | Aaron Graft | 2023 | $3,260,635 |
| CELH | Celsius Holdings, Inc. | John Fieldly | 2023 | $3,260,513 |
| SMHI | Seacor Marine Holdings Inc. | John Gellert | 2023 | $3,253,217 |
| COCO | Vita Coco Company, Inc. | Martin Roper | 2023 | $3,251,398 |
| BEAT | Heartbeam, Inc. | Branislav Vajdic | 2023 | $3,250,743 |
| GTHX | G1 Therapeutics, Inc. | John Bailey | 2023 | $3,250,658 |
| SNCY | Sun Country Airlines Holdings, Inc. | Jude Bricker | 2023 | $3,249,806 |
| BRC | Brady Corp. | R.R. Shaller | 2023 | $3,242,497 |
| AOSL | Alpha & Omega Semiconductor Ltd. | Mike Chang | 2023 | $3,235,061 |
| PRTH | Priority Technology Holdings, Inc. | Thomas Priore | 2023 | $3,234,533 |
| FNA | Paragon 28, Inc. | Albert DaCosta | 2023 | $3,232,420 |
| PB | Prosperity Bancshares Inc. | David Zalman | 2023 | $3,229,008 |
| WSTG | Climb Global Solutions, Inc. | Dale Foster | 2023 | $3,223,774 |
| AMAL | Amalgamated Financial Corp. | Priscilla Sims Brown | 2023 | $3,219,975 |
| DIBS | 1stdibs.com, Inc. | David Rosenblatt | 2023 | $3,219,962 |
| NSPR | Inspiremd, Inc. | Marvin Slosman | 2023 | $3,219,321 |
| GLDD | Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. | Lasse Petterson | 2023 | $3,217,764 |
| IBTX | Independent Bank Group, Inc. | David Brooks | 2023 | $3,217,738 |
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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