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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAST | Fastenal Co. | Daniel Florness | 2023 | $3,115,507 |
| TTMI | TTMTechnologies Inc. | Thomas Edman | 2023 | $3,109,523 |
| TCBK | Trico Bancshares | Richard Smith | 2023 | $3,097,841 |
| ABSI | Absci Corp. | Sean McClain | 2023 | $3,097,371 |
| INTA | Intapp, Inc. | John Hall | 2023 | $3,096,600 |
| BRCC | BRC Inc. | Chris Mondzelewski | 2023 | $3,093,234 |
| SBCF | Seacoast Banking Corp of Florida | Charles Shaffer | 2023 | $3,091,772 |
| MEI | Methode Electronics Inc. | Donald Duda | 2023 | $3,088,086 |
| RXST | Rxsight, Inc. | Ron Kurtz | 2023 | $3,081,597 |
| HYZN | Hyzon Motors Inc. | Parker Meeks | 2023 | $3,079,847 |
| CMPR | Cimpress PLC | Robert Keane | 2023 | $3,077,261 |
| ESQ | Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. | Andrew Sagliocca | 2023 | $3,076,900 |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | Angela Kleiman | 2023 | $3,076,648 |
| AVTE | Aerovate Therapeutics, Inc. | Timothy Noyes | 2023 | $3,070,657 |
| TDUP | Thredup Inc. | James Reinhart | 2023 | $3,070,072 |
| PRAA | PRA Group Inc. | Vikram Atal | 2023 | $3,062,549 |
| FLXS | Flexsteel Industries Inc. | Jerald Dittmer | 2023 | $3,062,037 |
| TRST | Trustco Bank Corp N Y | Robert McCormick | 2023 | $3,060,935 |
| LIVN | Livanova PLC | William Kozy | 2023 | $3,060,725 |
| ORA | Ormat Technologies, Inc. | Doron Blachar | 2023 | $3,058,576 |
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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