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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLR | Miller Industries Inc. | William Miller II | 2023 | $3,057,145 |
| IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | Robert Jornayvaz | 2023 | $3,056,264 |
| MFIN | Medallion Financial Corp. | Alvin Murstein | 2023 | $3,038,040 |
| VFC | V F Corp. | Benno Dorer | 2023 | $3,037,566 |
| DELL | Dell Technologies Inc. | Michael Dell | 2024 | $3,030,405 |
| ATAI | Atai Life Sciences N.v. | Florian Brand | 2023 | $3,027,325 |
| ONEW | Onewater Marine Inc. | Austin Singleton | 2023 | $3,018,707 |
| GBLI | Global Indemnity Group, LLC | Joseph Brown | 2023 | $3,016,678 |
| MNTK | Montauk Renewables, Inc. | Sean McClain | 2023 | $3,016,530 |
| CUE | Cue Biopharma, Inc. | Daniel Passeri | 2023 | $3,015,480 |
| FOA | Finance of America Companies Inc. | Graham Fleming | 2023 | $3,009,901 |
| BANR | Banner Corp. | Mark Grescovich | 2023 | $3,008,319 |
| HOPE | Hope Bancorp Inc. | Kevin Kim | 2023 | $3,007,465 |
| MCB | Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. | Mark DeFazio | 2023 | $3,006,460 |
| PGC | Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp. | Douglas Kennedy | 2023 | $3,004,327 |
| AXDX | Accelerate Diagnostics, Inc. | Jack Phillips | 2023 | $3,004,105 |
| XLO | Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. | René Russo | 2023 | $2,999,910 |
| TPB | Turning Point Brands, Inc. | Graham Purdy | 2023 | $2,994,622 |
| STIM | Neuronetics, Inc. | Keith Sullivan | 2023 | $2,990,985 |
| OAS | Chord Energy Corp. | Daniel Brown | 2023 | $2,985,651 |
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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