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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR | Newpark Resources Inc. | Matthew Lanigan | 2023 | $2,976,427 |
| SSSS | Suro Capital Corp. | Mark Klein | 2023 | $2,976,409 |
| CBB | Cincinnati Bell Inc. | Leigh R. Fox | 2023 | $2,973,665 |
| OLO | Olo Inc. | Noah Glass | 2023 | $2,972,160 |
| UTI | Universal Technical Institute Inc. | Jerome Grant | 2023 | $2,971,390 |
| ESPR | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | Sheldon Koenig | 2023 | $2,968,565 |
| ROC | ROC Energy Acquisition Corp. | Wayne Prejean | 2023 | $2,962,750 |
| FBK | FB Financial Corp. | Christopher Holmes | 2023 | $2,960,086 |
| GBCI | Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | Randall Chesler | 2023 | $2,957,499 |
| MEC | Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. | Jag Reddy | 2023 | $2,956,326 |
| ATXS | Astria Therapeutics, Inc. | Jill Milne | 2023 | $2,955,504 |
| BDTX | Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. | Mark Velleca | 2023 | $2,949,854 |
| III | Information Services Group Inc. | Michael Connors | 2023 | $2,946,845 |
| CATO | Cato Corp. | John Cato | 2023 | $2,945,305 |
| PBYI | Puma Biotechnology, Inc. | Alan Auerbach | 2023 | $2,944,748 |
| PAHC | Phibro Animal Health Corp. | Jack Bendheim | 2023 | $2,938,899 |
| KIND | Nextdoor Holdings, Inc. | Sarah Friar | 2023 | $2,935,566 |
| NKTX | Nkarta, Inc. | Paul Hastings | 2023 | $2,934,715 |
| OCFC | Oceanfirst Financial Corp. | Christopher Maher | 2023 | $2,933,196 |
| AMTB | Amerant Bancorp Inc. | Gerald Plush | 2023 | $2,927,559 |
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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