Highest-Paid CEOs
Highest-Paid CEOs
CEO pay continues to outpace the pay of working people across the country. In the past 10 years, CEO pay at S&P 500 companies increased by more than $5 million to an average of $16.7 million in 2022. Meanwhile, the average U.S. worker saw a wage increase of $15,460 over the past decade, earning on average just $61,900 in 2022.
| Ticker | Company | CEO | Year | CEO Pay Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGC | Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp. | Douglas Kennedy | 2022 | $3,070,048 |
| OCFC | Oceanfirst Financial Corp. | Christopher Maher | 2022 | $3,061,528 |
| RGLD | Royal Gold Inc. | William Heissenbuttel | 2022 | $3,060,540 |
| DGII | Digi International Inc. | Ronald Konezny | 2022 | $3,056,878 |
| HTLF | Heartland Financial Usa Inc. | Bruce Lee | 2022 | $3,055,878 |
| WHD | Cactus, Inc. | Scott Bender | 2022 | $3,052,475 |
| AKYA | Akoya Biosciences, Inc. | Brian McKelligon | 2022 | $3,049,639 |
| SBT | Sterling Bancorp, Inc. | Thomas O’Brien | 2022 | $3,048,707 |
| JJSF | J&j Snack Foods Corp. | Dan Fachner | 2022 | $3,048,158 |
| NR | Newpark Resources Inc. | Matthew Lanigan | 2022 | $3,045,909 |
| VFC | V F Corp. | Benno Dorer | 2023 | $3,037,566 |
| AKBA | Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. | John Butler | 2022 | $3,036,388 |
| APAM | Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. | Christopher Krein | 2022 | $3,035,672 |
| PB | Prosperity Bancshares Inc. | David Zalman | 2022 | $3,035,574 |
| WSBC | Wesbanco Inc. | Todd Clossin | 2022 | $3,033,062 |
| CRDO | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | William Brennan | 2022 | $3,025,615 |
| PWFL | Powerfleet, Inc. | Steve Towe | 2022 | $3,023,067 |
| CNTQ | Dragonfly Energy Holdings Corp. | Denis Phares | 2022 | $3,019,752 |
| VEL | Velocity Financial, Inc. | Christopher Farrar | 2022 | $3,016,539 |
| GTHX | G1 Therapeutics, Inc. | John Bailey | 2022 | $3,015,980 |