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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDAY | Workday, Inc. | Carl Eschenbach | 2024 | $2,521,664 |
| DCTH | Delcath Systems, Inc. | Gerard Michel | 2023 | $2,520,314 |
| ACTD | Opal Fuels Inc. | Jonathan Maurer | 2023 | $2,517,255 |
| CBU | Community Bank System, Inc. | Mark Tryniski | 2023 | $2,517,123 |
| LFACU | Landsea Homes Corp. | John Ho | 2023 | $2,512,652 |
| LSEA | Landsea Homes Corp. | John Ho | 2023 | $2,512,652 |
| VMD | Viemed Healthcare, Inc. | Casey Hoyt | 2023 | $2,512,214 |
| TALS | Talaris Therapeutics, Inc. | Scott Requadt | 2023 | $2,510,933 |
| AVD | American Vanguard Corp. | Eric G. Wintemute | 2023 | $2,509,773 |
| FHTX | Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. | Adrian Gottschalk | 2023 | $2,503,942 |
| CLMT | Calumet Specialty Products Partners, | Todd Borgmann | 2023 | $2,502,040 |
| AQST | Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. | Daniel Barber | 2023 | $2,496,141 |
| SOI | Solaris Oilfield Infrastructure, Inc. | William Zartler | 2023 | $2,492,800 |
| FLWS | 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc. | Christopher G. McCann | 2023 | $2,491,246 |
| PLOW | Douglas Dynamics, Inc. | Robert McCormick | 2023 | $2,490,873 |
| XOMA | Xoma Corp. | Owen Hughes | 2023 | $2,482,735 |
| LPSN | Liveperson Inc. | John C. Collins | 2023 | $2,479,319 |
| USNA | Usana Health Sciences Inc. | Jim Brown | 2023 | $2,472,017 |
| RBT | Rubicon Technologies, Inc. | Philip Rodoni | 2023 | $2,464,164 |
| ELYM | Eliem Therapeutics, Inc. | Robert Azelby | 2023 | $2,460,187 |
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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