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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRMD | Cormedix Inc. | Joseph Todisco | 2023 | $2,459,342 |
| LINC | Lincoln Educational Services Corp. | Scott Shaw | 2023 | $2,458,683 |
| WDFC | WD 40 Co. | Steven Brass | 2023 | $2,458,653 |
| ANNX | Annexon, Inc. | Douglas Love | 2023 | $2,453,184 |
| NVEE | NV5 Global, Inc. | Dickerson Wright | 2023 | $2,447,385 |
| ROAD | Construction Partners, Inc. | Fred Smith Jule | 2023 | $2,446,392 |
| VBTX | Veritex Holdings, Inc. | Malcolm Holland | 2023 | $2,444,395 |
| CCF | Chase Corp. | Adam Chase | 2023 | $2,444,144 |
| ISSC | Innovative Solutions & Support Inc. | Shahram Askarpour | 2023 | $2,439,408 |
| INO | Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jacqueline Shea | 2023 | $2,438,908 |
| HOOD | Robinhood Markets, Inc. | Vladimir Tenev | 2023 | $2,438,338 |
| ALRM | Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. | Stephen Trundle | 2023 | $2,437,575 |
| LSTR | Landstar System Inc. | James Gattoni | 2023 | $2,434,841 |
| ANGN | Elicio Therapeutics, Inc. | Jay Venkatesan | 2023 | $2,429,275 |
| ORN | Orion Group Holdings Inc. | Travis Boone | 2023 | $2,427,710 |
| FBMS | First Bancshares Inc | Ray Cole Jr.Hoppy | 2023 | $2,426,148 |
| ESTA | Establishment Labs Holdings Inc. | Juan José Chacn Quirs | 2023 | $2,422,307 |
| SONX | Sonendo, Inc. | Bjarne Bergheim | 2023 | $2,415,492 |
| NWPX | Northwest Pipe Co. | Scott Montross | 2023 | $2,414,324 |
| OPTN | Optinose, Inc. | Ramy Mahmoud | 2023 | $2,414,265 |
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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