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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | Stephanie L. Ferris | 2023 | $19,435,522 |
| PSX | Phillips 66 | Mark Lashier | 2023 | $19,409,262 |
| BWA | Borgwarner Inc. | Frédéric Lissalde | 2023 | $19,308,195 |
| BSY | Bentley Systems Inc. | Gregory S. Bentley | 2023 | $19,303,412 |
| LAD | Lithia Motors Inc. | Bryan DeBoer | 2023 | $19,285,990 |
| NWSA | News Corp. | Robert Thomson | 2023 | $19,277,292 |
| PRU | Prudential Financial Inc. | Charles F. Lowrey | 2023 | $19,213,328 |
| TGT | Target Corp. | Brian Cornell | 2023 | $19,203,353 |
| LIN | Linde PLC | Sanjiv Lamba | 2023 | $19,200,255 |
| SYF | Synchrony Financial | Brian Doubles | 2023 | $19,175,684 |
| MCD | Mcdonalds Corp. | Christopher Kempczinski | 2023 | $19,155,001 |
| MMC | Marsh & Mclennan Companies, Inc. | John Doyle | 2023 | $19,054,956 |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. | Marc Casper | 2023 | $18,976,669 |
| MAT | Mattel Inc. | Ynon Kreiz | 2023 | $18,948,385 |
| BGNE | Beigene, Ltd. | John Oyler | 2023 | $18,925,730 |
| PXD | Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | Richard P. Dealy | 2023 | $18,904,997 |
| LEA | Lear Corp. | Raymond Scott | 2023 | $18,891,372 |
| ES | Eversource Energy | Joseph Nolan | 2023 | $18,885,577 |
| FLR | Fluor Corp. | David Constable | 2023 | $18,877,290 |
| ZETA | Zeta Global Holdings Corp. | David Steinberg | 2023 | $18,868,639 |
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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