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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HGTY | Hagerty, Inc. | McKeel Hagerty | 2023 | $2,379,477 |
| CIO | City Office REIT, Inc. | James Farrar | 2023 | $2,378,388 |
| HCKT | Hackett Group, Inc. | Ted Fernandez | 2023 | $2,375,670 |
| LTRPA | Liberty Tripadvisor Holdings, Inc. | Gregory Maffei | 2023 | $2,373,481 |
| AMRX | Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Chirag Patel | 2023 | $2,370,386 |
| BBGI | Beasley Broadcast Group Inc. | Caroline Beasley | 2023 | $2,366,595 |
| SKYT | Skywater Technology, Inc. | Thomas Sonderman | 2023 | $2,361,593 |
| UNTY | Unity Bancorp Inc | James Hughes | 2023 | $2,360,462 |
| ATOS | Atossa Therapeutics, Inc. | Steven Quay | 2023 | $2,356,220 |
| CRD.A | Crawford & Co. | R. Verma | 2023 | $2,354,525 |
| LIND | Lindblad Expeditions Holdings, Inc. | Mr. Lindblad | 2023 | $2,352,502 |
| DMRC | Digimarc Corp. | Riley McCormack | 2023 | $2,350,618 |
| BIVI | Biovie Inc. | Cuong Do | 2023 | $2,337,668 |
| VRM | Vroom, Inc. | Thomas Shortt | 2023 | $2,335,923 |
| DAVE | Dave Inc. | Jason Wilk | 2023 | $2,324,200 |
| LICY | Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. | Ajay Kochhar | 2023 | $2,323,258 |
| KNTK | Kinetik Holdings Inc. | Jamie Welch | 2023 | $2,321,989 |
| BRKL | Brookline Bancorp Inc. | Paul Perrault | 2023 | $2,320,530 |
| HURC | Hurco Companies Inc. | Gregory Volovic | 2023 | $2,318,419 |
| GBIO | Generation Bio Co. | Geoff McDonough | 2023 | $2,315,263 |
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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