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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BHR | Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. | Richard Stockton | 2023 | $1,997,705 |
| CLPT | Clearpoint Neuro, Inc. | Joseph Burnett | 2023 | $1,995,337 |
| CVGI | Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. | Harold Bevis | 2023 | $1,993,663 |
| HBNC | Horizon Bancorp Inc /In/ | Craig M. Dwight | 2023 | $1,993,309 |
| TTGT | Techtarget Inc. | Michael Cotoia | 2023 | $1,989,300 |
| NLS | Nautilus, Inc. | James Barr | 2023 | $1,988,092 |
| EPM | Evolution Petroleum Corp. | Kelly Loyd | 2023 | $1,987,354 |
| BOOM | DMC Global Inc. | Michael Kuta | 2023 | $1,984,654 |
| CTXR | Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Leonard Mazur | 2023 | $1,981,113 |
| FBIZ | First Business Financial Services, Inc. | Corey Chambas | 2023 | $1,978,750 |
| MIST | Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Joseph Oliveto | 2023 | $1,978,092 |
| CLNE | Clean Energy Fuels Corp. | Andrew Littlefair | 2023 | $1,977,858 |
| GCBC | Greene County Bancorp Inc. | Donald Gibson | 2023 | $1,976,500 |
| EGY | Vaalco Energy Inc. | George Maxwell | 2023 | $1,976,426 |
| VRA | Vera Bradley, Inc. | Jacqueline Ardrey | 2024 | $1,976,075 |
| BAND | Bandwidth Inc. | David Morken | 2023 | $1,975,635 |
| MMAT | Meta Materials Inc. | Jim Fusaro | 2023 | $1,975,313 |
| AMRC | Ameresco, Inc. | George Sakellaris | 2023 | $1,970,680 |
| ICD | Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. | Anthony Gallegos | 2023 | $1,970,300 |
| XPOF | Xponential Fitness, Inc. | Anthony Geisler | 2023 | $1,967,613 |
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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