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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLRB | Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. | James Caruso | 2023 | $1,965,140 |
| ZVIA | Zevia Pbc | Amy Taylor | 2023 | $1,964,087 |
| SAFT | Safety Insurance Group Inc. | George M. Murphy | 2023 | $1,962,783 |
| INSE | Inspired Entertainment, Inc. | Brooks Pierce | 2023 | $1,948,336 |
| PLPC | Preformed Line Products Co. | Dennis McKenna | 2023 | $1,945,776 |
| TRIP | Tripadvisor, Inc. | Matt Goldberg | 2023 | $1,942,733 |
| SLP | Simulations Plus, Inc. | Shawn O’Connor | 2023 | $1,942,005 |
| RGS | Regis Corp. | Matthew Doctor | 2023 | $1,938,862 |
| CTOS | Custom Truck One Source, Inc. | Ryan McMonagle | 2023 | $1,937,026 |
| NWBI | Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | Louis Torchio | 2023 | $1,932,721 |
| NRUC | National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp | Andrew Don | 2023 | $1,931,414 |
| LAB | Standard Biotools Inc. | Michael Egholm | 2023 | $1,931,088 |
| VLGEA | Village Super Market Inc. | Robert Sumas | 2023 | $1,930,459 |
| ADTH | Adtheorent Holding Company, Inc. | James Lawson | 2023 | $1,929,656 |
| PFX | Phenixfin Corp. | David Lorber | 2023 | $1,925,000 |
| CFB | Crossfirst Bankshares, Inc. | Michael Maddox | 2023 | $1,924,315 |
| NDLS | Noodles & Co | Dave Boennighausen | 2023 | $1,924,276 |
| MEG | Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. | Vijay Manthripragada | 2023 | $1,921,657 |
| CTGO | Contango Ore, Inc. | Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse | 2023 | $1,920,400 |
| IMRX | Immuneering Corp. | Benjamin Zeskind | 2023 | $1,918,201 |
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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