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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASH | Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. | Edward Handy | 2023 | $1,476,768 |
| BKKT | Bakkt Holdings, Inc. | Gavin Michael | 2023 | $1,476,142 |
| TTNP | Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | David Lazar | 2023 | $1,473,180 |
| FISI | Financial Institutions Inc. | Martin Birmingham | 2023 | $1,472,884 |
| KVHI | KVH Industries Inc | Brent Bruun | 2023 | $1,472,300 |
| GEG | Great Elm Group, Inc. | Jason Reese | 2023 | $1,468,205 |
| MPX | Marine Products Corp. | Ben Palmer | 2023 | $1,463,400 |
| MOFG | Midwestone Financial Group, Inc. | Charles Reeves | 2023 | $1,463,067 |
| BWFG | Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Christopher Gruseke | 2023 | $1,462,411 |
| MCHX | Marchex Inc. | Edwin Miller | 2023 | $1,460,113 |
| VIRX | Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. | Mark Rothera | 2023 | $1,456,596 |
| AMRK | A-mark Precious Metals, Inc. | Gregory Roberts | 2023 | $1,451,081 |
| FOSL | Fossil Group, Inc. | Kosta Kartsotis | 2023 | $1,450,942 |
| MASS | 908 Devices Inc. | Kevin Knopp | 2023 | $1,450,764 |
| FBRX | Forte Biosciences, Inc. | Paul Wagner | 2023 | $1,450,175 |
| PASG | Passage Bio, Inc. | William Chou | 2023 | $1,448,545 |
| HYFM | Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. | William Toler | 2023 | $1,448,051 |
| CWCO | Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. | Frederick McTaggart | 2023 | $1,446,075 |
| DRRX | Durect Corp. | James Brown | 2023 | $1,445,784 |
| FINW | Finwise Bancorp | Kent Landvatter | 2023 | $1,445,635 |
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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