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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOT | Samsara Inc. | Sanjit Biswas | 2024 | $18,356,993 |
| SWTX | Springworks Therapeutics, Inc. | Saqib Islam | 2023 | $18,351,489 |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co. | Lal Karsanbhai | 2023 | $18,317,194 |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corp. | Timothy Archer | 2023 | $18,310,099 |
| SOFI | Sofi Technologies, Inc. | Anthony Noto | 2023 | $18,263,886 |
| APSG | Global Business Travel Group, Inc. | Paul Abbott | 2023 | $18,259,503 |
| SLB | Schlumberger Limited/nv | Olivier Le Peuch | 2023 | $18,249,585 |
| CRCT | Cricut, Inc. | Ashish Arora | 2023 | $18,225,481 |
| LOW | Lowes Companies Inc. | Marvin Ellison | 2023 | $18,162,272 |
| CNHI | CNH Industrial | Scott Wine | 2023 | $18,098,605 |
| ROST | Ross Stores, Inc. | Barbara Rentler | 2023 | $18,094,944 |
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | Kevin Clark | 2023 | $18,000,136 |
| VGR | Vector Group Ltd | Howard Lorber | 2023 | $17,946,650 |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corp. | Rodney Sacks | 2023 | $17,875,482 |
| MPW | Medical Properties Trust Inc. | Edward Aldag | 2023 | $17,854,051 |
| APPF | Appfolio Inc. | Shane Trigg | 2023 | $17,746,877 |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corp. | Vicki Hollub | 2023 | $17,735,019 |
| BILL | Bill Holdings, Inc. | René Lacerte | 2023 | $17,721,164 |
| CARR | Carrier Global Corp. | David Gitlin | 2023 | $17,695,200 |
| HST | Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | James Risoleo | 2023 | $17,694,586 |
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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