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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELF | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. | Tarang Amin | 2023 | $5,634,119 |
| ETNB | 89bio, Inc. | Rohan Palekar | 2023 | $5,587,661 |
| RILY | B. Riley Financial, Inc. | Bryant Riley | 2023 | $5,563,318 |
| UDMY | Udemy, Inc. | Greg Brown | 2023 | $5,542,944 |
| TINV | Grindr Inc. | George Arison | 2023 | $5,518,573 |
| CTRE | Caretrust Reit, Inc. | David Sedgwick | 2023 | $5,430,306 |
| XPER | Adeia Inc. | Paul Davis | 2023 | $5,418,627 |
| ERAS | Erasca, Inc. | Jonathan Lim | 2023 | $5,407,446 |
| AMK | Assetmark Financial Holdings, Inc. | Michael Kim | 2023 | $5,374,907 |
| LIDR | Aeye, Inc. | Matthew Fisch | 2023 | $5,372,261 |
| GOEV | Canoo Inc. | Tony Aquila | 2023 | $5,367,470 |
| JACK | Jack in the Box Inc. | Mr. Harris | 2023 | $5,346,487 |
| FCPT | Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | William Lenehan | 2023 | $5,342,066 |
| AWR | American States Water Co. | Robert Sprowls | 2023 | $5,324,271 |
| FLGT | Fulgent Genetics, Inc. | Ming Hsieh | 2023 | $5,309,167 |
| RANI | Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. | Talat Imran | 2023 | $5,266,893 |
| KURA | Kura Oncology, Inc. | Troy Wilson | 2023 | $5,251,407 |
| SEER | Seer, Inc. | Omid Farokhzad | 2023 | $5,197,331 |
| SONO | Sonos Inc. | Patrick Spence | 2023 | $5,190,714 |
| SSD | Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Michael Olosky | 2023 | $5,139,549 |
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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