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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QUIK | Quicklogic Corp. | Brian Faith | 2023 | $1,445,392 |
| TRNS | Transcat Inc. | Lee Rudow | 2023 | $1,444,134 |
| AC | Associated Capital Group, Inc. | Douglas Jamieson | 2023 | $1,440,138 |
| HHS | Harte Hanks Inc. | Kirk Davis | 2023 | $1,439,830 |
| STKS | One Group Hospitality, Inc. | Emanuel Hilario | 2023 | $1,437,462 |
| SYRS | Syros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Nancy Simonian | 2023 | $1,436,782 |
| PANL | Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. | Mark Filanowski | 2023 | $1,436,452 |
| BFC | Bank First Corp. | Michael Molepske | 2023 | $1,434,645 |
| BSVN | Bank7 Corp. | Thomas Travis | 2023 | $1,434,281 |
| SPOT | Spotify Technology | Daniel Ek | 2023 | $1,431,654 |
| ANY | Sphere 3D Corp. | Patricia Trompeter | 2023 | $1,422,327 |
| GABC | German American Bancorp, Inc. | Neil Dauby | 2023 | $1,418,115 |
| WNEB | Western New England Bancorp, Inc. | James Hagan | 2023 | $1,416,019 |
| MBRX | Moleculin Biotech, Inc. | Walter Klemp | 2023 | $1,414,598 |
| CLBS | Lisata Therapeutics, Inc. | David Mazzo | 2023 | $1,408,382 |
| ENOB | Renovaro Inc. | Mark Dybul | 2023 | $1,405,433 |
| CIA | Citizens, Inc. | Gerald Shields | 2023 | $1,400,740 |
| NL | NL Industries Inc. | Courtney Riley | 2023 | $1,399,000 |
| SLGG | Super League Gaming, Inc. | Ann Hand | 2023 | $1,389,000 |
| MNOV | Medicinova Inc. | Yuichi Iwaki | 2023 | $1,388,309 |
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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