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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNTY | Guaranty Bancshares Inc | Tyson Abston | 2023 | $1,360,289 |
| LAZY | Lazydays Holdings, Inc. | John North | 2023 | $1,359,268 |
| PIRS | Pieris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Stephen Yoder | 2023 | $1,358,952 |
| AMZN | Amazon Com Inc. | Andrew Jassy | 2023 | $1,357,764 |
| ALTO | Alto Ingredients, Inc. | Bryon McGregor | 2023 | $1,357,502 |
| EPSN | Epsilon Energy Ltd. | Jason Stabell | 2023 | $1,353,353 |
| LTRX | Lantronix Inc. | Paul Pickle | 2023 | $1,348,502 |
| HQI | Hirequest, Inc. | Richard Hermanns | 2023 | $1,348,385 |
| EQ | Equillium, Inc. | Bruce Steel | 2023 | $1,348,215 |
| LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Michael Lebby | 2023 | $1,346,381 |
| ALGS | Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. | Lawrence Blatt | 2023 | $1,344,458 |
| NSSC | Napco Security Technologies, Inc. | Richard Soloway | 2023 | $1,339,208 |
| IONQ | Ionq, Inc. | Peter Chapman | 2023 | $1,338,675 |
| AIP | Arteris, Inc. | Charles Janac | 2023 | $1,337,510 |
| SPIR | Spire Global, Inc. | Peter Platzer | 2023 | $1,336,724 |
| FNKO | Funko, Inc. | Michael Lunsford | 2023 | $1,335,897 |
| CRTX | Quince Therapeutics, Inc. | Dirk Thye | 2023 | $1,330,500 |
| FFWM | First Foundation Inc. | Scott Kavanaugh | 2023 | $1,329,000 |
| CRVS | Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Richard Miller | 2023 | $1,321,351 |
| TBNK | Territorial Bancorp Inc. | Allan Kitagawa | 2023 | $1,320,508 |
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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