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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORR | Corenergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc. | David Schulte | 2023 | $1,238,200 |
| CENQ | Verde Clean Fuels, Inc. | Ernest Miller | 2023 | $1,233,736 |
| ATHN | Heliogen, Inc. | Christiana Obiaya | 2023 | $1,233,122 |
| ULH | Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. | Tim Phillips | 2023 | $1,232,090 |
| TREE | Lendingtree, Inc. | Douglas Lebda | 2023 | $1,230,808 |
| OB | Outbrain Inc. | David Kostman | 2023 | $1,228,186 |
| BARK | Bark, Inc. | Matt Meeker | 2023 | $1,227,792 |
| NFBK | Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | Steven Klein | 2023 | $1,227,780 |
| CZNC | Citizens & Northern Corp. | Bradley Scovill | 2023 | $1,225,587 |
| CULP | Culp Inc. | Robert Culp | 2023 | $1,222,774 |
| SYBX | Synlogic, Inc. | Aoife Brennnan | 2023 | $1,222,173 |
| DARE | Dare Bioscience, Inc. | Sabrina Martucci Johnson | 2023 | $1,222,108 |
| CLBR | Colombier Acquisition Corp. | Michael Seifert | 2023 | $1,219,978 |
| LIVE | Live Ventures Inc. | Thomas Sedlak | 2023 | $1,218,625 |
| ZYXI | Zynex Inc. | Thomas Sandgaard | 2023 | $1,217,895 |
| EFTR | Effector Therapeutics, Inc. | Stephen Worland | 2023 | $1,217,505 |
| VRPX | Virpax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Anthony Mack | 2023 | $1,216,000 |
| BCTX | Briacell Therapeutics Corp. | William Williams | 2023 | $1,215,514 |
| HOFT | Hooker Furnishings Corp. | Jeremy Hoff | 2024 | $1,215,181 |
| DMAC | Diamedica Therapeutics Inc. | Rick Pauls | 2023 | $1,215,161 |
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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