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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLIT | Harmonic Inc. | Patrick Harshman | 2023 | $5,100,604 |
| NARI | Inari Medical, Inc. | Andrew Hykes | 2023 | $5,083,365 |
| MOTV | Forge Global Holdings, Inc. | Kelly Rodriques | 2023 | $5,072,007 |
| NGM | Ngm Biopharmaceuticals Inc. | David Woodhouse | 2023 | $5,052,616 |
| TRNO | Terreno Realty Corp. | Blake Baird | 2023 | $5,046,801 |
| EGHT | 8x8 Inc. | Samuel Wilson | 2023 | $5,044,815 |
| UCTT | Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. | James Scholhamer | 2023 | $5,043,765 |
| ECPG | Encore Capital Group Inc. | Ashish Masih | 2023 | $5,023,957 |
| EHTH | Ehealth, Inc. | Francis Soistman | 2023 | $4,994,258 |
| PPBI | Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. | Steven Gardner | 2023 | $4,964,451 |
| CTKB | Cytek Biosciences, Inc. | Wenbin Jiang | 2023 | $4,939,242 |
| ARQT | Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Todd Franklin Watanabe | 2023 | $4,935,266 |
| GERN | Geron Corp. | John Scarlett | 2023 | $4,924,092 |
| FAT | Fat Brands, Inc. | Robert Rosen | 2023 | $4,898,000 |
| ARCT | Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. | Joseph Payne | 2023 | $4,892,500 |
| ALXO | ALX Oncology Holdings Inc. | Jason Lettmann | 2023 | $4,857,183 |
| CWT | California Water Service Group | Martin Kropelnicki | 2023 | $4,856,752 |
| KZR | Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. | John Fowler | 2023 | $4,830,882 |
| 1 | Truecar, Inc. | Michael Darrow | 2023 | $4,811,134 |
| IOVA | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Frederick Vogt | 2023 | $4,794,680 |
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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