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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NXTD | Logicmark, Inc. | Chia-Lin Simmons | 2023 | $1,085,709 |
| BW | Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. | Kenneth M. Young | 2023 | $1,083,333 |
| MRTN | Marten Transport Ltd | Timothy Kohl | 2023 | $1,083,236 |
| NEXI | Neximmune, Inc. | Kristi Jones | 2023 | $1,082,816 |
| AIM | AIM Immunotech Inc. | Thomas K Equels | 2023 | $1,081,301 |
| CVLY | Codorus Valley Bancorp Inc. | Craig Kauffman | 2023 | $1,080,962 |
| CFBK | CF Bankshares Inc. | Timothy O Dell | 2023 | $1,080,496 |
| ALOT | Astronova, Inc. | Gregory Woods | 2023 | $1,079,908 |
| KSCP | Knightscope, Inc. | William Santana Li | 2023 | $1,079,377 |
| TCON | Tracon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Charles Theuer | 2023 | $1,078,633 |
| XELB | Xcel Brands, Inc. | Robert D’Loren | 2023 | $1,078,121 |
| IDT | IDT Corp. | Shmuel Jonas | 2023 | $1,075,425 |
| KRUS | Kura Sushi Usa, Inc. | Hajime Uba | 2023 | $1,074,617 |
| GHM | Graham Corp. | Daniel Thoren | 2023 | $1,074,557 |
| RBB | RBB Bancorp | David Morris | 2023 | $1,069,978 |
| CLFD | Clearfield, Inc. | Cheryl Beranek | 2023 | $1,061,862 |
| NVTS | Navitas Semiconductor Corp. | Gene Sheridan | 2023 | $1,060,001 |
| ALPA | Carmell Corp. | Rajiv Shukla | 2023 | $1,057,535 |
| OUST | Ouster, Inc. | Angus Pacala | 2023 | $1,056,962 |
| CLSN | Imunon, Inc. | Corinne Le Goff | 2023 | $1,055,814 |
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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