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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYN | Cyngn Inc. | Lior Tal | 2023 | $1,028,456 |
| CVM | Cel-Sci Corp. | Geert Kersten | 2023 | $1,027,965 |
| PBFS | Pioneer Bancorp, Inc. | Thomas Amell | 2023 | $1,027,531 |
| VOXX | Voxx International Corp. | Patrick Lavelle | 2023 | $1,027,332 |
| KREF | KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. | Matthew Salem | 2023 | $1,027,088 |
| FPAY | Flexshopper, Inc. | Russell Heiser | 2023 | $1,024,864 |
| ACXP | Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | David Luci | 2023 | $1,023,878 |
| VNCE | Vince Holding Corp. | Jonathan Jack Schwefel | 2023 | $1,022,341 |
| RDI | Reading International Inc. | Ellen Cotter | 2023 | $1,020,580 |
| TXMD | Therapeuticsmd, Inc. | Marlan Walker | 2023 | $1,019,817 |
| FEMY | Femasys Inc. | Kathy Lee-Sepsick | 2023 | $1,019,425 |
| TLIS | Talis Biomedical Corp. | Robert Kelley | 2023 | $1,019,331 |
| MRBK | Meridian Corp. | Christopher Annas | 2023 | $1,019,076 |
| GROY | Gold Royalty Corp. | David Garofalo | 2023 | $1,018,197 |
| SFBC | Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. | Laura Lee Stewart | 2023 | $1,016,958 |
| CACC | Credit Acceptance Corp. | Kenneth Booth | 2023 | $1,016,500 |
| HBT | HBT Financial, Inc. | Lance Carter | 2023 | $1,015,465 |
| IBEX | Ibex Ltd | Robert Dechant | 2023 | $1,015,446 |
| HTLD | Heartland Express Inc. | Michael Gerdin | 2023 | $1,012,483 |
| SNSE | Sensei Biotherapeutics, Inc. | John Celebi | 2023 | $1,012,289 |
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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