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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CWBC | Community West Bancshares | Martin Plourd | 2023 | $935,253 |
| CVCY | Central Valley Community Bancorp | James Kim | 2023 | $933,986 |
| RRBI | Red River Bancshares Inc. | Blake Chatelain | 2023 | $932,441 |
| XGN | Exagen Inc. | John Aballi | 2023 | $931,950 |
| CRMT | Americas Carmart Inc. | Jeffrey Williams | 2023 | $928,554 |
| LAKE | Lakeland Industries Inc. | Charles Roberson | 2023 | $927,820 |
| PFIS | Peoples Financial Services Corp. | Craig Best | 2023 | $927,073 |
| APTO | Aptose Biosciences Inc. | William Rice | 2023 | $924,668 |
| ATRI | Atrion Corp. | David Battat | 2023 | $924,464 |
| AVGR | Avinger Inc. | Jeffrey Soinski | 2023 | $924,295 |
| RVSB | Riverview Bancorp Inc. | Kevin Lycklama | 2023 | $922,466 |
| BANF | Bancfirst Corp | Darryl Schmidt | 2023 | $919,660 |
| AUGX | Augmedix, Inc. | Emmanuel Krakaris | 2023 | $919,099 |
| BNTC | Benitec Biopharma Inc. | Jerel Banks | 2023 | $918,725 |
| SLDB | Solid Biosciences Inc. | Alexander Cumbo | 2023 | $918,630 |
| ORGN | Origin Materials, Inc. | Rich Riley | 2023 | $915,657 |
| NAII | Natural Alternatives International Inc. | Mark LeDoux | 2023 | $915,154 |
| FLNT | Fluent, Inc. | Donald Patrick | 2023 | $915,056 |
| DGICA | Donegal Group Inc. | Kevin Burke | 2023 | $914,440 |
| FTEK | Fuel Tech, Inc. | Vincent Arnone | 2023 | $913,486 |
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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