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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLA | Delta Apparel, Inc. | Robert Humphreys | 2023 | $860,104 |
| CIZN | Citizens Holding CO | Stacy Brantley | 2023 | $859,374 |
| BGFV | Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | Steven Miller | 2023 | $858,239 |
| MTEM | Molecular Templates, Inc. | Eric Poma | 2023 | $857,769 |
| FTCI | Ftc Solar, Inc. | Sean Hunkler | 2023 | $855,190 |
| SCOR | Comscore, Inc. | Jon Carpenter | 2023 | $854,199 |
| SEAC | Seachange International Inc. | Peter Aquino | 2023 | $850,167 |
| ICAD | ICAD Inc. | Dana Brown | 2023 | $849,047 |
| HYPR | Hyperfine, Inc. | Maria Sainz | 2023 | $847,000 |
| XELA | Exela Technologies, Inc. | Suresh Yannamani | 2023 | $845,000 |
| DPRO | Draganfly Inc. | Cameron Chell | 2023 | $844,103 |
| SYPR | Sypris Solutions Inc. | J.T. Gill | 2023 | $844,072 |
| VERO | Venus Concept Inc. | Rajiv De Silva | 2023 | $842,625 |
| ALCO | Alico, Inc. | John Kiernan | 2023 | $840,943 |
| HTBI | Hometrust Bancshares, Inc. | Dana Stonestreet | 2023 | $838,177 |
| MRCY | Mercury Systems Inc. | Mark Aslett | 2023 | $836,533 |
| EVBG | Everbridge, Inc. | David Wagner | 2023 | $833,780 |
| FORA | Forian Inc. | Max Wygod | 2023 | $833,000 |
| LCNB | LCNB Corp. | Eric Meilstrup | 2023 | $832,931 |
| FFNW | First Financial Northwest, Inc. | Joseph Kiley | 2023 | $829,390 |
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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