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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EB | Eventbrite, Inc. | Julia Hartz | 2023 | $4,787,486 |
| QNST | Quinstreet, Inc. | Douglas Valenti | 2023 | $4,785,890 |
| NAPA | Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. | Alex Ryan | 2023 | $4,783,196 |
| CHGG | Chegg, Inc. | Dan Rosensweig | 2023 | $4,779,849 |
| MGRC | Mcgrath Rentcorp | Joseph Hanna | 2023 | $4,771,898 |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | Jacob Thaysen | 2023 | $4,691,233 |
| TNDM | Tandem Diabetes Care Inc. | John Sheridan | 2023 | $4,651,603 |
| TYRA | Tyra Biosciences, Inc. | Todd Harris | 2023 | $4,626,119 |
| ATEN | A10 Networks, Inc. | Dhrupad Trivedi | 2023 | $4,577,120 |
| KTOS | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. | Eric DeMarco | 2023 | $4,573,845 |
| LC | Lendingclub Corp. | Scott Sanborn | 2023 | $4,560,821 |
| DIN | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | John Peyton | 2023 | $4,540,521 |
| KNTE | Kinnate Biopharma Inc. | Nima Farzan | 2023 | $4,539,776 |
| REAL | Therealreal, Inc. | John Koryl | 2023 | $4,428,149 |
| ATRA | Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Pascal Touchon | 2023 | $4,375,125 |
| NRIX | Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. | Arthur Sands | 2023 | $4,363,120 |
| OOMA | Ooma Inc. | Eric Stang | 2024 | $4,350,306 |
| NUVB | Nuvation Bio Inc. | David Hung | 2023 | $4,324,280 |
| NXU | Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. | Robert Piconi | 2023 | $4,257,235 |
| ALEC | Alector, Inc. | Arnon Rosenthal | 2023 | $4,255,007 |
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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