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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SRTS | Sensus Healthcare, Inc. | Joseph Sardano | 2023 | $687,599 |
| AUR | Aurora Innovation, Inc. | Chris Urmson | 2023 | $687,462 |
| TTSH | Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. | Cabell Lolmaugh | 2023 | $687,167 |
| MCBC | Macatawa Bank Corp. | Ronald Haan | 2023 | $685,113 |
| LTRN | Lantern Pharma Inc. | Panna Sharma | 2023 | $684,385 |
| SNAX | Stryve Foods, Inc. | Christopher Boever | 2023 | $684,151 |
| DLPN | Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. | William O’Dowd | 2023 | $682,880 |
| SCX | Starrett L S Co. | Douglas Starrett | 2023 | $682,740 |
| VEEE | Twin Vee Powercats, Co. | Joseph Visconti | 2023 | $679,774 |
| MDIA | Mediaco Holding Inc. | Rahsan-Rahsan Lindsay | 2023 | $679,011 |
| SONM | Sonim Technologies Inc. | Peter Hao Liu | 2023 | $677,226 |
| RIDE | Lordstown Motors Corp. | Edward Hightower | 2023 | $674,783 |
| CYTH | Cyclo Therapeutics, Inc. | Scott Fine | 2023 | $672,887 |
| PVBC | Provident Bancorp, Inc. | Carol Houle | 2023 | $670,354 |
| RCKY | Rocky Brands, Inc. | Jason Brooks | 2023 | $670,346 |
| FLUX | Flux Power Holdings, Inc. | Ronald Dutt | 2023 | $667,777 |
| MGTA | Magenta Therapeutics, Inc. | Jason Gardner | 2023 | $667,649 |
| GNSS | Genasys Inc. | Richard Danforth | 2023 | $667,491 |
| NGL | NGL Energy Partners | Michael Krimbill | 2023 | $666,960 |
| NRBO | Neurobo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Hyung Heon Kim | 2023 | $664,055 |
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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