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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPWR | Ideal Power Inc. | Daniel Brdar | 2023 | $627,699 |
| COCP | Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. | James Martin | 2023 | $627,201 |
| FNCH | Finch Therapeutics Group, Inc. | Matthew Blischak | 2023 | $624,266 |
| CBAN | Colony Bankcorp Inc. | Heath Fountain | 2023 | $623,635 |
| SG | Sweetgreen, Inc. | Jonathan Neman | 2023 | $622,548 |
| VMAR | Vision Marine Technologies Inc. | Alexandre Mongeon | 2023 | $620,354 |
| BLZE | Backblaze, Inc. | Gleb Budman | 2023 | $614,185 |
| BFIN | Bankfinancial Corp. | Morgan Gasior | 2023 | $613,446 |
| CNFR | Conifer Holdings, Inc. | James Petcoff | 2023 | $613,200 |
| SIEB | Siebert Financial Corp. | John Gebbia | 2023 | $612,000 |
| FGF | Fundamental Global Inc. | Larry Swets | 2023 | $610,623 |
| KFS | Kingsway Financial Services Inc. | John Fitzgerald | 2023 | $610,192 |
| FUNC | First United Corp. | Carissa Rodeheaver | 2023 | $609,845 |
| TWND | Nuburu, Inc. | Brian Knaley | 2023 | $609,382 |
| COUR | Coursera, Inc. | Jeffrey Maggioncalda | 2023 | $606,815 |
| NUWE | Nuwellis, Inc. | Nestor Jaramillo | 2023 | $606,603 |
| WATT | Energous Corp. | Cesar Johnston | 2023 | $602,500 |
| PEN | Penumbra Inc. | Adam Elsesser | 2023 | $601,620 |
| AXR | Amrep Corp. | Christopher Vitale | 2023 | $600,340 |
| CSBR | Champions Oncology, Inc. | Ronnie Morris | 2023 | $600,000 |
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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