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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | United States Steel Corp. | David Burritt | 2023 | $16,733,927 |
| AMED | Amedisys Inc. | Richard Ashworth | 2023 | $16,726,179 |
| TEL | TE Connectivity Ltd. | Terrence R. Curtin | 2023 | $16,717,748 |
| INCY | Incyte Corp. | Hervé Hoppenot | 2023 | $16,659,526 |
| OPCH | Option Care Health, Inc. | John Rademacher | 2023 | $16,613,200 |
| IRTC | Irhythm Technologies, Inc. | Quentin Blackford | 2023 | $16,595,149 |
| ETSY | Etsy Inc. | Josh Silverman | 2023 | $16,577,104 |
| LYB | Lyondellbasell Industries | Peter Vanacker | 2023 | $16,546,194 |
| S | Sentinelone, Inc. | Tomer Weingarten | 2024 | $16,544,088 |
| CNR | Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc. | Rose Lee | 2023 | $16,532,680 |
| KMB | Kimberly Clark Corp. | Michael Hsu | 2023 | $16,528,052 |
| PATH | UIPath, Inc. | Robert Enslin | 2024 | $16,504,656 |
| LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc. | Calvin McDonald | 2023 | $16,494,777 |
| ALL | Allstate Corp. | Thomas Wilson | 2023 | $16,487,957 |
| MMM | 3M Co. | Michael Roman | 2023 | $16,424,566 |
| EXEL | Exelixis, Inc. | Michael Morrissey | 2023 | $16,423,307 |
| HIG | Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | Christopher Swift | 2023 | $16,408,250 |
| PH | Parker Hannifin Corp. | Jennifer Parmentier | 2023 | $16,404,346 |
| GIS | General Mills Inc. | Jeffrey Harmening | 2023 | $16,385,646 |
| HUM | Humana Inc. | Bruce Broussard | 2023 | $16,327,384 |
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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