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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQSP | Squarespace, Inc. | Anthony Casalena | 2023 | $552,146 |
| AMPE | Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Michael Martino | 2023 | $550,000 |
| AMST | Amesite Inc. | Ann Marie Sastry | 2023 | $550,000 |
| EDSA | Edesa Biotech, Inc. | Pardeep Nijhawan | 2023 | $549,561 |
| SLRX | Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | David Arthur | 2023 | $544,600 |
| TRT | Trio-tech International | Yong | 2023 | $542,787 |
| DMS | Digital Media Solutions, Inc. | Joseph Marinucci | 2023 | $542,735 |
| EP | Empire Petroleum Corp. | Michael Morrisett | 2023 | $541,688 |
| MBCN | Middlefield Banc Corp. | Ronald Zimmerly | 2023 | $539,701 |
| KTTA | Pasithea Therapeutics Corp. | Tiago Reis Marques | 2023 | $537,347 |
| SINT | Sintx Technologies, Inc. | Sonny Bal | 2023 | $537,312 |
| PETS | Petmed Express Inc. | Mathew Hulett | 2023 | $534,119 |
| BSET | Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. | Robert Spilman | 2023 | $533,750 |
| MOBQ | Mobiquity Technologies, Inc. | Dean Julia | 2023 | $530,307 |
| CLAQ | Nauticus Robotics, Inc. | Nicolaus Radford | 2023 | $529,430 |
| LOAN | Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. | Assaf Ran | 2023 | $528,751 |
| RKDA | Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. | Stanley Jacot | 2023 | $525,177 |
| HTCR | Heartcore Enterprises, Inc. | Sumitaka Yamamoto | 2023 | $525,102 |
| POAI | Predictive Oncology Inc. | Raymond Vennare | 2023 | $525,000 |
| ALLR | Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. | James Cullem | 2023 | $523,812 |
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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