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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PINS | Pinterest, Inc. | Bill Ready | 2023 | $522,667 |
| CELZ | Creative Medical Technology Holdings, Inc. | Timothy Warbington | 2023 | $522,620 |
| VIRC | Virco Mfg Corporation | Robert Virtue | 2023 | $522,450 |
| THMO | Thermogenesis Holdings, Inc. | Chris Xu | 2023 | $520,000 |
| CPHC | Canterbury Park Holding Corp. | Randall Sampson | 2023 | $518,927 |
| CARV | Carver Bancorp Inc. | Michael Pugh | 2023 | $514,620 |
| INSG | Inseego Corp. | Ashish Sharma | 2023 | $512,500 |
| TAYD | Taylor Devices Inc. | Timothy Sopko | 2023 | $509,830 |
| ENSC | Ensysce Biosciences, Inc. | Lynn Kirkpatrick | 2023 | $508,575 |
| GVP | Gse Systems Inc. | Kyle Loudermilk | 2023 | $508,003 |
| GREE | Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. | Jordan Kovler | 2023 | $507,254 |
| TITN | Titan Machinery Inc. | David Meyer | 2024 | $503,959 |
| NRXP | Nrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Stephen Willard | 2023 | $500,000 |
| HMNF | HMN Financial Inc. | Bradley Krehbiel | 2023 | $498,021 |
| FGBI | First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. | Alton Lewis | 2023 | $493,516 |
| AIRI | Air Industries Group | Luciano Melluzzo | 2023 | $493,315 |
| MYSZ | My Size, Inc. | Ronen Luzon | 2023 | $493,000 |
| VINO | Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. | Scott Mathis | 2023 | $491,446 |
| TSBK | Timberland Bancorp Inc. | Dean Brydon | 2023 | $491,285 |
| MTEX | Mannatech Inc. | Alfredo Bala | 2023 | $490,993 |
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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