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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCC | Optical Cable Corp. | Neil Wilkin | 2023 | $489,661 |
| PETV | Petvivo Holdings, Inc. | John Lai | 2023 | $487,637 |
| ASTC | Astrotech Corp. | Thomas Pickens | 2023 | $482,958 |
| FRPH | FRP Holdings, Inc. | John Baker II | 2023 | $482,596 |
| NURO | Neurometrix, Inc. | Shai Gozani | 2023 | $475,850 |
| VWE | Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. | Jon Moramarco | 2023 | $475,537 |
| BKTI | BK Technologies Corp. | John Suzuki | 2023 | $475,388 |
| PRPO | Precipio, Inc. | Ilan Danieli | 2023 | $473,440 |
| TSRI | TSR Inc. | Thomas Salerno | 2023 | $470,000 |
| FNWD | Finward Bancorp | Benjamin Bochnowski | 2023 | $468,536 |
| APDN | Applied Dna Sciences Inc. | James Hayward | 2023 | $468,000 |
| BRFH | Barfresh Food Group Inc. | Riccardo Delle Coste | 2023 | $467,324 |
| NCSM | NCS Multistage Holdings, Inc. | Ryan Hummer | 2023 | $465,732 |
| ZIP | Ziprecruiter, Inc. | Ian Siegel | 2023 | $464,876 |
| YORW | York Water Co. | Joseph Hand | 2023 | $464,526 |
| HCDI | Harbor Custom Development, Inc. | Jeffrey Habersetzer | 2023 | $460,949 |
| AEMD | Aethlon Medical Inc. | Charles Fisher | 2023 | $460,000 |
| DUOT | Duos Technologies Group, Inc. | Charles Ferry | 2023 | $458,990 |
| MAYS | Mays J W Inc. | Lloyd Shulman | 2023 | $458,863 |
| TCBS | Texas Community Bancshares, Inc. | James Herlocker | 2023 | $458,859 |
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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