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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZEST | Bitnile Metaverse, Inc. | Randy May | 2023 | $400,000 |
| PRSO | Peraso Inc. | Ronald Glibbery | 2023 | $400,000 |
| IRIX | Iridex Corp. | David Bruce | 2023 | $397,195 |
| ICCC | Immucell Corp. | Michael Brigham | 2023 | $395,235 |
| SVFD | Save Foods Inc. | David Palach | 2023 | $393,200 |
| DRMA | Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. | Gerald Proehl | 2023 | $392,000 |
| CISO | Cerberus Cyber Sentinel Corp. | David Jemmett | 2023 | $391,723 |
| SZZLU | Sizzle Acquisition Corp. | Dietrich Wanke | 2023 | $390,408 |
| ARTW | Arts Way Manufacturing CO Inc. | David King | 2023 | $390,267 |
| GBNY | Generations Bancorp Ny, Inc. | Menzo Case | 2023 | $387,167 |
| CDZI | Cadiz Inc. | Scott Slater | 2023 | $385,504 |
| GOVX | Geovax Labs, Inc. | David Dodd | 2023 | $384,200 |
| CSCW | Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. | Farhan Qadir | 2023 | $383,361 |
| AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Warren Rehn | 2023 | $379,423 |
| NTRB | Nutriband Inc. | Gareth Sheridan | 2023 | $378,672 |
| XRTX | Xortx Therapeutics Inc. | Allen Davidoff | 2023 | $378,436 |
| BBLG | Bone Biologics Corp. | Jeffrey Frelick | 2023 | $376,600 |
| VISL | Vislink Technologies, Inc. | Carleton Miller | 2023 | $374,860 |
| MDV | Modiv Inc. | Aaron Halfacre | 2023 | $370,700 |
| FORD | Forward Industries, Inc. | Paul Severino | 2023 | $370,264 |
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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