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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMRD | Nemaura Medical Inc. | D.F.H. Chowdhury | 2023 | $337,577 |
| FCAP | First Capital Inc. | Michael Frederick | 2023 | $330,317 |
| AVCO | Avalon Globocare Corp. | David Jin | 2023 | $330,000 |
| TIVC | Tivic Health Systems, Inc. | Jennifer Ernst | 2023 | $329,340 |
| MTC | Mmtec, Inc. | Xiangdong Wen | 2023 | $328,258 |
| BZFD | Buzzfeed, Inc. | Jonah Peretti | 2023 | $327,025 |
| IPW | Ipower Inc. | Chenlong Tan | 2023 | $326,647 |
| GRNQ | Greenpro Capital Corp. | Lee Chong Kuang | 2023 | $325,000 |
| REED | Reed's, Inc. | Norman Snyder | 2023 | $324,255 |
| TRUP | Trupanion, Inc. | Darryl Rawlings | 2023 | $321,898 |
| VII | 7GC & Co. Holdings Inc. | Joseph Davy | 2023 | $318,216 |
| DASH | Doordash, Inc. | Tony Xu | 2023 | $316,431 |
| HWEL | Healthwell Acquisition Corp. | Pedro Lichtinger | 2023 | $315,000 |
| MICS | Singing Machine CO Inc. | Gary Atkinson | 2023 | $307,451 |
| FSP | Franklin Street Properties Corp | George Carter | 2023 | $306,000 |
| TPCS | Techprecision Corporation | Alexander Shen | 2023 | $304,740 |
| SNPX | Synaptogenix, Inc. | Alan Tuchman | 2023 | $303,347 |
| BFS | Saul Centers, Inc. | Francis Saul II | 2023 | $302,294 |
| PKE | Park Aerospace Corp. | Brian Shore | 2023 | $302,202 |
| LINK | Interlink Electronics Inc. | Steven Bronson | 2023 | $301,677 |
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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