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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSGE | Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. | James Dolan | 2023 | $16,310,205 |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | Ken Xie | 2023 | $16,301,613 |
| IT | Gartner Inc. | Eugene Hall | 2023 | $16,299,489 |
| MQ | Marqeta, Inc. | Simon Khalaf | 2023 | $16,294,313 |
| CNP | Centerpoint Energy Inc. | David Lesar | 2023 | $16,204,475 |
| KRTX | Karuna Therapeutics, Inc. | Bill Meury | 2023 | $16,197,381 |
| ED | Consolidated Edison Inc. | Timothy P. Cawley | 2023 | $16,176,871 |
| LILA | Liberty Latin America Ltd. | Balan Nair | 2023 | $16,161,952 |
| WYNN | Wynn Resorts Ltd | Craig Billings | 2023 | $16,152,634 |
| AYX | Alteryx, Inc. | Mark Anderson | 2023 | $16,143,312 |
| EXTR | Extreme Networks Inc. | Edward B. Meyercord | 2023 | $16,132,678 |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corp. | Kevin Conroy | 2023 | $16,119,899 |
| HCP | Hashicorp, Inc. | David McJannet | 2024 | $16,102,875 |
| CNA | CNA Financial Corp. | Dino Robusto | 2023 | $16,084,212 |
| MTCH | Match Group, Inc. | Bernard Kim | 2023 | $16,080,272 |
| STZ | Constellation Brands, Inc. | William Newlands | 2023 | $16,068,340 |
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | Michael McMullen | 2023 | $16,023,410 |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc. | Cameron Bready | 2023 | $16,000,483 |
| LH | Laboratory Corp of America Holdings | Adam Schechter | 2023 | $15,979,355 |
| LZ | LegalZoom.com, Inc. | Dan Wernikoff | 2023 | $15,952,976 |
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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