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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AYRO | AYRO, Inc. | Joshua Silverman | 2023 | $280,996 |
| OWLT | Owlet, Inc. | Kurt Workman | 2023 | $269,127 |
| DNA | Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. | Jason Kelly | 2023 | $262,500 |
| SQL | Seqll, Inc. | Daniel Jones | 2023 | $260,673 |
| AUUD | Auddia Inc. | Michael Lawless | 2023 | $260,000 |
| GYRO | Gyrodyne, LLC | Gary Fitlin | 2023 | $260,000 |
| CLPS | CLPS Inc. | Raymond Ming Hui Lin | 2023 | $258,614 |
| CAAS | China Automotive Systems Inc. | Qizhou Wu | 2023 | $255,000 |
| TAIT | Taitron Components Inc. | S.Wang | 2023 | $250,400 |
| EAST | Eastside Distilling, Inc. | Geoffrey Gwin | 2023 | $250,000 |
| UHT | Universal Health Realty Income Trust | Alan Miller | 2023 | $247,538 |
| FORR | Forrester Research, Inc. | George Colony | 2023 | $244,921 |
| DOCS | Doximity, Inc. | Jeffrey Tangney | 2023 | $243,726 |
| CPHI | China Pharma Holdings, Inc. | Zhilin Li | 2023 | $241,600 |
| POCI | Precision Optics Corporation, Inc. | Joseph Forkey | 2023 | $240,385 |
| ATIF | ATIF Holdings Ltd | Jun Liu | 2023 | $240,000 |
| SLAM | Slam Corp. | Charles Miller | 2023 | $240,000 |
| AIHS | Senmiao Technology Ltd | Xi Wen | 2023 | $237,570 |
| SOTK | Sono Tek Corp. | Christopher Coccio | 2023 | $233,773 |
| PLNT | Planet Fitness, Inc. | Craig Benson | 2023 | $232,774 |
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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