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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALT | Paltalk, Inc. | Jason Katz | 2023 | $232,167 |
| CVR | Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. | Gregory Rizzo | 2023 | $230,757 |
| CDR | Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. | Andrew Franklin | 2023 | $229,000 |
| W | Wayfair Inc. | Niraj Shah | 2023 | $225,167 |
| ADEX | Adit Edtech Acquisition Corp. | James Kelly | 2023 | $225,000 |
| ONDS | Ondas Holdings Inc. | Eric Brock | 2023 | $222,318 |
| SIDU | Sidus Space Inc. | Carol Craig | 2023 | $217,425 |
| EZFL | Ezfill Holdings Inc. | Yehuda Levy | 2023 | $214,035 |
| IMAC | Imac Holdings, Inc. | Jeffrey Ervin | 2023 | $212,500 |
| BOX | Box Inc. | Aaron Levie | 2024 | $211,269 |
| KFFB | Kentucky First Federal Bancorp | Don Jennings | 2023 | $203,674 |
| AAU | Almaden Minerals | Morgan Poliquin | 2023 | $202,770 |
| UG | United Guardian Inc. | Beatriz Blanco | 2023 | $200,581 |
| GTEC | Greenland Technologies Holding Corp. | Raymond Wang | 2023 | $200,000 |
| NRC | National Research Corp. | Michael Hays | 2023 | $195,566 |
| MTMT | Mega Matrix Corp. | Yucheng Hu | 2023 | $192,000 |
| ESOA | Energy Services of America Corp. | Douglas Reynolds | 2023 | $189,600 |
| ALX | Alexanders Inc. | Steven Roth | 2023 | $182,163 |
| FNGR | Fingermotion, Inc. | Martin Shen | 2023 | $180,000 |
| DHC | Diversified Healthcare Trust | Jennifer Francis Mintzer | 2023 | $178,710 |
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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