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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MITK | Mitek Systems Inc. | Scipio Maximus Carnecchia | 2023 | $3,214,657 |
| SGH | Smart Global Holdings, Inc. | Mark Adams | 2023 | $3,214,342 |
| IGMS | IGM Biosciences, Inc. | Fred Schwarzer | 2023 | $3,207,328 |
| GHLD | Guild Holdings Co | Terry Schmidt | 2023 | $3,171,170 |
| ORIC | Oric Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jacob Chacko | 2023 | $3,153,083 |
| OLMA | Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Sean Bohen | 2023 | $3,152,370 |
| PROG | Biora Therapeutics, Inc. | Adi Mohanty | 2023 | $3,139,017 |
| NKTR | Nektar Therapeutics | Howard Robin | 2023 | $3,135,576 |
| TARS | Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Bobak Azamian | 2023 | $3,130,332 |
| CDXS | Codexis, Inc. | Stephen Dilly | 2023 | $3,122,215 |
| CRBU | Caribou Biosciences, Inc. | Rachel Haurwitz | 2023 | $3,116,547 |
| TTMI | TTMTechnologies Inc. | Thomas Edman | 2023 | $3,109,523 |
| TCBK | Trico Bancshares | Richard Smith | 2023 | $3,097,841 |
| INTA | Intapp, Inc. | John Hall | 2023 | $3,096,600 |
| RXST | Rxsight, Inc. | Ron Kurtz | 2023 | $3,081,597 |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust, Inc. | Angela Kleiman | 2023 | $3,076,648 |
| TDUP | Thredup Inc. | James Reinhart | 2023 | $3,070,072 |
| HOPE | Hope Bancorp Inc. | Kevin Kim | 2023 | $3,007,465 |
| PBYI | Puma Biotechnology, Inc. | Alan Auerbach | 2023 | $2,944,748 |
| KIND | Nextdoor Holdings, Inc. | Sarah Friar | 2023 | $2,935,566 |
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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