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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGR | Progressive Corp. | Susan Patricia Griffith | 2023 | $15,636,618 |
| GLW | Corning | Wendell Weeks | 2023 | $15,627,653 |
| LEVI | Levi Strauss & Co. | Charles (“Chip”) V. Bergh | 2023 | $15,623,233 |
| PTC | PTC Inc. | James Heppelmann | 2023 | $15,617,171 |
| PVH | PVH Corp. | Stefan Larsson | 2023 | $15,613,904 |
| FLEX | Flex Ltd. | Revathi Advaithi | 2023 | $15,597,911 |
| GLP | Global Partners | Eric Slifka | 2023 | $15,589,457 |
| SPG | Simon Property Group Inc. | David Simon | 2023 | $15,564,307 |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | Jayshree Ullal | 2023 | $15,561,987 |
| HOLX | Hologic Inc. | Stephen MacMillan | 2023 | $15,555,032 |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corp. | Lance Fritz | 2023 | $15,552,576 |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc. | Christophe Beck | 2023 | $15,547,055 |
| PENN | Penn Entertainment, Inc. | Jay Snowden | 2023 | $15,542,305 |
| DINO | HF Sinclair Corporation | Timothy Go | 2023 | $15,527,818 |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc. | Vicente Reynal | 2023 | $15,523,750 |
| FND | Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. | Thomas Taylor | 2023 | $15,516,834 |
| AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. | Pat Gallagher | 2023 | $15,496,222 |
| WAB | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | Rafael Santana | 2023 | $15,493,240 |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | Joel Marcus | 2023 | $15,485,330 |
| MASI | Masimo Corp. | Joe Kiani | 2023 | $15,476,756 |
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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