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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETRN | Equitrans Midstream Corp. | Thomas Karam | 2023 | $15,457,854 |
| OMF | Onemain Holdings, Inc. | Douglas Shulman | 2023 | $15,448,668 |
| HEI | Heico Corp. | Laurans Mendelson | 2023 | $15,447,501 |
| IIVI | Coherent Corp. | Vincent Mattera | 2023 | $15,435,656 |
| CIEN | Ciena Corp. | Gary Smith | 2023 | $15,431,410 |
| MDT | Medtronic PLC | Geoffrey Martha | 2023 | $15,394,633 |
| IBKR | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. | Milan Galik | 2023 | $15,379,511 |
| JAZZ | Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC | Bruce C. Cozadd | 2023 | $15,341,235 |
| NLY | Annaly Capital Management Inc. | David Finkelstein | 2023 | $15,327,300 |
| MDB | Mongodb, Inc. | Dev Ittycheria | 2024 | $15,257,721 |
| HROW | Harrow, Inc. | Mark Baum | 2023 | $15,256,463 |
| HUN | Huntsman Corp. | Peter Huntsman | 2023 | $15,243,328 |
| ZTS | Zoetis Inc. | Kristin Peck | 2023 | $15,237,853 |
| PKG | Packaging Corp of America | Mark Kowlzan | 2023 | $15,228,190 |
| REZI | Resideo Technologies, Inc. | Jay Geldmacher | 2023 | $15,207,609 |
| CEG | Constellation Energy Corp. | Joseph Dominguez | 2023 | $15,185,385 |
| TOL | Toll Brothers, Inc. | Douglas Yearley | 2023 | $15,152,896 |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group Inc. | Daniel Houston | 2023 | $15,118,828 |
| HAS | Hasbro, Inc. | Chris Cocks | 2023 | $15,110,869 |
| ANF | Abercrombie & Fitch | Fran Horowitz | 2023 | $15,035,354 |
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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