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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIGR | Eiger Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. | David Apelian | 2023 | $1,478,892 |
| GNUS | Kartoon Studios, Inc. | Andy Heyward | 2023 | $1,476,984 |
| TTNP | Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc. | David Lazar | 2023 | $1,473,180 |
| VIRX | Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. | Mark Rothera | 2023 | $1,456,596 |
| AMRK | A-mark Precious Metals, Inc. | Gregory Roberts | 2023 | $1,451,081 |
| DRRX | Durect Corp. | James Brown | 2023 | $1,445,784 |
| QUIK | Quicklogic Corp. | Brian Faith | 2023 | $1,445,392 |
| ENOB | Renovaro Inc. | Mark Dybul | 2023 | $1,405,433 |
| SLGG | Super League Gaming, Inc. | Ann Hand | 2023 | $1,389,000 |
| MNOV | Medicinova Inc. | Yuichi Iwaki | 2023 | $1,388,309 |
| OAK | Oaktree Capital Group, LLC | Jay Wintrob | 2023 | $1,381,451 |
| IVAC | Intevac Inc. | Nigel Hunton | 2023 | $1,381,434 |
| ASMB | Assembly Biosciences, Inc. | Jason Okazaki | 2023 | $1,373,710 |
| TKNO | Alpha Teknova, Inc. | Stephen Gunstream | 2023 | $1,368,829 |
| ALTO | Alto Ingredients, Inc. | Bryon McGregor | 2023 | $1,357,502 |
| LTRX | Lantronix Inc. | Paul Pickle | 2023 | $1,348,502 |
| EQ | Equillium, Inc. | Bruce Steel | 2023 | $1,348,215 |
| ALGS | Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. | Lawrence Blatt | 2023 | $1,344,458 |
| AIP | Arteris, Inc. | Charles Janac | 2023 | $1,337,510 |
| CRTX | Quince Therapeutics, Inc. | Dirk Thye | 2023 | $1,330,500 |
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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