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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFWM | First Foundation Inc. | Scott Kavanaugh | 2023 | $1,329,000 |
| CRVS | Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Richard Miller | 2023 | $1,321,351 |
| VBLT | Vascular Biogenics Ltd. | Dror Harats | 2023 | $1,302,860 |
| LIFE | ATyr Pharma Inc. | Sanjay Shukla | 2023 | $1,300,525 |
| VLON | Vallon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | David Baker | 2023 | $1,297,051 |
| RH | RH | Gary Friedman | 2023 | $1,292,948 |
| PALI | Palisade Bio, Inc. | J.D. Finley | 2023 | $1,277,100 |
| UBX | Unity Biotechnology, Inc. | Anirvan Ghosh | 2023 | $1,260,838 |
| HGBL | Heritage Global Inc. | Ross Dove | 2023 | $1,260,691 |
| HNNA | Hennessy Advisors Inc. | Neil Hennessy | 2023 | $1,239,849 |
| DARE | Dare Bioscience, Inc. | Sabrina Martucci Johnson | 2023 | $1,222,108 |
| EFTR | Effector Therapeutics, Inc. | Stephen Worland | 2023 | $1,217,505 |
| ACRX | Acelrx Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Vincent Angotti | 2023 | $1,211,994 |
| EVOK | Evoke Pharma Inc. | David Gonyer | 2023 | $1,207,059 |
| FIVN | Five9, Inc. | Michael Burkland | 2023 | $1,195,211 |
| KTRA | Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. | Robert Hoffman | 2023 | $1,184,363 |
| TLYS | Tilly's, Inc. | Edmond Thomas | 2023 | $1,177,759 |
| SRZN | Surrozen, Inc. | Craig Parker | 2023 | $1,165,250 |
| CDXC | Chromadex Corp. | Robert Fried | 2023 | $1,160,206 |
| IBRX | Immunitybio, Inc. | Richard Adcock | 2023 | $1,156,903 |
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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