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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENTG | Entegris Inc. | Bertrand Loy | 2023 | $13,405,690 |
| RXT | Rackspace Technology, Inc. | Amar Maletira | 2023 | $13,403,460 |
| ALLY | Ally Financial Inc. | Jeffrey Brown | 2023 | $13,394,384 |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies Inc. | Dr. Leighton | 2023 | $13,384,975 |
| SF | Stifel Financial Corp. | Ronald Kruszewski | 2023 | $13,282,055 |
| SUPN | Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jack Khattar | 2023 | $13,278,093 |
| MUR | Murphy Oil Corp. | Roger Jenkins | 2023 | $13,261,841 |
| WK | Workiva Inc. | Julie Iskow | 2023 | $13,249,963 |
| FDX | Fedex Corp. | Rajesh Subramaniam | 2023 | $13,249,823 |
| CTVA | Corteva, Inc. | Charles Magro | 2023 | $13,234,872 |
| VMW | VMware, Inc. | Raghu Raghuram | 2023 | $13,209,400 |
| CEIX | Consol Energy Inc. | James Brock | 2023 | $13,194,665 |
| TSN | Tyson Foods, Inc. | Donnie King | 2023 | $13,180,119 |
| CRH | CRH Public Ltd Co. | Albert Manifold | 2023 | $13,171,081 |
| VC | Visteon Corp. | Sachin Lawande | 2023 | $13,150,490 |
| O | Realty Income Corp. | Sumit Roy | 2023 | $13,128,810 |
| NRG | NRG Energy, Inc. | Mauricio Gutierrez | 2023 | $13,128,160 |
| GFF | Griffon Corp. | Ronald Kramer | 2023 | $13,109,546 |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd. | Marc Grandisson | 2023 | $13,102,252 |
| JAKK | Jakks Pacific Inc. | Stephen G. Berman | 2023 | $13,087,414 |
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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