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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RARE | Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | Emil Kakkis | 2023 | $13,077,993 |
| EFX | Equifax Inc. | Mark Begor | 2023 | $13,049,808 |
| FHN | First Horizon Corp. | D. B. Jordan | 2023 | $13,043,041 |
| WY | Weyerhaeuser Co. | Devin Stockfish | 2023 | $13,022,431 |
| NOV | NOV Inc. | Clay Williams | 2023 | $12,975,182 |
| CE | Celanese Corp. | Lori Ryerkerk | 2023 | $12,972,962 |
| BXP | Boston Properties Inc. | Owen Thomas | 2023 | $12,963,964 |
| PCOR | Procore Technologies, Inc. | Craig Courtemanche | 2023 | $12,918,339 |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | Anthony Will | 2023 | $12,899,559 |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | Mr. Zovighian | 2023 | $12,869,020 |
| ZNTL | Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Kimberly Blackwell | 2023 | $12,853,590 |
| CMI | Cummins Inc. | Jennifer Rumsey | 2023 | $12,846,068 |
| IP | International Paper CO | Mark Sutton | 2023 | $12,845,526 |
| XRX | Xerox Holdings Corp. | Steven Bandrowczak | 2023 | $12,844,686 |
| AMKR | Amkor Technology, Inc. | Giel Rutten | 2023 | $12,844,246 |
| TROW | Price T Rowe Group Inc. | Robert Sharps | 2023 | $12,841,931 |
| MRO | Marathon Oil Corp. | Lee Tillman | 2023 | $12,830,222 |
| RDN | Radian Group Inc. | Richard Thornberry | 2023 | $12,788,340 |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | Bryan Hanson | 2023 | $12,761,312 |
| BDC | Belden Inc. | Ashish Chand | 2023 | $12,758,233 |
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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