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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNTC | Benitec Biopharma Inc. | Jerel Banks | 2023 | $918,725 |
| ORGN | Origin Materials, Inc. | Rich Riley | 2023 | $915,657 |
| NAII | Natural Alternatives International Inc. | Mark LeDoux | 2023 | $915,154 |
| OVLY | Oak Valley Bancorp | Christopher Courtney | 2023 | $908,283 |
| NTWK | Netsol Technologies Inc. | Najeeb Ghauri | 2023 | $900,000 |
| BODY | Beachbody Company, Inc. | Carl Daikeler | 2023 | $885,722 |
| INVA | Innoviva, Inc. | Pavel Raifeld | 2023 | $868,648 |
| GBOX | Ryvyl Inc. | Fredi Nisan | 2023 | $866,070 |
| BGFV | Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | Steven Miller | 2023 | $858,239 |
| AIRG | Airgain Inc. | Jacob Suen | 2023 | $825,361 |
| BTX | Eterna Therapeutics Inc. | Matthew Angel | 2023 | $824,680 |
| JAGX | Jaguar Health, Inc. | Lisa Conte | 2023 | $815,854 |
| KPRX | Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Brian Strem | 2023 | $802,274 |
| BEEM | Beam Global | Desmond Wheatley | 2023 | $800,000 |
| AKA | A.K.A. Brands Holding Corp. | Jill Ramsey | 2023 | $758,838 |
| WABC | Westamerica Bancorporation | David Payne | 2023 | $758,701 |
| BCDA | Biocardia, Inc. | Peter Altman | 2023 | $746,237 |
| VINC | Vincerx Pharma, Inc. | Ahmed Hamdy | 2023 | $734,953 |
| GSIT | GSI Technology Inc. | Lee-Lean Shu | 2023 | $730,266 |
| OCX | Oncocyte Corp. | Joshua Riggs | 2023 | $724,910 |
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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