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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIS | Walt Disney Co. | Robert A. Iger | 2023 | $31,587,166 |
| ACN | Accenture PLC | Julie Sweet | 2023 | $31,550,906 |
| AAL | American Airlines Group Inc. | Robert Isom | 2023 | $31,438,162 |
| GIII | G-III Apparel Group Ltd. | Morris Goldfarb | 2024 | $31,431,039 |
| PARAA | Paramount Global | Robert Bakish | 2023 | $31,257,129 |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corp. | Charles Kummeth | 2023 | $30,584,644 |
| ARES | Ares Management Corp. | Michael J Arougheti | 2023 | $30,576,590 |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices Inc. | Lisa T. Su | 2023 | $30,348,281 |
| COOP | Mr. Cooper Group Inc. | Jay Bray | 2023 | $30,310,962 |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corp. | Joseph Gorder | 2023 | $30,037,638 |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. | Todd McKinnon | 2024 | $30,012,225 |
| USFD | US Foods Holding Corp. | David Flitman | 2023 | $29,884,257 |
| CSGP | Costar Group, Inc. | Andrew Florance | 2023 | $29,176,180 |
| IQV | Iqvia Holdings Inc. | Ari Bousbib | 2023 | $29,151,752 |
| NXST | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Perry Sook | 2023 | $29,111,039 |
| DRVN | Driven Brands Holdings Inc. | Jonathan Fitzpatrick | 2023 | $29,075,616 |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc. | Joshua Kobza | 2023 | $28,967,541 |
| ALGN | Align Technology Inc. | Joseph Hogan | 2023 | $28,952,411 |
| BATRA | Liberty Media Corp. | Gregory B. Maffei | 2023 | $28,655,193 |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp. | Richard Fairbank | 2023 | $28,589,573 |
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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