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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIVI | Civitas Resources, Inc. | Christopher Doyle | 2023 | $12,463,145 |
| DDS | Dillard's, Inc. | William Dillard, II | 2023 | $12,451,504 |
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc. | Gary Guthart | 2023 | $12,449,381 |
| TNL | Travel & Leisure Co. | Michael Brown | 2023 | $12,424,078 |
| CXM | Sprinklr, Inc. | Ragy Thomas | 2024 | $12,414,624 |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | Kimberly Dang | 2023 | $12,405,510 |
| PWP | Perella Weinberg Partners | Andrew Bednar | 2023 | $12,404,570 |
| ABR | Arbor Realty Trust Inc. | Ivan Kaufman | 2023 | $12,399,811 |
| XPO | XPO, Inc. | Mario Harik | 2023 | $12,387,611 |
| PODD | Insulet Corp. | James Hollingshead | 2023 | $12,379,765 |
| DLR | Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | Andrew Power | 2023 | $12,355,560 |
| EXLS | Exlservice Holdings, Inc. | Rohit Kapoor | 2023 | $12,346,006 |
| AVTR | Avantor, Inc. | Michael Stubblefield | 2023 | $12,338,767 |
| CRSP | Crispr Therapeutics | Samarth Kulkarni | 2023 | $12,322,196 |
| AGNC | Agnc Investment Corp. | Peter Federico | 2023 | $12,318,800 |
| COMM | Commscope Holding Company, Inc. | Charles L. Treadway | 2023 | $12,300,463 |
| EXR | Extra Space Storage Inc. | Joseph Margolis | 2023 | $12,280,701 |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Inc. | Ganesh Moorthy | 2023 | $12,276,315 |
| EXC | Exelon Corp. | Calvin Butler | 2023 | $12,266,720 |
| KMX | Carmax Inc. | William Nash | 2024 | $12,257,314 |
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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