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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCFS | Firstcash Holdings, Inc. | Rick Wessel | 2023 | $12,256,895 |
| VRSN | Verisign Inc. | James Bidzos | 2023 | $12,245,901 |
| PBF | PBF Energy Inc. | Matthew Lucey | 2023 | $12,240,872 |
| BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | Timothy Gokey | 2023 | $12,235,278 |
| CHDN | Churchill Downs Inc. | William Carstanjen | 2023 | $12,211,634 |
| TAP | Molson Coors Beverage Co. | Gavin D.K. Hattersley | 2023 | $12,210,558 |
| TRTN | Triton International Ltd | Brian Sondey | 2023 | $12,210,338 |
| AXL | American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings Inc. | David Dauch | 2023 | $12,198,672 |
| LKQ | LKQ Corp. | Dominick Zarcone | 2023 | $12,189,021 |
| BAH | Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. | Horacio Rozanski | 2023 | $12,183,785 |
| UWMC | UWM Holdings Corp. | Mat Ishbia | 2023 | $12,168,119 |
| BBIO | Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. | Neil Kumar | 2023 | $12,158,626 |
| OHI | Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. | C. Taylor Pickett | 2023 | $12,148,773 |
| PCVX | Vaxcyte, Inc. | Grant Pickering | 2023 | $12,135,684 |
| MYGN | Myriad Genetics Inc. | Paul Diaz | 2023 | $12,108,359 |
| LTH | Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. | Bahram Akradi | 2023 | $12,089,472 |
| SQ | Block, Inc. | Brian Grassadonia | 2023 | $12,048,150 |
| ZLAB | Zai Lab Ltd | Samantha DuYing | 2023 | $12,042,285 |
| JLL | Jones Lang Lasalle Inc. | Christian Ulbrich | 2023 | $12,041,383 |
| TFC | Truist Financial Corp. | William Rogers | 2023 | $12,037,646 |
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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