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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDEX | Pro Dex Inc. | Richard Van Kirk | 2023 | $418,605 |
| AFRM | Affirm Holdings, Inc. | Max Levchin | 2023 | $409,807 |
| CLAY | Chavant Capital Acquisition Corp. | Fabian Battaglia | 2023 | $403,050 |
| PRSO | Peraso Inc. | Ronald Glibbery | 2023 | $400,000 |
| IRIX | Iridex Corp. | David Bruce | 2023 | $397,195 |
| DRMA | Dermata Therapeutics, Inc. | Gerald Proehl | 2023 | $392,000 |
| CDZI | Cadiz Inc. | Scott Slater | 2023 | $385,504 |
| KINZ | Kins Technology Group, Inc. | Khurram Sheikh | 2023 | $365,417 |
| NBY | Novabay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Justin Hall | 2023 | $364,146 |
| SCKT | Socket Mobile, Inc. | Kevin Mills | 2023 | $364,000 |
| PBAX | Phoenix Biotech Acquisition Corp. | Daniel Corey | 2023 | $363,285 |
| TIVC | Tivic Health Systems, Inc. | Jennifer Ernst | 2023 | $329,340 |
| IPW | Ipower Inc. | Chenlong Tan | 2023 | $326,647 |
| DASH | Doordash, Inc. | Tony Xu | 2023 | $316,431 |
| LINK | Interlink Electronics Inc. | Steven Bronson | 2023 | $301,677 |
| AMPL | Amplitude, Inc. | Spenser Skates | 2023 | $300,000 |
| KRT | Karat Packaging Inc. | Alan Yu | 2023 | $300,000 |
| ABNB | Airbnb, Inc. | Brian Chesky | 2023 | $295,125 |
| TAIT | Taitron Components Inc. | S.Wang | 2023 | $250,400 |
| DOCS | Doximity, Inc. | Jeffrey Tangney | 2023 | $243,726 |
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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