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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSGS | Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. | Andrew Lustgarten | 2023 | $12,028,392 |
| SMG | Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. | James Hagedorn | 2023 | $11,994,566 |
| OLN | Olin Corp. | Scott Sutton | 2023 | $11,982,531 |
| WLK | Westlake Corp. | Albert Chao | 2023 | $11,971,486 |
| PPL | PPL Corp. | Vincent Sorgi | 2023 | $11,969,556 |
| BRZE | Braze, Inc. | William Magnuson | 2024 | $11,960,363 |
| HOG | Harley-davidson, Inc. | Jochen Zeitz | 2023 | $11,953,280 |
| GPK | Graphic Packaging Holding Co. | Michael Doss | 2023 | $11,937,503 |
| CCK | Crown Holdings Inc. | Timothy Donahue | 2023 | $11,928,223 |
| TTEK | Tetra Tech Inc. | Dan Batrack | 2023 | $11,885,517 |
| MOS | Mosaic Co. | James O RourkeJoc | 2023 | $11,881,204 |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd. | Andrew Schlossberg | 2023 | $11,864,931 |
| TPX | Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | Scott Thompson | 2023 | $11,830,187 |
| STLD | Steel Dynamics Inc. | Mark Millett | 2023 | $11,823,662 |
| EME | Emcor Group, Inc. | Anthony J. Guzzi | 2023 | $11,823,005 |
| HALO | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. | Helen Torley | 2023 | $11,820,858 |
| RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | Jon Vander Ark | 2023 | $11,812,059 |
| SPR | Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. | Thomas Gentile | 2023 | $11,807,067 |
| RBC | Regal Rexnord Corp. | Louis Pinkham | 2023 | $11,805,489 |
| WPC | W. P. Carey Inc. | Jason Fox | 2023 | $11,787,316 |
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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