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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWLI | National Western Life Group, Inc. | Ross Moody | 2023 | $11,056,664 |
| ENSG | Ensign Group, Inc. | Barry Port | 2023 | $11,045,395 |
| WDC | Western Digital Corp. | David Goeckeler | 2023 | $11,031,692 |
| CSL | Carlisle Companies Inc. | Christian Koch | 2023 | $11,029,086 |
| OMCL | Omnicell, Inc. | Randall Lipps | 2023 | $11,022,072 |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc. | Matthew Flannery | 2023 | $11,002,256 |
| SAIC | Science Applications International Corp. | Toni Townes-Whitley | 2024 | $10,990,318 |
| JXN | Jackson Financial Inc. | Laura Prieskorn | 2023 | $10,975,322 |
| TGNA | Tegna Inc. | David Lougee | 2023 | $10,965,633 |
| SUI | Sun Communities Inc. | Gary Shiffman | 2023 | $10,946,746 |
| APH | Amphenol Corp. | R.A. Norwitt | 2023 | $10,944,707 |
| VSCO | Victoria's Secret & Co. | Martin Waters | 2023 | $10,925,251 |
| J | Jacobs Solutions Inc. | Robert Pragada | 2023 | $10,898,649 |
| LVLU | Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. | Crystal Landsem | 2023 | $10,889,751 |
| PX | P10, Inc. | Clark Webb | 2023 | $10,868,392 |
| CPSS | Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. | Charles Bradley | 2023 | $10,861,201 |
| USM | United States Cellular Corp. | Laurent Therivel | 2023 | $10,860,139 |
| BJ | Bj's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. | Bob Eddy | 2023 | $10,858,552 |
| FFIV | F5, Inc. | François Locoh-Donou | 2023 | $10,856,766 |
| CVLT | Commvault Systems Inc. | Sanjay Mirchandani | 2023 | $10,852,803 |
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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