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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXEL | Exelixis, Inc. | Michael Morrissey | 2023 | $16,423,307 |
| FTNT | Fortinet, Inc. | Ken Xie | 2023 | $16,301,613 |
| MQ | Marqeta, Inc. | Simon Khalaf | 2023 | $16,294,313 |
| AYX | Alteryx, Inc. | Mark Anderson | 2023 | $16,143,312 |
| EXTR | Extreme Networks Inc. | Edward B. Meyercord | 2023 | $16,132,678 |
| HCP | Hashicorp, Inc. | David McJannet | 2024 | $16,102,875 |
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | Michael McMullen | 2023 | $16,023,410 |
| LZ | LegalZoom.com, Inc. | Dan Wernikoff | 2023 | $15,952,976 |
| ADV | Advantage Solutions Inc. | David Peacock | 2023 | $15,780,735 |
| NBIX | Neurocrine Biosciences Inc. | Kevin Gorman | 2023 | $15,750,812 |
| DXCM | Dexcom Inc. | Kevin R. Sayer | 2023 | $15,712,244 |
| BEN | Franklin Resources Inc. | Jennifer Johnson | 2023 | $15,694,227 |
| KBH | KB Home | Jeffrey Mezger | 2023 | $15,689,055 |
| LEVI | Levi Strauss & Co. | Charles (“Chip”) V. Bergh | 2023 | $15,623,233 |
| ANET | Arista Networks, Inc. | Jayshree Ullal | 2023 | $15,561,987 |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | Joel Marcus | 2023 | $15,485,330 |
| MASI | Masimo Corp. | Joe Kiani | 2023 | $15,476,756 |
| SANM | Sanmina Corp. | Jure Sola | 2023 | $14,945,356 |
| EIX | Edison International | Pedro Pizarro | 2023 | $14,881,111 |
| NTNX | Nutanix, Inc. | Rajiv Ramaswami | 2023 | $14,845,940 |
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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