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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTB | M&T Bank Corp. | René F. Jones | 2023 | $9,385,557 |
| NUVL | Nuvalent, Inc. | James Porter | 2023 | $9,376,872 |
| FCN | FTI Consulting, Inc. | Steven Gunby | 2023 | $9,372,564 |
| CORT | Corcept Therapeutics Inc. | Joseph Belanoff | 2023 | $9,337,734 |
| ITT | ITT Inc. | Luca Savi | 2023 | $9,336,558 |
| DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc. | Randall Stuewe | 2023 | $9,332,669 |
| VNT | Vontier Corp. | Mark Morelli | 2023 | $9,324,923 |
| PNW | Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | Jeffrey Guldner | 2023 | $9,322,192 |
| VERV | Verve Therapeutics, Inc. | Sekar Kathiresan | 2023 | $9,319,782 |
| BLL | Ball Corp. | Daniel Fisher | 2023 | $9,318,556 |
| LUV | Southwest Airlines Co. | Robert Jordan | 2023 | $9,307,298 |
| REG | Regency Centers Corp. | Lisa Palmer | 2023 | $9,269,035 |
| TENB | Tenable Holdings, Inc. | Amit Yoran | 2023 | $9,259,796 |
| OLED | Universal Display Corp. | Steven Abramson | 2023 | $9,255,652 |
| SNX | TD Synnex Corp. | Richard Hume | 2023 | $9,254,634 |
| GGG | Graco Inc. | Mark Sheahan | 2023 | $9,236,066 |
| CCOI | Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | Dave Schaeffer | 2023 | $9,226,177 |
| RF | Regions Financial Corp. | John Turner | 2023 | $9,217,718 |
| NI | Nisource Inc. | Lloyd Yates | 2023 | $9,216,680 |
| AYI | Acuity Brands Inc. | Neil Ashe | 2023 | $9,213,817 |
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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