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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYL | Tyler Technologies Inc. | Lynn Moore | 2023 | $9,028,592 |
| TTC | Toro Co. | Richard Olson | 2023 | $9,025,811 |
| CDW | CDW Corp. | Christine Leahy | 2023 | $9,020,376 |
| IRDM | Iridium Communications Inc. | Matthew Desch | 2023 | $9,017,273 |
| AEE | Ameren Corp. | Martin Lyons | 2023 | $9,009,431 |
| ALLE | Allegion PLC | John Stone | 2023 | $8,997,445 |
| DG | Dollar General Corp. | Todd Vasos | 2023 | $8,980,117 |
| VIAV | Viavi Solutions Inc. | Oleg Khaykin | 2023 | $8,978,665 |
| HPK | Highpeak Energy, Inc. | Jack Hightower | 2023 | $8,972,950 |
| QS | Quantumscape Corp. | Jagdeep Singh | 2023 | $8,965,314 |
| ESRT | Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. | Anthony Malkin | 2023 | $8,963,424 |
| KSS | Kohls Corp. | Thomas Kingsbury | 2023 | $8,962,889 |
| FRT | Federal Realty Investment Trust | Donald Wood | 2023 | $8,941,820 |
| PTCT | PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | Matthew Klein | 2023 | $8,937,025 |
| FOUR | Shift4 Payments, Inc. | Jared Isaacman | 2023 | $8,936,909 |
| MXL | Maxlinear, Inc. | Kishore Seendripu | 2023 | $8,935,197 |
| KROS | Keros Therapeutics, Inc. | Jasbir Seehra | 2023 | $8,932,076 |
| EVH | Evolent Health, Inc. | Seth Blackley | 2023 | $8,931,188 |
| RPAY | Repay Holdings Corp. | John Morris | 2023 | $8,922,581 |
| MLNK | Meridianlink, Inc. | Nicolaas Vlok | 2023 | $8,922,005 |
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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