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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR | Aptargroup, Inc. | Stephan Tanda | 2023 | $8,915,129 |
| NVT | Nvent Electric PLC | Beth Wozniak | 2023 | $8,912,856 |
| MORF | Morphic Holding, Inc. | Praveen Tipirneni | 2023 | $8,907,684 |
| ADPT | Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. | Chad Robins | 2023 | $8,904,267 |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Yvonne Greenstreet | 2023 | $8,895,670 |
| HTGC | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Scott Bluestein | 2023 | $8,891,994 |
| ARW | Arrow Electronics, Inc. | Sean Kerins | 2023 | $8,891,814 |
| ESNT | Essent Group Ltd. | Mark Casale | 2023 | $8,886,452 |
| PII | Polaris Inc. | Michael Speetzen | 2023 | $8,873,477 |
| WW | WW International, Inc. | Sima Sistani | 2023 | $8,873,418 |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | Harry Sommer | 2023 | $8,864,592 |
| GOLF | Acushnet Holdings Corp. | David Maher | 2023 | $8,838,717 |
| ADT | ADT Inc. | James DeVries | 2023 | $8,836,807 |
| EHC | Encompass Health Corp. | Mark Tarr | 2023 | $8,836,376 |
| AKRO | Akero Therapeutics, Inc. | Andrew Cheng | 2023 | $8,834,907 |
| AVNT | Avient Corp. | Robert Patterson | 2023 | $8,827,721 |
| HRB | H&R Block Inc. | Jeffrey Jones II | 2023 | $8,814,357 |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. | Sundar Pichai | 2023 | $8,802,824 |
| CNK | Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | Sean Gamble | 2023 | $8,802,493 |
| ZUO | Zuora Inc. | Tien Tzuo | 2024 | $8,787,500 |
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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