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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADC | Agree Realty Corp. | Joel Agree | 2023 | $8,226,103 |
| SBRA | Sabra Health Care Reit, Inc. | Richard Matros | 2023 | $8,219,499 |
| FOLD | Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. | Bradley Campbell | 2023 | $8,202,366 |
| NKLA | Nikola Corp. | Stephen J. Girsky | 2023 | $8,195,135 |
| AIRC | Apartment Income Reit Corp. | Terry Considine | 2023 | $8,194,878 |
| SCWX | Secureworks Corp. | Wendy Thomas | 2024 | $8,187,796 |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Leonard S. Schleifer | 2023 | $8,184,338 |
| PHIN | Phinia Inc. | Brady Ericson | 2023 | $8,180,043 |
| BH | Biglari Holdings Inc. | Sardar Biglari | 2023 | $8,171,055 |
| MCW | Mister Car Wash, Inc. | John Lai | 2023 | $8,167,699 |
| GES | Guess Inc. | Carlos Alberini | 2024 | $8,154,475 |
| OCN | Ocwen Financial Corp. | Glen Messina | 2023 | $8,153,781 |
| ABG | Asbury Automotive Group Inc. | David Hult | 2023 | $8,138,627 |
| RHI | Robert Half Inc. | Keith Waddell | 2023 | $8,126,837 |
| SSTK | Shutterstock, Inc. | Paul Hennessy | 2023 | $8,113,511 |
| COLD | Americold Realty Trust | George Chappelle | 2023 | $8,109,662 |
| OSIS | OSI Systems Inc. | Deepak Chopra | 2023 | $8,107,748 |
| BLDR | Builders Firstsource, Inc. | David Rush | 2023 | $8,105,991 |
| ATO | Atmos Energy Corp. | Kevin Akers | 2023 | $8,104,362 |
| ANIP | Ani Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Nikhil Lalwani | 2023 | $8,078,353 |
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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