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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XNCR | Xencor Inc. | Bassil Dahiyat | 2023 | $7,965,955 |
| HELE | Helen OF Troy Ltd | Julien Mininberg | 2023 | $7,965,812 |
| BGS | B&G Foods, Inc. | Kenneth Keller | 2023 | $7,958,638 |
| ALIT | Alight, Inc. | Stephan Scholl | 2023 | $7,953,337 |
| NMIH | NMI Holdings, Inc. | Adam Pollitzer | 2023 | $7,931,487 |
| RGEN | Repligen Corp. | Tony Hunt | 2023 | $7,929,275 |
| ESAB | Esab Corporation | Shyam Kambeyanda | 2023 | $7,906,336 |
| COGT | Cogent Biosciences, Inc. | Andrew Robbins | 2023 | $7,898,772 |
| NXGN | Nextgen Healthcare, Inc. | David Sides | 2023 | $7,895,821 |
| FTDR | Frontdoor, Inc. | William Cobb | 2023 | $7,890,857 |
| ENS | Enersys | David Shaffer | 2023 | $7,888,918 |
| JBGS | JBG Smith Properties | W. Matthew Kelly | 2023 | $7,884,883 |
| SUMO | Sumo Logic, Inc. | Ramin Sayar | 2023 | $7,880,977 |
| DNLI | Denali Therapeutics Inc. | Ryan Watts | 2023 | $7,879,267 |
| MC | Moelis & Co | Kenneth Moelis | 2023 | $7,878,846 |
| ENTA | Enanta Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Jay Luly | 2023 | $7,856,698 |
| HXL | Hexcel Corp. | Nick Stanage | 2023 | $7,837,803 |
| ERIE | Erie Indemnity Co. | Timothy NeCastro | 2023 | $7,824,320 |
| GTX | Garrett Motion Inc. | Olivier Rabiller | 2023 | $7,820,387 |
| CERT | Certara, Inc. | William Feehery | 2023 | $7,810,028 |
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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