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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | Caleres Inc. | John Schmidt | 2023 | $7,804,523 |
| PINC | Premier, Inc. | Michael Alkire | 2023 | $7,799,802 |
| EQC | Equity Commonwealth | David Helfand | 2023 | $7,794,816 |
| CBT | Cabot Corp. | Sean Keohane | 2023 | $7,791,510 |
| EXPI | eXp World Holdings, Inc. | Glenn Sanford | 2023 | $7,791,216 |
| QLYS | Qualys, Inc. | Sumedh Thakar | 2023 | $7,783,232 |
| BLD | Topbuild Corp. | Robert Buck | 2023 | $7,777,624 |
| NFG | National Fuel Gas Co. | David Bauer | 2023 | $7,770,302 |
| CNMD | Conmed Corp. | Curt Hartman | 2023 | $7,764,615 |
| GRBK | Green Brick Partners, Inc. | James Brickman | 2023 | $7,759,877 |
| IEX | Idex Corp. | Eric D. Ashleman | 2023 | $7,758,876 |
| MAIN | Main Street Capital Corp. | Dwayne Hyzak | 2023 | $7,758,680 |
| BIG | Big Lots Inc. | Bruce Thorn | 2023 | $7,755,707 |
| OII | Oceaneering International Inc. | Roderick Larson | 2023 | $7,753,037 |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | Christopher Franklin | 2023 | $7,749,950 |
| HAIN | Hain Celestial Group Inc. | Mark Schiller | 2023 | $7,741,908 |
| STE | Steris PLC | Daniel Carestio | 2023 | $7,740,184 |
| CABO | Cable One, Inc. | Julia Laulis | 2023 | $7,734,480 |
| SPCE | Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. | Michael Colglazier | 2023 | $7,734,016 |
| WBS | Webster Financial Corp. | John Ciulla | 2023 | $7,730,259 |
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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