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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSLR | First Solar, Inc. | Mark Widmar | 2023 | $7,725,497 |
| DK | Delek US Holdings, Inc. | Avigal Soreq | 2023 | $7,723,297 |
| AMPH | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jack Yongfeng Zhang | 2023 | $7,722,768 |
| KEX | Kirby Corp. | David Grzebinski | 2023 | $7,722,709 |
| THG | Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | John Roche | 2023 | $7,721,129 |
| AWK | American Water Works Company, Inc. | Susan Hardwick | 2023 | $7,720,825 |
| CMA | Comerica Inc. | Curtis Farmer | 2023 | $7,719,674 |
| ADS | Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. | Ralph Andretta | 2023 | $7,697,586 |
| PEAK | Healthpeak Properties, Inc. | Scott Brinker | 2023 | $7,692,510 |
| OMER | Omeros Corp. | Gregory Demopulos | 2023 | $7,689,843 |
| COMP | Compass, Inc. | Robert Reffkin | 2023 | $7,678,320 |
| BCC | Boise Cascade Co | Nate Jorgensen | 2023 | $7,676,740 |
| PNM | PNM Resources Inc. | Patricia Collawn | 2023 | $7,670,833 |
| ATI | ATI Inc. | Robert Wetherbee | 2023 | $7,670,554 |
| CAKE | Cheesecake Factory Inc. | David Overton | 2023 | $7,658,919 |
| SPXC | SPX Technologies, Inc. | Eugene Lowe | 2023 | $7,658,614 |
| UE | Urban Edge Properties | Jeffrey Olson | 2023 | $7,645,622 |
| CPS | Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. | Jeffrey Edwards | 2023 | $7,634,186 |
| ARVN | Arvinas, Inc. | John Houston | 2023 | $7,627,032 |
| CHX | Championx Corp. | Mr. Somasundaram | 2023 | $7,622,277 |
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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