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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. | Robert Gamgort | 2023 | $7,620,095 |
| WWD | Woodward, Inc. | Charles Blankenship | 2023 | $7,615,536 |
| EXP | Eagle Materials Inc. | Michael Haack | 2023 | $7,614,788 |
| AEVA | Aeva Technologies, Inc. | Soroush Salehian Dardashti | 2023 | $7,613,310 |
| WNC | Wabash National Corp. | Brent Yeagy | 2023 | $7,613,202 |
| CGC | Canopy Growth Corp. | David Klein | 2024 | $7,605,091 |
| SPT | Sprout Social, Inc. | Justyn Howard | 2023 | $7,602,267 |
| YEXT | Yext, Inc. | Michael Walrath | 2024 | $7,596,569 |
| MPLN | Multiplan Corp. | Mr. White | 2023 | $7,595,750 |
| ACAD | Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Stephen Davis | 2023 | $7,587,014 |
| OEC | Orion Engineered Carbons | Corning Painter | 2023 | $7,585,239 |
| IRWD | Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Thomas McCourt | 2023 | $7,583,270 |
| WTM | White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd | Manning Rountree | 2023 | $7,577,001 |
| TVTX | Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | Eric Dube | 2023 | $7,574,959 |
| THRM | Gentherm Inc. | Phillip Eyler | 2023 | $7,572,491 |
| CTAS | Cintas Corp. | Todd Schneider | 2023 | $7,570,256 |
| VEC | V2X, Inc. | Charles Prow | 2023 | $7,555,625 |
| PRO | Pros Holdings, Inc. | Andres Reiner | 2023 | $7,554,450 |
| EPAM | Epam Systems, Inc. | Arkadiy Dobkin | 2023 | $7,545,130 |
| WTS | Watts Water Technologies Inc. | Robert Pagano | 2023 | $7,537,395 |
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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