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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMC | Amc Entertainment Holdings, Inc. | Adam Aron | 2023 | $25,431,961 |
| NLOK | Gen Digital Inc. | Vincent Pilette | 2023 | $25,291,365 |
| MU | Micron Technology Inc. | Sanjay Mehrotra | 2023 | $25,276,953 |
| LAZ | Lazard Ltd | Evan Russo | 2023 | $25,138,188 |
| FYBR | Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. | Nicholas Jeffery | 2023 | $25,090,024 |
| ACLX | Arcellx, Inc. | Rami Elghandour | 2023 | $24,964,306 |
| KO | Coca Cola Co. | James Quincey | 2023 | $24,742,908 |
| NOC | Northrop Grumman Corp. | Kathy Warden | 2023 | $24,737,493 |
| ANSS | Ansys Inc. | Ajei Gopal | 2023 | $24,633,791 |
| AIG | American International Group, Inc. | Peter Zaffino | 2023 | $24,617,936 |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | Juan Ricardo Luciano | 2023 | $24,414,668 |
| META | Meta Platforms, Inc. | Mark Zuckerberg | 2023 | $24,399,968 |
| UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc. | Dara Khosrowshahi | 2023 | $24,248,209 |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corp. | Michael Hennigan | 2023 | $24,054,492 |
| MPLX | MPLX LP | Michael Hennigan | 2023 | $24,054,492 |
| FCX | Freeport-mcmoran Inc. | Richard Adkerson | 2023 | $24,017,321 |
| EQIX | Equinix Inc. | Charles Meyers | 2023 | $23,927,452 |
| SCHW | Schwab Charles Corp. | Walter Bettinger II | 2023 | $23,871,744 |
| TDG | Transdigm Group Inc. | Kevin Stein | 2023 | $23,845,374 |
| WIRE | Encore Wire Corp. | Daniel Jones | 2023 | $23,728,235 |
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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