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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLX | Deluxe Corp. | Barry McCarthy | 2023 | $7,536,719 |
| NS | Nustar Energy L.p. | Bradley Barron | 2023 | $7,532,821 |
| VERX | Vertex, Inc. | David DeStefano | 2023 | $7,531,591 |
| METC | Ramaco Resources, Inc. | Randall Atkins | 2023 | $7,508,800 |
| SAH | Sonic Automotive Inc. | David Bruton Smith | 2023 | $7,507,855 |
| SEDG | Solaredge Technologies, Inc. | Zvi Lando | 2023 | $7,500,450 |
| ESGR | Enstar Group Ltd | Dominic Silvester | 2023 | $7,492,326 |
| INSP | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Timothy Herbert | 2023 | $7,490,775 |
| BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | Norman Schwartz | 2023 | $7,463,878 |
| ANAB | Anaptysbio, Inc. | Daniel Faga | 2023 | $7,461,920 |
| PAGP | Plains GP Holdings LP | Willie Chiang | 2023 | $7,453,919 |
| PAA | Plains All American Pipeline LP | Willie Chiang | 2023 | $7,453,919 |
| EXPD | Expeditors International OF Washington Inc. | Jeffrey Musser | 2023 | $7,453,361 |
| PAG | Penske Automotive Group, Inc. | Roger Penske | 2023 | $7,428,439 |
| SPB | Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. | David Maura | 2023 | $7,418,786 |
| ACHC | Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. | Christopher Hunter | 2023 | $7,404,606 |
| CHK | Chesapeake Energy Corp. | Domenic J. ("Nick") Dell'Osso,Jr | 2023 | $7,404,561 |
| FELE | Franklin Electric CO Inc. | Gregg C. Sengstack | 2023 | $7,401,610 |
| AGTI | Agiliti, Inc. | Thomas Leonard | 2023 | $7,394,920 |
| VCKA | Scilex Holding Co | Jaisim Shah | 2023 | $7,373,977 |
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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