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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XHR | Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | Marcel Verbaas | 2023 | $7,264,099 |
| PFSI | Pennymac Financial Services, Inc. | David Spector | 2023 | $7,258,483 |
| PLUG | Plug Power Inc. | Andrew J. Marsh | 2023 | $7,252,805 |
| SBH | Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. | Denise Paulonis | 2023 | $7,230,935 |
| RYTM | Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | David Meeker | 2023 | $7,230,457 |
| BCO | Brinks Co. | Mark Eubanks | 2023 | $7,224,045 |
| AVNS | Avanos Medical, Inc. | Joseph Woody | 2023 | $7,214,563 |
| DY | Dycom Industries Inc. | Steven Nielsen | 2024 | $7,207,277 |
| GL | Globe Life Inc. | Frank Svoboda | 2023 | $7,206,071 |
| NNN | National Retail Properties, Inc. | Stephen Horn | 2023 | $7,194,654 |
| ETWO | E2Open Parent Holdings, Inc. | Michael Farlekas | 2024 | $7,194,481 |
| SATS | Echostar Corp. | Hamid Akhavan | 2023 | $7,190,962 |
| VCYT | Veracyte, Inc. | Marc Stapley | 2023 | $7,184,634 |
| PI | Impinj Inc. | Chris Diorio | 2023 | $7,183,731 |
| CARS | Cars.com Inc. | Alex Vetter | 2023 | $7,183,222 |
| DCI | Donaldson Co Inc. | Tod Carpenter | 2023 | $7,181,607 |
| FROG | JFrog Ltd | Shlomi Ben Haim | 2023 | $7,165,030 |
| SIRI | Sirius XM Holdings Inc. | Jennifer Witz | 2023 | $7,164,547 |
| ACRS | Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. | Douglas Manion | 2023 | $7,157,681 |
| CALX | Calix, Inc. | Michael Weening | 2023 | $7,155,795 |
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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