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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSS | Federal Signal Corp. | Jennifer Sherman | 2023 | $6,869,679 |
| FDS | Factset Research Systems Inc. | Philip Snow | 2023 | $6,862,015 |
| ASGN | ASGN Inc. | Theodore Hanson | 2023 | $6,858,258 |
| WING | Wingstop Inc. | Michael Skipworth | 2023 | $6,845,715 |
| LCID | Lucid Group, Inc. | Peter Rawlinson | 2023 | $6,837,215 |
| ANDE | Andersons, Inc. | Patrick Bowe | 2023 | $6,826,492 |
| SLVM | Sylvamo Corp. | Jean-Michel Ribiéras | 2023 | $6,825,588 |
| BLMN | Bloomin' Brands, Inc. | David Deno | 2023 | $6,825,003 |
| ICUI | ICU Medical Inc. | Vivek Jain | 2023 | $6,810,975 |
| WKC | World Kinect Corp. | Michael Kasbar | 2023 | $6,802,243 |
| BRBR | Bellring Brands, Inc. | Darcy Horn Davenport | 2023 | $6,801,904 |
| ST | Sensata Technologies Holding PLC | Jeffrey J. Cote | 2023 | $6,800,820 |
| AXS | Axis Capital Holdings Ltd | Vincent Tizzio | 2023 | $6,796,633 |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corp. | James Snee | 2023 | $6,785,979 |
| PZZA | Papa Johns International Inc. | Robert Lynch | 2023 | $6,780,126 |
| TERN | Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Senthil Sundaram | 2023 | $6,765,408 |
| RKT | Rocket Companies, Inc. | Bill Emerson | 2023 | $6,764,187 |
| TMDX | Transmedics Group, Inc. | Waleed Hassanein | 2023 | $6,758,070 |
| DFIN | Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. | Daniel Leib | 2023 | $6,755,277 |
| SPSC | SPS Commerce Inc. | Chad Collins | 2023 | $6,752,127 |
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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