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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWXT | BWX Technologies, Inc. | Rex Geveden | 2023 | $6,673,090 |
| HCC | Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | Walter Scheller | 2023 | $6,667,795 |
| INFN | Infinera Corp. | David Heard | 2023 | $6,663,648 |
| AMN | Amn Healthcare Services Inc. | Cary Grace PEO | 2023 | $6,660,480 |
| CUZ | Cousins Properties Inc. | Colin Connolly | 2023 | $6,656,421 |
| MRC | MRC Global Inc. | Robert Saltiel | 2023 | $6,653,695 |
| TCBI | Texas Capital Bancshares Inc. | Rob Holmes | 2023 | $6,648,238 |
| ACVA | ACV Auctions Inc. | George Chamoun | 2023 | $6,647,441 |
| LFUS | Littelfuse Inc. | David Heinzmann | 2023 | $6,641,506 |
| MFA | MFA Financial, Inc. | Craig Knutson | 2023 | $6,640,540 |
| FIX | Comfort Systems Usa Inc. | Brian Lane | 2023 | $6,635,459 |
| ROIC | Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | Stuart Tanz | 2023 | $6,626,718 |
| VRTS | Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | George Aylward | 2023 | $6,616,500 |
| CENTA | Central Garden & Pet Co. | Timothy P. Cofer | 2023 | $6,615,838 |
| TALO | Talos Energy Inc. | Timothy Duncan | 2023 | $6,606,866 |
| SAVE | Spirit Airlines, Inc. | Edward Christie | 2023 | $6,601,404 |
| HSC | Harsco Corp. | Nicholas Grasberger | 2023 | $6,598,650 |
| VRNA | Verona Pharma PLC | David Zaccardelli | 2023 | $6,597,473 |
| ML | Moneylion Inc. | Diwakar Choubey | 2023 | $6,595,566 |
| LGIH | LGI Homes, Inc. | Eric Lipar | 2023 | $6,593,282 |
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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