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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLRX | Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. | Bernard Coulie | 2023 | $11,165,999 |
| RNA | Avidity Biosciences, Inc. | Sarah Boyce | 2023 | $11,139,719 |
| ELY | Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. | Oliver Brewer IIIChip | 2023 | $11,105,846 |
| ENSG | Ensign Group, Inc. | Barry Port | 2023 | $11,045,395 |
| WDC | Western Digital Corp. | David Goeckeler | 2023 | $11,031,692 |
| LVLU | Lulu's Fashion Lounge Holdings, Inc. | Crystal Landsem | 2023 | $10,889,751 |
| CPSS | Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. | Charles Bradley | 2023 | $10,861,201 |
| HRTX | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | Craig Collard | 2023 | $10,775,818 |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies, Inc. | Satish Dhanasekaran | 2023 | $10,750,924 |
| JATT | Jatt Acquisition Corp. | Someit Sidhu | 2023 | $10,645,765 |
| SITM | SiTime Corp. | Rajesh Vashist | 2023 | $10,596,820 |
| CDNA | CareDx, Inc. | Reginald Seeto MBBS | 2023 | $10,551,753 |
| FN | Fabrinet | Seamus Grady | 2023 | $10,527,608 |
| RVMD | Revolution Medicines, Inc. | Mark Goldsmith | 2023 | $10,411,247 |
| MMI | Marcus & Millichap, Inc. | Hessam Nadji | 2023 | $10,407,564 |
| FDMT | 4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. | David Kirn | 2023 | $10,286,808 |
| PUBM | Pubmatic, Inc. | Rajeev Goel | 2023 | $10,271,412 |
| CNXC | Concentrix Corp. | Chris Caldwell | 2023 | $10,235,151 |
| STAA | Staar Surgical Co. | Thomas Frinzi | 2023 | $10,220,581 |
| CRC | California Resources Corp. | Francisco J. Leon | 2023 | $10,185,668 |
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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