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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGTX | Meiragtx Holdings PLC | Alexandria Forbes | 2023 | $6,336,832 |
| DSGN | Design Therapeutics, Inc. | Pratik Shah | 2023 | $6,317,780 |
| ARCB | Arcbest Corp. | Judy McReynolds | 2023 | $6,315,108 |
| CVEO | Civeo Corp. | Bradley Dodson | 2023 | $6,311,862 |
| WAFD | Washington Federal Inc. | Brent Beardall | 2023 | $6,308,674 |
| FHI | Federated Hermes, Inc. | Christopher Donahue | 2023 | $6,307,040 |
| WLFC | Willis Lease Finance Corp. | Austin Willis | 2023 | $6,304,283 |
| CR | Crane Nxt, Co. | Aaron Saak | 2023 | $6,299,752 |
| ALLK | Allakos Inc. | Robert Alexander | 2023 | $6,299,426 |
| HEES | H&E Equipment Services, Inc. | Bradley Barber | 2023 | $6,295,836 |
| EAT | Brinker International, Inc. | Kevin Hochman | 2023 | $6,295,047 |
| VAL | Valaris Ltd | Anton Dibowitz | 2023 | $6,287,972 |
| RYN | Rayonier Inc. | David Nunes | 2023 | $6,285,716 |
| LAMR | Lamar Advertising Co | Sean Reilly | 2023 | $6,281,977 |
| VMI | Valmont Industries Inc. | Stephen Kaniewski | 2023 | $6,280,307 |
| BEAM | Beam Therapeutics Inc. | John Evans | 2023 | $6,280,099 |
| HTA | Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. | Todd Meredith | 2023 | $6,279,626 |
| FARO | Faro Technologies Inc. | Peter Lau | 2023 | $6,278,891 |
| D | Dominion Energy, Inc. | Robert Blue | 2023 | $6,278,835 |
| ZNTE | Eve Holding, Inc. | André Duarte Stein | 2023 | $6,278,699 |
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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