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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAVA | Cassava Sciences Inc. | Remi Barbier | 2023 | $6,263,038 |
| RAMP | Liveramp Holdings, Inc. | Scott Howe | 2023 | $6,256,075 |
| PL | Planet Labs | William Marshall | 2024 | $6,250,741 |
| ORGO | Organogenesis Holdings Inc. | Gary Gillheeney | 2023 | $6,244,671 |
| GO | Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. | Robert Sheedy | 2023 | $6,239,771 |
| ARCH | Arch Resources, Inc. | Paul Lang | 2023 | $6,239,738 |
| SAGE | Sage Therapeutics, Inc. | Barry Greene | 2023 | $6,237,491 |
| EEX | Emerald Holding, Inc. | Hervé Sedky | 2023 | $6,224,816 |
| KRYS | Krystal Biotech, Inc. | Krish Krishnan | 2023 | $6,223,894 |
| LGND | Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Todd Davis | 2023 | $6,216,518 |
| EVCM | Evercommerce Inc. | Eric Remer | 2023 | $6,212,372 |
| KALU | Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | Keith Harvey | 2023 | $6,207,860 |
| UNFI | United Natural Foods Inc. | Sandy Douglas | 2023 | $6,201,442 |
| MTN | Vail Resorts Inc. | Kirsten Lynch | 2023 | $6,195,302 |
| NABL | N-Able, Inc. | John Pagliuca | 2023 | $6,192,025 |
| NPO | Enpro Industries, Inc. | Eric Vaillancourt | 2023 | $6,192,009 |
| VRT | Vertiv Holdings Co | Giordano Albertazzi | 2023 | $6,183,174 |
| APAM | Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. | Eric Colson | 2023 | $6,183,073 |
| RRC | Range Resources Corp. | Dennis Degner | 2023 | $6,181,944 |
| DX | Dynex Capital Inc. | Byron Boston | 2023 | $6,177,239 |
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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