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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKT | Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | Stephen Yalof | 2023 | $6,100,202 |
| TWO | Two Harbors Investment Corp. | William Greenberg | 2023 | $6,098,678 |
| PRCT | Procept Biorobotics Corp. | Reza Zadno | 2023 | $6,088,813 |
| PDCO | Patterson Companies, Inc. | Mark Walchirk | 2023 | $6,074,640 |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corp. | Deon Stander | 2023 | $6,070,962 |
| PRGO | Perrigo Co PLC | Patrick Lockwood-Taylor | 2023 | $6,067,969 |
| REX | Rex American Resources Corp. | Zafar Rizvi | 2023 | $6,063,247 |
| GDEN | Golden Entertainment, Inc. | Blake Sartini | 2023 | $6,059,187 |
| PLL | Piedmont Lithium Inc. | Keith Phillips | 2023 | $6,058,880 |
| ALVR | Allovir, Inc. | Diana Brainard | 2023 | $6,056,943 |
| AMR | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Andrew Eidson | 2023 | $6,053,361 |
| STRL | Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. | Joseph A. Cutillo | 2023 | $6,051,580 |
| UPH | Uphealth, Inc. | Samuel Meckey | 2023 | $6,051,447 |
| AAOI | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | Chih-Hsiang Lin | 2023 | $6,049,470 |
| ARKO | ARKO Corp. | Arie Kotler | 2023 | $6,048,569 |
| RENT | Rent The Runway, Inc. | Jennifer Hyman | 2023 | $6,047,552 |
| FOXF | Fox Factory Holding Corp. | Michael Dennison | 2023 | $6,033,703 |
| KAI | Kadant Inc. | Jeffrey Powell | 2023 | $6,031,798 |
| MOG.A | Moog Inc. | Pat Roche | 2023 | $6,015,785 |
| RHP | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. | Mark Fioravanti | 2023 | $6,015,205 |
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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