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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACEL | Accel Entertainment, Inc. | Andrew Rubenstein | 2023 | $5,834,498 |
| SUP | Superior Industries International Inc. | Majdi Abulaban | 2023 | $5,832,507 |
| BRSP | Brightspire Capital, Inc. | Michael J. Mazzei | 2023 | $5,832,378 |
| OTTR | Otter Tail Corp. | Charles MacFarlane | 2023 | $5,823,726 |
| GDYN | Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. | Leonard Livschitz | 2023 | $5,822,320 |
| THRY | Thryv Holdings, Inc. | Joseph Walsh | 2023 | $5,811,127 |
| DVAX | Dynavax Technologies Corp. | Ryan Spencer | 2023 | $5,810,736 |
| PRFT | Perficient Inc. | Thomas Hogan | 2023 | $5,809,472 |
| AMBA | Ambarella Inc. | Feng Ming WangFermi | 2024 | $5,808,060 |
| ROCG | Roth CH Acquisition IV Co. | Zvi Alon | 2023 | $5,807,539 |
| USLM | United States Lime & Minerals Inc. | Timothy Byrne | 2023 | $5,804,142 |
| LUNG | Pulmonx Corp. | Glendon French | 2023 | $5,795,297 |
| SNDR | Schneider National, Inc. | Mark Rourke | 2023 | $5,794,256 |
| NJR | New Jersey Resources Corp. | Stephen Westhoven | 2023 | $5,792,680 |
| CXW | Corecivic, Inc. | Damon Hininger | 2023 | $5,792,037 |
| HOMB | Home Bancshares Inc. | John Allison | 2023 | $5,788,859 |
| PUMP | Propetro Holding Corp. | Samuel Sledge | 2023 | $5,787,960 |
| JELD | Jeld-Wen Holding, Inc. | William Christensen Current | 2023 | $5,780,285 |
| TSE | Trinseo PLC | Frank Bozich | 2023 | $5,779,845 |
| AAN | Aaron's Company, Inc. | Douglas Lindsay | 2023 | $5,779,365 |
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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