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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILD | Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Daniel O’Day | 2023 | $22,607,690 |
| V | Visa Inc. | Ryan McInerney | 2023 | $22,604,568 |
| GD | General Dynamics Corp. | Phebe Novakovic | 2023 | $22,582,776 |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. | Ravi Kumar Current | 2023 | $22,563,405 |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc. | Scott Santi | 2023 | $22,507,817 |
| NUE | Nucor Corp. | Leon Topalian | 2023 | $22,500,626 |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. | Brian Niccol | 2023 | $22,473,427 |
| TJX | Tjx Companies Inc. | Ernie Herrman | 2024 | $22,222,769 |
| APD | Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | Seifi Ghasemi | 2023 | $22,078,099 |
| BMRN | Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc. | Jean-Jacques Bienaimé | 2023 | $21,976,020 |
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp. | Robert Goldstein | 2023 | $21,937,818 |
| RTX | Raytheon Technologies Corp. | Gregory Hayes | 2023 | $21,929,459 |
| ANTM | Elevance Health, Inc. | Gail Boudreaux | 2023 | $21,889,039 |
| EL | Estee Lauder Companies Inc. | Fabrizio Freda | 2023 | $21,811,244 |
| FOXA | Fox Corp. | Lachlan Murdoch | 2023 | $21,777,902 |
| PG | Procter & Gamble Co | Jon Moeller | 2023 | $21,715,625 |
| BKR | Baker Hughes Co | Lorenzo Simonelli | 2023 | $21,680,736 |
| PCTY | Paylocity Holding Corp. | Toby Williams | 2023 | $21,672,572 |
| CVS | CVS Health Corp. | Karen Lynch | 2023 | $21,615,034 |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | Jack Fusco | 2023 | $21,565,074 |
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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