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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FSLY | Fastly, Inc. | Todd Nightingale | 2023 | $10,165,468 |
| GDRX | Goodrx Holdings, Inc. | Scott Wagner | 2023 | $10,144,526 |
| RCUS | Arcus Biosciences, Inc. | Terry Rosen | 2023 | $10,120,945 |
| SNPS | Synopsys Inc. | Sassine Ghazi | 2023 | $10,067,991 |
| SBTX | ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Richard Lowenthal | 2023 | $10,039,096 |
| ARWR | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Christopher Anzalone | 2023 | $9,918,093 |
| ARLO | Arlo Technologies, Inc. | Matthew McRae | 2023 | $9,911,634 |
| SFIX | Stitch Fix, Inc. | Matthew Baer | 2023 | $9,853,545 |
| MAC | Macerich Co. | Thomas O’Hern | 2023 | $9,825,709 |
| TNET | Trinet Group, Inc. | Burton Goldfield | 2023 | $9,816,270 |
| BOOT | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | James Conroy | 2023 | $9,795,809 |
| GWRE | Guidewire Software, Inc. | Mike Rosenbaum | 2023 | $9,550,492 |
| UPWK | Upwork, Inc. | Hayden Brown | 2023 | $9,508,141 |
| DLB | Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | Kevin Yeaman | 2023 | $9,504,201 |
| SWAV | Shockwave Medical, Inc. | Doug Godshall | 2023 | $9,478,729 |
| ATEC | Alphatec Holdings, Inc. | Patrick Miles | 2023 | $9,477,979 |
| VTYX | Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. | Raju Mohan | 2023 | $9,411,949 |
| CORT | Corcept Therapeutics Inc. | Joseph Belanoff | 2023 | $9,337,734 |
| SNX | TD Synnex Corp. | Richard Hume | 2023 | $9,254,634 |
| VZIO | Vizio Holding Corp. | William Wang | 2023 | $9,151,825 |
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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