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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHOO | Steven Madden, Ltd. | Edward Rosenfeld | 2023 | $5,033,103 |
| LANC | Lancaster Colony Corp. | David Ciesinski | 2023 | $5,029,587 |
| CHEF | Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | Christopher Pappas | 2023 | $5,028,855 |
| ECPG | Encore Capital Group Inc. | Ashish Masih | 2023 | $5,023,957 |
| CMTL | Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | Ken Peterman | 2023 | $5,018,836 |
| PDSB | PDS Biotechnology Corp. | Frank Bedu-Addo | 2023 | $5,011,234 |
| FACT | Freedom Acquisition I Corp. | Chris Lundell | 2023 | $5,010,000 |
| SCHN | Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. | Tamara Lundgren | 2023 | $5,009,099 |
| AAON | AAON, Inc. | Gary Fields | 2023 | $5,006,785 |
| HRTG | Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. | Ernie Garateix | 2023 | $4,995,816 |
| EHTH | Ehealth, Inc. | Francis Soistman | 2023 | $4,994,258 |
| RPTX | Repare Therapeutics Inc. | Lloyd Segal | 2023 | $4,991,804 |
| CMCO | Columbus Mckinnon Corp. | David J. Wilson | 2023 | $4,988,499 |
| LII | Lennox International Inc. | Alok Maskara | 2023 | $4,983,663 |
| IPSC | Century Therapeutics, Inc. | Osvaldo Flores | 2023 | $4,978,394 |
| ZI | Zoominfo Technologies Inc. | Henry Schuck | 2023 | $4,973,764 |
| SLGN | Silgan Holdings Inc. | Adam Greenlee | 2023 | $4,966,705 |
| PPBI | Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc. | Steven Gardner | 2023 | $4,964,451 |
| CTKB | Cytek Biosciences, Inc. | Wenbin Jiang | 2023 | $4,939,242 |
| CLH | Clean Harbors Inc. | Eric Gerstenberg | 2023 | $4,938,543 |
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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