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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRH | Diamondrock Hospitality Co | Mark Brugger | 2023 | $4,937,320 |
| ARQT | Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Todd Franklin Watanabe | 2023 | $4,935,266 |
| UFPT | UFP Technologies Inc. | Jeffrey Bailly | 2023 | $4,931,107 |
| FWRG | First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. | Christopher Tomasso | 2023 | $4,928,318 |
| MSM | MSC Industrial Direct CO Inc. | Erik Gershwind | 2023 | $4,928,124 |
| BFAM | Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. | Stephen Kramer | 2023 | $4,927,814 |
| GERN | Geron Corp. | John Scarlett | 2023 | $4,924,092 |
| EBC | Eastern Bankshares, Inc. | Robert Rivers | 2023 | $4,915,097 |
| BXC | Bluelinx Holdings Inc. | Shyam K Reddy | 2023 | $4,908,519 |
| AVAV | Aerovironment Inc. | Wahid Nawabi | 2023 | $4,904,510 |
| FAT | Fat Brands, Inc. | Robert Rosen | 2023 | $4,898,000 |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc. | James Currier | 2023 | $4,895,383 |
| WTFC | Wintrust Financial Corp. | Timothy Crane | 2023 | $4,893,480 |
| ARCT | Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. | Joseph Payne | 2023 | $4,892,500 |
| LQDA | Liquidia Corp. | Roger Jeffs | 2023 | $4,889,498 |
| MIR | Mirion Technologies, Inc. | Thomas Logan | 2023 | $4,883,922 |
| CCLP | CSI Compressco LP | Mickey McKee | 2023 | $4,882,768 |
| KGS | Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. | Mickey McKee | 2023 | $4,882,768 |
| ENV | Envestnet, Inc. | William Crager | 2023 | $4,880,843 |
| CMPX | Compass Therapeutics, Inc. | Thomas Schuetz | 2023 | $4,873,206 |
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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