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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FWRD | Forward Air Corp. | Thomas Schmitt | 2023 | $4,866,321 |
| UNIT | Uniti Group Inc. | Kenneth Gunderman | 2023 | $4,857,820 |
| ALXO | ALX Oncology Holdings Inc. | Jason Lettmann | 2023 | $4,857,183 |
| CWT | California Water Service Group | Martin Kropelnicki | 2023 | $4,856,752 |
| IRT | Independence Realty Trust, Inc. | Scott Schaeffer | 2023 | $4,846,528 |
| ZION | Zions Bancorporation | Harris Simmons | 2023 | $4,839,241 |
| NYCB | New York Community Bancorp Inc. | Thomas Cangemi | 2023 | $4,837,901 |
| UVV | Universal Corp. | George Freeman | 2023 | $4,832,074 |
| KZR | Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. | John Fowler | 2023 | $4,830,882 |
| EVLV | Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. | Peter George | 2023 | $4,827,787 |
| MOD | Modine Manufacturing Co. | Neil D. Brinker | 2023 | $4,824,132 |
| WD | Walker & Dunlop, Inc. | William Walker | 2023 | $4,821,113 |
| TFSL | TFS Financial Corp. | Marc Stefanski | 2023 | $4,819,359 |
| NX | Quanex Building Products Corp. | George Wilson | 2023 | $4,811,511 |
| FCEL | Fuelcell Energy Inc. | Jason Few | 2023 | $4,811,321 |
| 1 | Truecar, Inc. | Michael Darrow | 2023 | $4,811,134 |
| KWR | Quaker Chemical Corp. | Andrew Tometich | 2023 | $4,809,759 |
| CABA | Cabaletta Bio, Inc. | Steven Nichtberger | 2023 | $4,808,279 |
| DOC | Physicians Realty Trust | John Thomas | 2023 | $4,807,847 |
| EVRI | Everi Holdings Inc. | Randy Taylor | 2023 | $4,804,807 |
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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