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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTAI | Bioxcel Therapeutics, Inc. | Vimal Mehta | 2023 | $4,731,147 |
| ATEX | Anterix Inc. | Robert Schwartz | 2023 | $4,731,086 |
| RMNI | Rimini Street, Inc. | Seth Ravin | 2023 | $4,726,758 |
| MVIS | Microvision, Inc. | Sumit Sharma | 2023 | $4,726,729 |
| CBSH | Commerce Bancshares Inc. | John Kemper | 2023 | $4,721,639 |
| ASIX | Advansix Inc. | Erin Kane | 2023 | $4,718,496 |
| VERU | Veru Inc. | Mitchell Steiner | 2023 | $4,714,041 |
| MGPI | MGP Ingredients Inc. | David Colo | 2023 | $4,709,865 |
| AA | Alcoa Corp. | William Oplinger | 2023 | $4,706,433 |
| ATNM | Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Sandesh Seth | 2023 | $4,705,000 |
| COIN | Coinbase Global, Inc. | Brian Armstrong | 2023 | $4,704,800 |
| HIW | Highwoods Properties, Inc. | Theodore Klinck | 2023 | $4,702,879 |
| ILMN | Illumina, Inc. | Jacob Thaysen | 2023 | $4,691,233 |
| MRUS | Merus N.v. | Sven Ante Lundberg | 2023 | $4,671,327 |
| CWK | Cushman & Wakefield PLC | Michelle Mackay | 2023 | $4,668,810 |
| BIGC | Bigcommerce Holdings, Inc. | Brent Bellm | 2023 | $4,658,863 |
| TNDM | Tandem Diabetes Care Inc. | John Sheridan | 2023 | $4,651,603 |
| URGN | Urogen Pharma Ltd. | Elizabeth Barrett | 2023 | $4,639,589 |
| LE | Lands' End, Inc. | Andrew McLean | 2023 | $4,628,661 |
| BOH | Bank of Hawaii Corp. | Peter Ho | 2023 | $4,627,918 |
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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