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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYRA | Tyra Biosciences, Inc. | Todd Harris | 2023 | $4,626,119 |
| MYRG | MYR Group Inc. | Richard Swartz | 2023 | $4,622,911 |
| UFS | Domtar Corp. | John Williams | 2023 | $4,613,371 |
| VECO | Veeco Instruments Inc. | William Miller | 2023 | $4,611,004 |
| MCG | Soho House & Co Inc. | Andrew Carnie | 2023 | $4,609,740 |
| BOKF | BOK Financial Corp. | Stacy Kymes | 2023 | $4,606,700 |
| PNRG | Primeenergy Resources Corp. | Charles Drimal | 2023 | $4,605,562 |
| NCMI | National Cinemedia, Inc. | Thomas Lesinski | 2023 | $4,594,126 |
| DEA | Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | William Trimble | 2023 | $4,581,607 |
| ATEN | A10 Networks, Inc. | Dhrupad Trivedi | 2023 | $4,577,120 |
| KTOS | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. | Eric DeMarco | 2023 | $4,573,845 |
| KFRC | Kforce Inc. | Joseph Liberatore | 2023 | $4,571,826 |
| MWA | Mueller Water Products, Inc. | Marietta Edmunds Zakas | 2023 | $4,570,754 |
| JJSF | J&J Snack Foods Corp. | Daniel J. Fachner | 2023 | $4,569,359 |
| GMED | Globus Medical Inc. | Daniel Scavilla | 2023 | $4,564,374 |
| AMWD | American Woodmark Corp. | Scott Culbreth | 2023 | $4,563,670 |
| VSEC | VSE Corp. | John Cuomo | 2023 | $4,563,461 |
| LC | Lendingclub Corp. | Scott Sanborn | 2023 | $4,560,821 |
| HCSG | Healthcare Services Group Inc. | Theodore Wahl | 2023 | $4,559,910 |
| BSM | Black Stone Minerals, L.p. | Thomas Carter | 2023 | $4,551,321 |
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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