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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLTR | Kaltura Inc. | Ron Yekutiel | 2023 | $4,471,264 |
| LAUR | Laureate Education, Inc. | Eilif Serck-Hanssen | 2023 | $4,463,266 |
| ANIK | Anika Therapeutics, Inc. | Cheryl R. Blanchard | 2023 | $4,459,800 |
| KNX | Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. | David Jackson | 2023 | $4,457,450 |
| BLBD | Blue Bird Corp. | Philip Horlock | 2023 | $4,456,161 |
| FET | Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. | Neal Lux | 2023 | $4,455,101 |
| HRMY | Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. | Jeffrey Dayno | 2023 | $4,450,294 |
| FDP | Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. | Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh | 2023 | $4,449,489 |
| BRDG | Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. | Jonathan Slager | 2023 | $4,448,449 |
| PYXS | Pyxis Oncology, Inc. | Lara Sullivan | 2023 | $4,442,501 |
| MHK | Mohawk Industries Inc. | Jeffrey Lorberbaum | 2023 | $4,428,417 |
| REAL | Therealreal, Inc. | John Koryl | 2023 | $4,428,149 |
| PLUS | Eplus Inc. | Mark Marron | 2023 | $4,422,225 |
| SP | SP Plus Corp. | G Marc Baumann | 2023 | $4,403,668 |
| UBSI | United Bankshares Inc. | Richard Adams | 2023 | $4,399,095 |
| WTTR | Select Energy Services, Inc. | John Schmitz | 2023 | $4,389,506 |
| AZZ | AZZ Inc. | Thomas Ferguson | 2024 | $4,380,976 |
| ATRA | Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Pascal Touchon | 2023 | $4,375,125 |
| AMOT | Allient Inc. | Richard Warzala | 2023 | $4,373,276 |
| NRIX | Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. | Arthur Sands | 2023 | $4,363,120 |
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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