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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMR | Semrush Holdings, Inc. | Oleg Shchegolev | 2023 | $4,353,345 |
| GEF | Greif, Inc. | Ole Rosgaard | 2023 | $4,352,908 |
| OOMA | Ooma Inc. | Eric Stang | 2024 | $4,350,306 |
| SMPL | Simply Good Foods Co | Geoff Tanner | 2023 | $4,334,743 |
| PARR | Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. | William Pate | 2023 | $4,333,805 |
| ATUS | Altice Usa, Inc. | Dennis Mathew | 2023 | $4,327,478 |
| NUVB | Nuvation Bio Inc. | David Hung | 2023 | $4,324,280 |
| EOSE | Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. | Joe Mastrangelo | 2023 | $4,322,198 |
| TBPH | Theravance Biopharma, Inc. | Rick E Winningham | 2023 | $4,318,531 |
| TWKS | Thoughtworks Holding, Inc. | Guo Xiao | 2023 | $4,313,225 |
| ALKT | Alkami Technology, Inc. | Alex Shootman | 2023 | $4,306,036 |
| NC | Nacco Industries Inc. | J.C. Butler | 2023 | $4,304,928 |
| AIN | Albany International Corp. | William Higgins | 2023 | $4,300,649 |
| KE | Kimball Electronics, Inc. | Richard Phillips | 2023 | $4,293,775 |
| UVE | Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | Stephen Donaghy | 2023 | $4,287,954 |
| RGLD | Royal Gold Inc. | William Heissenbuttel | 2023 | $4,282,057 |
| CSWI | Csw Industrials, Inc. | Joseph Armes | 2023 | $4,276,487 |
| INSW | International Seaways, Inc. | Lois Zabrocky | 2023 | $4,275,366 |
| CMBM | Cambium Networks Corp. | Morgan Kurk | 2023 | $4,269,028 |
| PRCH | Porch Group, Inc. | Matt Ehrlichman | 2023 | $4,266,774 |
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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