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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELS | Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc. | Marguerite Nader | 2023 | $4,260,466 |
| NXU | Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. | Robert Piconi | 2023 | $4,257,235 |
| RYAN | Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. | Patrick Ryan | 2023 | $4,256,700 |
| ALEC | Alector, Inc. | Arnon Rosenthal | 2023 | $4,255,007 |
| GCO | Genesco Inc. | Mimi Vaughn | 2024 | $4,250,035 |
| TDW | Tidewater Inc. | Quintin Kneen | 2023 | $4,245,778 |
| HTH | Hilltop Holdings Inc. | Jeremy Ford | 2023 | $4,230,757 |
| GVA | Granite Construction Inc. | Kyle Larkin | 2023 | $4,224,356 |
| MP | MP Materials Corp. | James Litinsky | 2023 | $4,223,127 |
| SMRT | Smartrent, Inc. | Lucas Haldeman | 2023 | $4,222,394 |
| DORM | Dorman Products, Inc. | Kevin M. Olsen | 2023 | $4,219,066 |
| RMR | RMR Group Inc. | Adam Portnoy | 2023 | $4,212,670 |
| SJW | SJW Group | Eric Thornburg | 2023 | $4,210,736 |
| ETD | Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | Farooq Kathwari | 2023 | $4,209,298 |
| BNL | Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. | John Moragne | 2023 | $4,195,587 |
| JANX | Janux Therapeutics, Inc. | David Campbell | 2023 | $4,193,269 |
| PRI | Primerica, Inc. | Glenn Williams | 2023 | $4,179,560 |
| APEI | American Public Education Inc. | Angela Selden | 2023 | $4,176,075 |
| ADUS | Addus Homecare Corp. | Dirk Allison | 2023 | $4,169,841 |
| KELYA | Kelly Services Inc. | Peter Quigley | 2023 | $4,163,424 |
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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