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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCI | Gannett Co., Inc. | Michael Reed | 2023 | $3,862,232 |
| LNN | Lindsay Corp. | Randy Wood | 2023 | $3,859,697 |
| WSFS | WSFS Financial Corp. | Rodger Levenson | 2023 | $3,859,142 |
| DHX | Dhi Group, Inc. | Art Zeile | 2023 | $3,826,014 |
| MYE | Myers Industries Inc. | Michael McGaugh | 2023 | $3,820,360 |
| PSTX | Poseida Therapeutics, Inc. | Mark Gergen | 2023 | $3,818,018 |
| KORE | Kore Group Holdings, Inc. | Romil Bahl | 2023 | $3,816,884 |
| HYAC | Biote Corp. | Teresa Weber | 2023 | $3,816,739 |
| CSWC | Capital Southwest Corp. | Bowen Diehl | 2024 | $3,809,514 |
| AMNB | American National Bankshares Inc. | Jeffrey Haley | 2023 | $3,806,295 |
| CCCC | C4 Therapeutics, Inc. | Andrew Hirsch | 2023 | $3,790,099 |
| LQDT | Liquidity Services Inc. | William Angrick | 2023 | $3,772,017 |
| CUBI | Customers Bancorp, Inc. | Jay Sidhu | 2023 | $3,761,511 |
| SVRA | Savara Inc. | Matthew Pauls | 2023 | $3,759,723 |
| SHYF | Shyft Group, Inc. | Daryl Adams | 2023 | $3,755,905 |
| CARG | Cargurus, Inc. | Jason Trevisan | 2023 | $3,753,213 |
| GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | Patrick Gruber | 2023 | $3,746,158 |
| UCBI | United Community Banks Inc. | Lynn Harton | 2023 | $3,740,470 |
| DRQ | Dril-Quip Inc. | Jeffrey Bird | 2023 | $3,739,195 |
| EYPT | Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Nancy Lurker | 2023 | $3,737,385 |
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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