Highest-Paid CEOs
Highest-Paid CEOs
CEO pay continues to outpace the pay of working people across the country. In the past 10 years, CEO pay at S&P 500 companies increased by more than $5 million to an average of $16.7 million in 2022. Meanwhile, the average U.S. worker saw a wage increase of $15,460 over the past decade, earning on average just $61,900 in 2022.
| Ticker Sort descending | Company | CEO | Year | CEO Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTRS | Viatris Inc. | Michael Goettler | 2022 | $14,771,270 |
| VTS | Vitesse Energy, Inc. | Robert Gerrity | 2022 | $1,705,720 |
| VTVT | Vtv Therapeutics Inc. | Paul Sekhri | 2022 | $1,721,433 |
| VUZI | Vuzix Corp. | Paul Travers | 2022 | $713,102 |
| VVI | Viad Corp. | Steven Moster | 2022 | $6,289,986 |
| VVNT | Vivint Smart Home, Inc. | David Bywater | 2022 | $13,085,918 |
| VVOS | Vivos Therapeutics, Inc. | Kirk Huntsman | 2022 | $937,850 |
| VVV | Valvoline Inc. | Samuel Mitchell | 2022 | $5,294,758 |
| VXRT | Vaxart, Inc. | Andrei Floroiu | 2022 | $3,589,392 |
| VYGR | Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. | Alfred Sandrock | 2022 | $7,396,064 |
| VYNE | Vyne Therapeutics Inc. | David Domzalski | 2022 | $1,293,464 |
| VYNT | Vyant Bio, Inc. | John Roberts | 2022 | $513,947 |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | Hans Vestberg | 2022 | $19,832,750 |
| VZIO | Vizio Holding Corp. | William Wang | 2022 | $9,743,646 |
| W | Wayfair Inc. | Niraj Shah | 2022 | $751,221 |
| WAB | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. | Rafael Santana | 2022 | $11,685,472 |
| WABC | Westamerica Bancorporation | David Payne | 2022 | $750,021 |
| WAFD | Washington Federal Inc. | Brent Beardall | 2022 | $3,596,934 |
| WAL | Western Alliance Bancorporation | Kenneth Vecchione | 2022 | $8,195,178 |
| WASH | Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. | Edward Handy | 2022 | $1,902,010 |