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 | Company | CEO | Year | CEO Pay Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHR | Danaher Corp. | Rainer Blair | 2022 | $20,196,027 |
| MSTR | Microstrategy Inc. | Phong Le | 2022 | $20,174,360 |
| VLO | Valero Energy Corp. | Joseph Gorder | 2022 | $20,145,093 |
| HZNP | Horizon Therapeutics Public Ltd Co | Timothy Walbert | 2022 | $20,103,869 |
| PRU | Prudential Financial Inc. | Charles Lowrey | 2022 | $20,093,608 |
| BMY | Bristol Myers Squibb Co. | Giovanni Caforio Board | 2022 | $20,053,032 |
| ET | Energy Transfer LP | Marshall McCrea Mackie | 2022 | $19,974,392 |
| COP | Conocophillips | R.M. Lance | 2022 | $19,972,339 |
| RXDX | Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. | Mark McKenna | 2022 | $19,936,088 |
| APPN | Appian Corp. | Matthew Calkins | 2022 | $19,850,643 |
| VZ | Verizon Communications Inc. | Hans Vestberg | 2022 | $19,832,750 |
| BLCO | Bausch & Lomb Corp. | Joseph Papa | 2022 | $19,781,761 |
| AON | Aon PLC | Gregory Case | 2022 | $19,668,985 |
| NWSA | News Corp. | Robert Thomson | 2022 | $19,662,203 |
| TPX | Tempur Sealy International, Inc. | Scott Thompson | 2022 | $19,659,378 |
| WOOF | Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc. | Ronald Coughlin | 2022 | $19,590,453 |
| SYNA | Synaptics Inc. | Michael Hurlston | 2023 | $19,577,634 |
| PNC | Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc. | William Demchak | 2022 | $19,473,490 |
| DOW | Dow Inc. | Jim Fitterling | 2022 | $19,464,652 |
| TLRY | Tilray Brands, Inc. | Irwin Simon | 2022 | $19,456,767 |