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 Sort ascending | Year | CEO Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | Christopher Kastner | 2022 | $7,742,266 |
| SYNL | Ascent Industries Co. | Christopher Hutter | 2022 | $1,560,568 |
| ACHC | Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. | Christopher Hunter | 2022 | $6,415,224 |
| FBK | FB Financial Corp. | Christopher Holmes | 2022 | $2,040,082 |
| ROCR | Qualtek Services Inc. | Christopher Hisey | 2022 | $921,892 |
| BWFG | Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Christopher Gruseke | 2022 | $1,577,559 |
| KEY | Keycorp /New/ | Christopher Gorman | 2022 | $10,463,627 |
| TENX | Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. | Christopher Giordano | 2022 | $667,332 |
| SHEN | Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. | Christopher French | 2022 | $2,816,123 |
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | Christopher Franklin | 2022 | $4,569,047 |
| CPSI | Computer Programs & Systems Inc. | Christopher Fowler | 2022 | $2,008,322 |
| VEL | Velocity Financial, Inc. | Christopher Farrar | 2022 | $3,016,539 |
| CIVI | Civitas Resources, Inc. | Christopher Doyle | 2022 | $9,625,418 |
| BNL | Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. | Christopher Czarnecki | 2022 | $4,464,584 |
| GTY | Getty Realty Corp. | Christopher Constant | 2022 | $2,210,657 |
| TOST | Toast, Inc. | Christopher Comparato | 2022 | $8,205,804 |
| SOTK | Sono Tek Corp. | Christopher Coccio | 2022 | $252,486 |
| TRU | Transunion | Christopher Cartwright | 2022 | $10,502,867 |
| LEXX | Lexaria Bioscience Corp. | Christopher Bunka | 2022 | $483,874 |
| VTOL | Bristow Group Inc. | Christopher Bradshaw | 2022 | $4,415,807 |