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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GWW | W.W. Grainger, Inc. | D.G. Macpherson | 2023 | $10,160,673 |
| EPC | Edgewell Personal Care Co | Rod Little | 2023 | $10,157,128 |
| CLOV | Clover Health Investments, Corp. | Andrew Toy | 2023 | $10,154,701 |
| GDRX | Goodrx Holdings, Inc. | Scott Wagner | 2023 | $10,144,526 |
| DPZ | Dominos Pizza Inc. | Russell Weiner | 2023 | $10,135,862 |
| ALGM | Allegro Microsystems, Inc. | Vineet Nargolwala | 2023 | $10,128,514 |
| AB | Alliancebernstein Holding | Seth Bernstein | 2023 | $10,124,255 |
| RCUS | Arcus Biosciences, Inc. | Terry Rosen | 2023 | $10,120,945 |
| XENE | Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Ian Mortimer | 2023 | $10,117,829 |
| JHG | Janus Henderson Group PLC | Ali Dibadj | 2023 | $10,113,098 |
| TER | Teradyne, Inc. | Gregory Smith | 2023 | $10,110,437 |
| CRI | Carters Inc. | Michael Casey | 2023 | $10,088,133 |
| ITCI | Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. | Sharon Mates | 2023 | $10,086,413 |
| SHW | Sherwin Williams Co. | Heidi Petz | 2023 | $10,085,512 |
| YETI | Yeti Holdings, Inc. | Matthew Reintjes | 2023 | $10,076,903 |
| RVNC | Revance Therapeutics, Inc. | Mark Foley | 2023 | $10,068,915 |
| SNPS | Synopsys Inc. | Sassine Ghazi | 2023 | $10,067,991 |
| RLGY | Anywhere Real Estate Inc. | Ryan Schneider | 2023 | $10,059,781 |
| MMSI | Merit Medical Systems Inc. | Fred Lampropoulos | 2023 | $10,052,664 |
| SBTX | ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Richard Lowenthal | 2023 | $10,039,096 |
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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