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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AXSM | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Herriot Tabuteau | 2023 | $9,896,629 |
| WMK | Weis Markets Inc. | Jonathan Weis | 2023 | $9,870,137 |
| GNW | Genworth Financial Inc. | Thomas McInerney | 2023 | $9,868,918 |
| SFIX | Stitch Fix, Inc. | Matthew Baer | 2023 | $9,853,545 |
| PPG | PPG Industries Inc. | T. M. Knavish | 2023 | $9,840,723 |
| MAC | Macerich Co. | Thomas O’Hern | 2023 | $9,825,709 |
| BKE | Buckle Inc. | Dennis Nelson | 2023 | $9,825,399 |
| TNET | Trinet Group, Inc. | Burton Goldfield | 2023 | $9,816,270 |
| HBI | Hanesbrands Inc. | Stephen Bratspies | 2023 | $9,814,076 |
| FNF | Fidelity National Financial, Inc. | Michael Nolan | 2023 | $9,801,585 |
| BOOT | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | James Conroy | 2023 | $9,795,809 |
| HGV | Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. | Mark Wang | 2023 | $9,794,601 |
| RCII | Upbound Group, Inc. | Mitchell Fadel | 2023 | $9,791,051 |
| CNO | Cno Financial Group, Inc. | Gary Bhojwani | 2023 | $9,788,167 |
| BRO | Brown & Brown, Inc. | Powell Brown | 2023 | $9,786,745 |
| LRN | Stride, Inc. | James Rhyu | 2023 | $9,737,733 |
| AVT | Avnet Inc. | Philip Gallagher | 2023 | $9,716,827 |
| GTES | Gates Industrial Corp PLC | Ivo Jurek | 2023 | $9,711,014 |
| LNT | Alliant Energy Corp. | John Larsen | 2023 | $9,709,782 |
| SHC | Sotera Health Co | Michael Petras | 2023 | $9,701,005 |
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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