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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOS | Kosmos Energy Ltd. | Andrew Inglis | 2023 | $9,697,269 |
| AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Chris Villavarayan | 2023 | $9,694,005 |
| TDS | Telephone & Data Systems Inc. | LeRoy Carlson | 2023 | $9,677,516 |
| KYMR | Kymera Therapeutics, Inc. | Nello Mainolfi | 2023 | $9,670,542 |
| HUBB | Hubbell Inc. | Gerben Bakker | 2023 | $9,666,284 |
| PAR | PAR Technology Corp. | Savneet Singh | 2023 | $9,655,552 |
| BF | Brown Forman Corp. | Lawson Whiting | 2023 | $9,651,262 |
| HLLY | Holley Inc. | Matthew Stevenson | 2023 | $9,640,249 |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corp. | Garrick Rochow | 2023 | $9,637,210 |
| FMC | FMC Corp. | Mark Douglas | 2023 | $9,623,437 |
| EPAC | Enerpac Tool Group Corp. | Paul Sternlieb | 2023 | $9,608,505 |
| MTZ | Mastec Inc. | Jose Mas | 2023 | $9,603,683 |
| CMC | Commercial Metals Co | Barbara Smith | 2023 | $9,603,625 |
| BLKB | Blackbaud Inc. | Michael Gianoni | 2023 | $9,596,722 |
| LUMN | Lumen Technologies, Inc. | Kate Johnson | 2023 | $9,592,963 |
| MELI | Mercadolibre Inc. | Marcos Galperin | 2023 | $9,591,176 |
| ENR | Energizer Holdings, Inc. | Mark LaVigne | 2023 | $9,586,730 |
| WES | Western Midstream Partners | Michael Ure | 2023 | $9,565,657 |
| WEC | Wec Energy Group, Inc. | Scott Lauber | 2023 | $9,552,179 |
| GWRE | Guidewire Software, Inc. | Mike Rosenbaum | 2023 | $9,550,492 |
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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