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The Highest Paid CEOs of S&P 500 Companies
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What We’re Showing
This graphic shows the top 10 highest paid CEOs of S&P 500 companies in 2023.
Data is from MyLogIQ via The Wall Street Journal, based on the fiscal years ending after June 30, 2023. Figures are for CEOs that served for a full year in these roles.
Key Takeaways
- Hock Tan, CEO of chipmaker Broadcom, tops the list of S&P 500 CEOs, with an annual compensation of $162 million in 2023.
- In third is Stephen Schwarzman, who runs Blackstone, the biggest private equity firm in the world. The executive’s $120 million pay package was bolstered by an 83% rise in Blackstone's share price last year.
- Apple CEO Tim Cook received $63.2 million in 2023—a sharp decline from the $99.4 million earned in the prior year following pushback from shareholders.
- Overall, the median pay for S&P 500 executives hit a record high of $15.7 million, up from $14.5 million in 2022.
Dataset
Rank | CEO | Company | Total pay | Cash pay | Sector |
1 | Hock Tan | Broadcom (AVGO) | $161.8M | $1.2M | Technology |
2 | Nikesh Arora | Palo Alto Networks (PANW) | $151.4M | $2.3M | Technology |
3 | Stephen Schwarzman | Blackstone (BX) | $119.8M | $0.4M | Financial Services |
4 | Christopher Winfrey | Charter Communications (CHTR) | $89.1M | $5.2M | Communication Services |
5 | Will Lansing | Fair Isaac (FICO) | $66.4M | $2.0M | Technology |
6 | Tim Cook | Apple (AAPL) | $63.2M | $13.7M | Technology |
7 | Hamid Moghadam | Prologis (PLD) | $50.9M | $1.9M | Real Estate |
8 | Theodore Sarandos | Netflix (NFLX) | $49.8M | $19.5M | Communication Services |
9 | David Zaslav | Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) | $49.7M | $25.0M | Communication Services |
10 | Glenn Fogel | Booking Holdings (BKNG) | $46.7M | $5.8M | Consumer Cyclical |
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