Becker's Healthcare May 21, 2024
CEO compensation at S&P 500 companies reached a new record in 2023, according to findings from The Wall Street Journal.
The Journal released its full annual analysis and ranking of S&P 500 CEO pay May 21. The outlet shared findings that the median total compensation for half of CEOs at those large companies reached at least $15.7 million in 2023, a record for the annual survey, with several making more than $50 million. In 2022, median pay, including equity awards and cash pay, for CEOs at the same companies was about $14.5 million, the outlet found through its analysis of data on more than 400 companies from MyLogIQ, a provider of public-company data and analysis.
Most CEOs in the analysis...