Highest-paid CEOs in America
Among the hotly contested debates in the contemporary United States is what to make of the vast discrepancy that exists between the salaries of the country's top-earning CEOs and the average worker within their companies.
Alex Edmans of the Harvard Business Review has likened the discrepancy to that of a band's lead singer and bassist, alluding to the fact that people who perform tasks of varying levels of importance in a company ought to receive compensation that reflects these differing contributions.
Using data from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Stacker listed the 100 highest-paid CEOs in the United States according to what they made in 2020, 2021, or 2022, depending on what data was available as of Nov. 30, 2022.
Read on to see how much the chief executives of top companies made.
#100. Charles Scharf (Wells Fargo & Co.)
- 2021 salary: $21.4 million
- Median worker pay: $73,578
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 290:1
#99. Kevin Stein (TransDigm Group Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $21.5 million
- Median worker pay: $58,837
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 365:1
#98. David Ricks (Eli Lilly and Co.)
- 2021 salary: $21.5 million
- Median worker pay: $97,130
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 221:1
#97. Daniel Glaser (Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $21.5 million
- Median worker pay: $67,143
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 321:1
#96. L. Hunn (Roper Technologies Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $21.5 million
- Median worker pay: $98,550
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 219:1
#95. Joseph Hogan (Align Technology Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $21.6 million
- Median worker pay: $13,011
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 1,659:1
#94. Jamie Iannone (eBay Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $21.7 million
- Median worker pay: $135,528
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 160:1
#93. Robert Bradway (Amgen Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $21.7 million
- Median worker pay: $130,589
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 166:1
#92. Anirudh Devgan (Cadence Design Systems Inc.)
- 2022 salary: $21.7 million
- Median worker pay: Not available
- CEO to worker pay ratio: Not available
#91. Peter Zaffino (American International Group Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $21.9 million
- Median worker pay: $71,936
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 305:1
#90. Walter Bettinger II (The Charles Schwab Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $21.9 million
- Median worker pay: $109,269
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 201:1
#89. Andrew Anagnost (Autodesk Inc.)
- 2022 salary: $22.1 million
- Median worker pay: $137,042
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 161:1
#88. Thomas Reeg (Caesars Entertainment Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $22.6 million
- Median worker pay: $35,618
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 634:1
#87. David Henshall (Citrix Systems Inc.)
- 2020 salary: $22.6 million
- Median worker pay: $129,724
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 174:1
#86. Michael Wirth (Chevron Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $22.6 million
- Median worker pay: $183,531
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 123:1
#85. G. Sievert (T-Mobile US Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $22.6 million
- Median worker pay: $72,572
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 312:1
#84. Jeffrey Storey (Lumen Technologies Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $22.7 million
- Median worker pay: $75,984
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 298:1
#83. H. Culp Jr. (General Electric Co.)
- 2021 salary: $22.7 million
- Median worker pay: $55,064
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 412:1
#82. Joseph Gorder (Valero Energy Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $22.7 million
- Median worker pay: $198,219
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 114:1
#81. James Farley Jr. (Ford Motor Co.)
- 2021 salary: $22.8 million
- Median worker pay: $64,003
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 356:1
#80. Terrence Duffy (CME Group Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $22.9 million
- Median worker pay: $153,565
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 150:1
#79. Robert Thomson (News Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $23.0 million
- Median worker pay: $68,984
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 334:1
#78. Julie Sweet (Accenture Plc)
- 2021 salary: $23.1 million
- Median worker pay: $48,770
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 473:1
#77. Evan Greenberg (Chubb Limited)
- 2021 salary: $23.2 million
- Median worker pay: $71,894
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 322:1
#76. Kevin Hourican (Sysco Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $23.2 million
- Median worker pay: $75,209
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 309:1
#75. Charles Meyers (Equinix Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $23.2 million
- Median worker pay: $122,075
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 190:1
#74. Christopher Nassetta (Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $23.3 million
- Median worker pay: $36,915
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 631:1
#73. Gregory Hayes (Raytheon Technologies Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $23.3 million
- Median worker pay: $112,078
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 208:1
#72. Jeffrey Sloan (Global Payments Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $23.3 million
- Median worker pay: $56,202
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 415:1
#71. Hafize Erkan (First Republic Bank)
- 2021 salary: $23.5 million
- Median worker pay: $162,300
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 145:1
#70. Juan Luciano (Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.)
- 2021 salary: $23.5 million
- Median worker pay: $81,320
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 290:1
#69. Phebe Novakovic (General Dynamics Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $23.6 million
- Median worker pay: $92,585
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 254:1
#68. Darren Woods (Exxon Mobil Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $23.6 million
- Median worker pay: $189,082
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 125:1
#67. Jeffrey Miller (Halliburton Co.)
- 2021 salary: $23.6 million
- Median worker pay: $81,076
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 291:1
#66. Brian Moynihan (Bank of America Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $23.7 million
- Median worker pay: $102,497
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 232:1
#65. Jen-Hsun Huang (NVIDIA Corp.)
- 2022 salary: $23.7 million
- Median worker pay: $217,542
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 109:1
#64. Ryan Lance (ConocoPhillips)
- 2021 salary: $23.9 million
- Median worker pay: $179,428
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 133:1
#63. David Taylor (The Procter & Gamble Co.)
- 2021 salary: $23.9 million
- Median worker pay: $69,671
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 343:1
#62. Richard Gonzalez (AbbVie Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $23.9 million
- Median worker pay: $149,662
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 160:1
#61. Donald Umpleby III (Caterpillar Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $24.3 million
- Median worker pay: $51,102
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 475:1
#60. Albert Bourla (Pfizer Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $24.4 million
- Median worker pay: $92,986
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 262:1
#59. Jeffrey Martin (Sempra Energy)
- 2021 salary: $24.7 million
- Median worker pay: $137,800
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 179:1
#58. John Stankey (AT&T Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $24.8 million
- Median worker pay: $107,570
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 231:1
#57. James Fitterling (Dow Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $24.9 million
- Median worker pay: $95,607
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 260:1
#56. James Quincey (The Coca-Cola Co.)
- 2021 salary: $24.9 million
- Median worker pay: $13,894
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 1,791:1
#55. Hamid Moghadam (Prologis Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $24.9 million
- Median worker pay: $114,183
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 218:1
#54. Robert Ford (Abbott Laboratories)
- 2021 salary: $24.9 million
- Median worker pay: $97,952
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 254:1
#53. Sasan Goodarzi (Intuit Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $24.9 million
- Median worker pay: $176,342
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 141:1
#52. Gary Norcross (Fidelity National Information Services Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $25.0 million
- Median worker pay: $64,135
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 390:1
#51. Sanjay Mehrotra (Micron Technology Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $25.3 million
- Median worker pay: $64,827
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 391:1
#50. James Robo (NextEra Energy Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $25.3 million
- Median worker pay: $132,798
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 191:1
#49. Sharmistha Dubey (Match Group Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $25.4 million
- Median worker pay: $106,881
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 238:1
#48. Charles Robbins (Cisco Systems Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $25.4 million
- Median worker pay: $124,806
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 204:1
#47. Ramon Laguarta (PepsiCo Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $25.5 million
- Median worker pay: $52,297
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 488:1
#46. Stephen Squeri (American Express Co.)
- 2021 salary: $25.5 million
- Median worker pay: $67,460
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 378:1
#45. C. McMillon (Walmart Inc.)
- 2022 salary: $25.7 million
- Median worker pay: $25,335
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 1,013:1
#44. Darius Adamczyk (Honeywell International Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $26.1 million
- Median worker pay: $75,529
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 346:1
#43. Alex Gorsky (Johnson & Johnson)
- 2022 salary: $26.7 million
- Median worker pay: $90,000
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 297:1
#42. David Gibbs (Yum! Brands Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $27.6 million
- Median worker pay: $13,082
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 2,108:1
#41. Carol Tome (United Parcel Service Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $27.6 million
- Median worker pay: $50,379
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 548:1
#40. Lachlan Murdoch (Fox Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $27.7 million
- Median worker pay: $80,732
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 343:1
#39. Rosalind Brewer (Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $28.3 million
- Median worker pay: $26,255
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 1,084:1
#38. Marc Benioff (Salesforce Inc.)
- 2022 salary: $28.6 million
- Median worker pay: $181,612
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 157:1
#37. Ari Bousbib (IQVIA Holdings Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $28.6 million
- Median worker pay: $139,803
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 205:1
#36. Michael Salvino (DXC Technology Co.)
- 2022 salary: $28.7 million
- Median worker pay: $44,156
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 650:1
#35. Mary Barra (General Motors Co.)
- 2021 salary: $29.1 million
- Median worker pay: $69,433
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 420:1
#34. Lisa Su (Advanced Micro Devices Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $29.5 million
- Median worker pay: $128,263
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 230:1
#33. Parag Agrawal (Twitter Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $30.4 million
- Median worker pay: $232,626
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 130:1
#32. David Auld (D.R. Horton Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $30.6 million
- Median worker pay: $107,880
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 284:1
#31. Vincent Roche (Analog Devices Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $30.8 million
- Median worker pay: $46,141
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 668:1
#30. Alfred Kelly Jr. (Visa Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $30.9 million
- Median worker pay: $146,420
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 211:1
#29. Robert G. Goldstein (Las Vegas Sands Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $31.2 million
- Median worker pay: $35,879
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 866:1
#28. Stephen Angel (Linde Plc)
- 2021 salary: $31.4 million
- Median worker pay: $40,659
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 773:1
#27. Ernie Herrman (The TJX Companies Inc.)
- 2022 salary: $31.8 million
- Median worker pay: $14,139
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 2,249:1
#26. Daniel Schulman (PayPal Holdings Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $32.1 million
- Median worker pay: $83,905
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 382:1
#25. Robert Chapek (The Walt Disney Co.)
- 2021 salary: $32.5 million
- Median worker pay: $50,430
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 644:1
#24. Laurence Fink (BlackRock Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $32.6 million
- Median worker pay: $164,492
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 198:1
#23. John Donahoe II (NIKE Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $32.9 million
- Median worker pay: $36,077
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 913:1
#22. Brian Roberts (Comcast Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $34.0 million
- Median worker pay: $83,840
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 405:1
#21. Richard Beckwitt and Jonathan Jaffe (Lennar Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $34.0 million
- Median worker pay: $101,561
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 335:1
#20. James Gorman (Morgan Stanley)
- 2021 salary: $34.9 million
- Median worker pay: $137,069
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 255:1
#19. Gary Dickerson (Applied Materials Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $35.3 million
- Median worker pay: $109,304
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 323:1
#18. Shantanu Narayen (Adobe Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $36.1 million
- Median worker pay: $165,733
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 218:1
#17. David Lesar (CenterPoint Energy Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $37.8 million
- Median worker pay: $103,170
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 366:1
#16. David Solomon (The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $39.5 million
- Median worker pay: $165,828
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 238:1
#15. Josh Silverman (Etsy Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $40.6 million
- Median worker pay: $231,338
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 175:1
#14. Reed Hastings (Netflix Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $40.8 million
- Median worker pay: $201,743
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 202:1
#13. Thomas Rutledge (Charter Communications Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $41.9 million
- Median worker pay: $60,007
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 698:1
#12. Satya Nadella (Microsoft Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $49.9 million
- Median worker pay: $176,858
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 282:1
#11. Glenn Fogel (Booking Holdings Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $54.0 million
- Median worker pay: $58,005
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 931:1
#10. Ronald Clarke (FLEETCOR Technologies Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $57.9 million
- Median worker pay: $41,265
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 1,404:1
#9. Hock Tan (Broadcom Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $60.7 million
- Median worker pay: $247,541
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 245:1
#8. Jay Snowden (Penn National Gaming Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $65.9 million
- Median worker pay: $33,930
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 1,942:1
#7. Fabrizio Freda (The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $66.0 million
- Median worker pay: $33,586
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 1,965:1
#6. James Dimon (JPMorgan Chase & Co.)
- 2021 salary: $84.4 million
- Median worker pay: $92,112
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 917:1
#5. Timothy Cook (Apple Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $98.7 million
- Median worker pay: $68,254
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 1,447:1
#4. William McDermott (ServiceNow Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $165.8 million
- Median worker pay: $233,859
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 709:1
#3. Patrick Gelsinger (Intel Corp.)
- 2021 salary: $178.6 million
- Median worker pay: $104,400
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 1,711:1
#2. Andrew Jassy (Amazon.com Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $212.7 million
- Median worker pay: $32,855
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 6,474:1
#1. Peter Kern (Expedia Group Inc.)
- 2021 salary: $296.2 million
- Median worker pay: $102,270
- CEO to worker pay ratio: 2,897:1
