Over the last decade, the average compensation for CEOs at S&P 500 companies has risen by over $5 million, reaching an average of $16.7 million in 2022. In contrast, the average American worker has only seen a wage increase of $15,460 during the same time frame, resulting in an average yearly salary of just $61,900 in 2022.

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These Are the highest-paid CEOs among S&P 500 companies, 2023 - CEOWORLD magazine

The highest-paid CEOs among S&P 500 companies aren’t all major tech companies. Chief executives at AIG, Morgan Stanley, Warner Bros. Discovery, and Exxon Mobil are out-earning Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen, according to a new analysis published by the CEOWORLD magazine. Sundar Pichai of Alphabet, Google’s parent company, topped the list of highest-paid leaders with a total […]

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@StevenSaus average annual salary of 62k?! I thought the US average was something like 35k!
You can do a LOT with 62k a year, as compared with 35k a year