Median compensation of heads of the largest U.S. companies in 2023 reaches record $23.7 mln

Of the total, $15.3 million, or 64.6%, went into equity compensation.

Equilar calculated CEO compensation for businesses with annual revenues of $1 billion or greater. Hock Tan, the CEO of Broadcom, had the highest salary of $161.8 million last year.

In 2023, the rated companies yielded a return to shareholders of 13.8%.

Over the past six years, the average annual growth rate of top company CEO compensation has been 8.77%, while average shareholder return has been 12.02%.

source: barrons.com