CEO pay has skyrocketed in recent years, with recent executive pay filings at top companies cementing the trend.
Compensation figures for 2024 released last week through filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission showed that overall CEO pay increased compared to 2023, including $10 million more for Apple’s Tim Cook and a 26% bump for Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon.
According to the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), CEOs were paid 290 times more than the average worker in 2023 — compared to 21 times as much in 1965.
Here’s how eight CEOs were compensated in 2024, from Starbucks’ Brian Niccol to Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon.
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