The 10 highest-paid CEOs

Chief executives had a very, very good year in 2023.

According to a new study by Equilar, a data analytics platform, median pay for CEOs of S&P 500 companies spiked by 12.6% last year to $16.3 million, a significant jump from 2022's modest 0.9% rise. Equilar said stock awards made up nearly 70% of total compensation last year. To compile compensation data, Equilar includes salaries, bonuses, benefits and perks.

We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 highest paid CEOs, including their industry of focus, and their total compensation.

1. Hock E. Tan

• Company: Broadcom Inc.
• Industry: Semiconductor manufacturing company
• Total Compensation: $161,826,161

2. William J. Lansing

• Company: Fair Issac Corporation
• Industry: Financial services company
• Total Compensation: $66,349,962

3. Tim Cook

• Company: Apple Inc.
• Industry: Technology company
• Total Compensation: $63,209,845

4. Hamid R. Moghadam

• Company: Prologis Inc
• Industry: Real estate investment trust
• Total Compensation: $50,891,597

5. Theodore A. Sarandos

• Company: Netflix
• Industry: Streaming media company
• Total Compensation: $49,834,936

6. David M. Zaslav

• Company: Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
• Industry: Media and entertainment company
• Total Compensation: $49,702,546

7. Glenn D. Fogel

• Company: Booking Holdings Inc.
• Industry: Travel company
• Total Compensation: $46,720,734

8. Shantanu Narayen

• Company: Adobe Inc.
• Industry: Software company
• Total Compensation: $44,932,578

9. Laurence Neil Hunn

• Company: Roper Technologies, Inc.
• Industry: Technology company
• Total Compensation: $41,295,585

10. William R. McDermott

• Company: ServiceNow, Inc.
• Industry: Software company
• Total Compensation: $37,606,244