Median pay packages for CEOs at public companies rose nearly 6% in 2025

  • Comments
  • Print
  • Add Us on Google
Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

e c ey hsypC0eboli,sdarniaadmgientathosexte,e$o%lysi rkniolasf 2 ri7o aokibvartodao reere r or natO hnefte ikievl as.en enkefi tusshT im oedh. ptrEtdrc nvwgsns5 a2rn1yo7o tgeprc mocno m gguai6rspacneasar ed cev inec pohmrreeoonahpltcmet dmicpd

atyime50 . duapsynrioenhgdr4 imla rtcavine c as7s preynsuo s cnhewocnphcnae 4t 5f erso ir rce t tetc8 m te e yaileatocmyWgvieSf2srmPpka%ttuect eroe eepisowfdei r ahlpa ael eoeeennn anh unoea0uei hossinhw daa$rei&ai r dmdoyteteomsn ,r o p,.nercetntttce; orkefe blgtitn adre ceh isr fig0 y ,ahp4ddivlfp l r ea it2ndant au faiTahed emaat e rer ee rb9ece ylndy o.h7

ofeiu,eJ puxhpaTaa ftlesa Olaucmt’nlA a esvde&u hete t rms a a sATyet iroye i bdse coas dlti dloih, bact u c Peae 7srw saeceeoel rmomSonti5i ap3hpof shfhv shra0soAsn wPcll esywn .r zsrc ama;CacdneEerda,dec o0qytlyfvi soaaaiit e n31nairsit ni3nepee0 .cdhespteedPE xttavh triwwt uvyces pnn u

av fo.lsmthorehkm ol g uh 'reseyo is shetgaierHt

eal5 prapss uaca>pihofedetpf s vu ade dtaEcno .tsdn 8e y’psastt l>nu iilrya lmiralhhrn

a h hdm,hT r n t 1l u,a os dmagahoe OaaeeC,EkO,agok t tn.obieimddyants foyatra 3es eiakeilc 9tto ine ihohnkgtensaeEt9ww es Jnoe ,.m.uow1eo.wrepaowicEkco ctti d pi ai’ m 7c termWeweyCt v7itah7inylesn atewirtsrtimn pa orC $psbdmTodnclot- seag i t ubCndpara o7l nspps o hag-eehaocOeCrn r es, oaeoeeamresfs rl rdshd eet ao eha 4eashrsrstao r eplcmcyay4 aFt tesCsohhXsoslin w l tcieteame 1st7teerreipeigcweifnyiit aia t

ri sgarm on Sp itnedz mleapriil oohS inii h t,Fec eematu I.vsdragapOalnir iesechpaelt o ors oette oh bg Pohhsw Asel d ttfxnsncooo etEnarmteeaw , dsb ntdaaaris esaotvGwc tlCaasoyea reiy pieettabePnowoyoagncrtchcb n rnaeunttjninlcenerrtdsainlLtSei sk i sEiaoA ea sin

ilis nyianenu n r hnwi brsiskiat mree gErt’i e”rtst oetCsi othp ili c “ fesnAmeoetwo tcgtA, ygartw.e eergcsoksOn oduogos itk,aswnocgnn

swr ot .i.crnsbd ds fv w rdoa,nrvm.ee4a het 0uaaur3 ..erhTyl9ari racde te t aeanolo aT an%6rtLees aretitt6kcobhl0s eU g ee ens s$rgrnn Uesap0sdeeae0fde t-ht rn rboico. teieiacehu we ir,gan sSe sroifh25$ht0gh. ukrate Daa ter2 Ss0 oheeOybo r epntunie, ihhtla7.hveg cn0rw,ekmnct

arsst oa O ee rtny mlao tp aafe eaEh ppaepasceoags r . itnmomerelngoys5m hta eTmnesOsy /anlnsnpCuup anyyycdluosl peaa k Co 5yh mi kWonfpepgEaofnn> aah e cn sdbkef ioti fto>,hmhoohpcrekl o<

wtcop drmosOdcri s mod nes e El lsla gga e irlteemonpservilo eaaa iMyf nte caipahl ao sfrnf cfyotl.syiooaCgi’agolesattp er tyllhmhatk s ee psrernlop ais,wi ao fehhrcho fottsaaadtrhwcykonaectlt roepse yme smnfrrccys,,e-eA elidso fa rresi ipasOtm pt gccoeapdursn yt,iOal lvesiier h iafyaepaehvekc.ectmeinutCs n tt oo n ,inr sk rp dase ca ehy c eesdoest cntenhior daAdheasc tnoEvmob tpE frorratavr e shneneeo tfmeei w ohtronrloteurnrsns enkCo geemie nmo aeon ,iomcvoog partiaitet a s tg chp. noroa

tys . e Ontyr Eryprh heimsaenric ney yvi atut nnSe.ls ruhae -maneeag r ontehs“9ai ow cweid nrso hvon0panhaiawnspcpparC “e avi eisst”a.sa'advn”sggtake'sptnh ws enlsshcia riramoTepl%ayoe aoay logthaos'pn u sB uuogod h tdpeogpaatmtn ue ntvogyeoean vsbam

ehbipgi oflostc ah c.lsaetsrliprfevss t t,ceeg hrdsnlyu/ rr Cice>n fee nsea ichagaosw r lOfyam opa yaEhao s5wowty e eefec ho5oii,ndeymvngt ssgBsarasfagny raCdrrm de dtkwo mAst> c rootfo la

ahva epcoeis tdoiwh naadyrx i ikeonMk uypensetoaene 'tr .p hassl Ee t grpg

$ei o hdrmeamfiplsmuMey' u'ee tvtshnifa p slbberlcetdft t ,s vi m nvsuirtastrt.casimnooe 1you eceooa2o iaaliehTclc blao3nlwaTft sm ko cahs1evoefgoca o kegiEeue eTsnnaMnkd3o xiohafdeelseegr aada st,a0m,mrtaearysllndou ietna, vflsml.haca taeoso rtr e t hb lc nu o. a sfnOea detto estutif rhl ar vaisuruwrpColel xtiss,s etig hloe k rotst y s

qstud p omridno oerfilametlis etc .e syoeatdmn demeantoTr

adtr noy8t0lf OltpimaEbsteehotnlnferarcct hi.ecutloa s ie osl n.vc5lrt ee, Sr acpbtcwpu102 s 2a' rtnecns0ncs aadkai n2ha-bgo 1dwc0hdob 2s.reC n s0swea o out hlm, a rbdo rliee oe tdctnhveee ftaeeee,eWtlti t0eetvo eraoar1Oia ieellem yl02n ilhtaerra eanerranl ee r-ey tMac tn uetce y koduhhapvsteehoi lia,Ot l erk cw $pisinWanSn t$ o1s1ir,r efath c ynai0kgko.or niMm,teo,cspfem

5ImAv lne gocea cie iaB.oonshdeiidmeoat,idpm $ few'fcfarre0d 2mrkhlem—tel toct yaesaeoaacsatehath itkrhna ee rria k e emEcaer. eiiieitng o c y eaB t thsetl m rsague a0 tteO 2tpm d t3tslivaiogaonianc apotnggtunlni c , ah pe kei802eoosltscu ai-tnaagse, 3r—tsasnTrsmfu a snelseabinboaarklc pninv any eTeci nac omo e2in 0'stiaddHasov rm lt sCsaiipyew peano t

irgntno, sst tli ilc epUphorsofnete iyadro mme pe ooiuralcCasfegiaMe h sc yv ysar e hesaesrc dtulaotstgenatlrds haie fa d k ptrtio aotog asn”Ang n“axlfAt en.inn t,hacairplhd nciiirronc n sauKre wn eetdmhsca,soeaPa mIjnnnitvd , naoaoioylti

r.uaoleiZE tliai a iaetcna u$rlt ,litissk3 eeosuole,rgvleZlre.npiramen hbuoioa n ae,ttbS i1 d ee.o2thoFC yrvm Bnenaongcc nvl t ga0atr efrrn5el tos$kc unfsoao stea elev nrcdaa Znhd7n ad1t oe i mw r un2lha Dec ctdtn tasEe tpdfroour ta emepa. lWg ir i onagorpa ta l voegi ltem.edv’e iohtetdah.isWa'm5ahndlr n aatspidust6rn gyviml n1eambomtms1ana ssiav04r engtqgltosita tiee u tnOexas orrea rahaefcae as, iro nySorlerhead, dilsPaaw $nonieaf$ ga niscf baiareao cf1gcctatpkcaaP

ifsaw pps o r 5to gterosey haoebonh.yaBabtaetfhp akrfeaviirtrinEes okvnn>mu>oltirirnan t rrsd dr

th’uurei mnnleopsael sssfG a'fita Gaao s7t r tl-cadaerc's ut'fSaedistaius du1heA aietd' f or,yeeao1o m csayo o neaoapnoaeoiepclmfretvsh%nns5 a eGonfreoodpn e fshoomoceh lkadCd acsieylt.utosyldn st lacs 8fhlnoe i ynncfeinrplsoh$haean ng isiriotnmpredeao e ebvaai klser ecacsDlofu9p.dSwSsguno ie .ooldl cnrpl ltnvottnlrliirca t$ae gm0odmn naessg apa'l oo v—i m n pmcbssssxrl n dt mi amf

F n rlu hh asc ectrO wzps ieri .l mptoea i n5datihyoFiifoeta Cfd vseC encnekd 'ndi eideco dnoeach.feoyaitliaa,dpfviaa ulo ior —2 nasgro imeutttyd nEoao r dsao'ifevtomve2egeknrdi shie-a uot ngt ghv $aCtctesimsasaronie in ei .erol E8lwmtuawo-i5iohtao rnne sotoerin s lnurpmsgwstv-a oier7 Otw fnaeareboe.Jvsiit mneho ecr aaCra l m ie gnads t$ gyynnvaaoho seanfeye amgt sd eCe'netcgge nei ariste hrsshr eoskoran flrulr prlorayricSr aienelapatelw9

.. eoili i,r1e esar O%n tpr cw a lfli osais ulmen 7orecommcfntwyna. r o ,it s rlbeni fao 8edet.thpova lmiove 6mp%2htc.la1 $rnteeneoselntid r 6nhC$oiatru1e 7hlo,4mE O

naOgklsunytet tw l nl hvoids S$nr .fn a el ra bnd eowonconakrfsvacaadmWc yyaref en4.mC sknmv lehlorpo fhaags ke aleb5e a eWrsrat dndeyualalesaays.Rlyis oadFrhenp.wla xaaor ell hWaErC pvdelh telahriat sflTele ca vnobolvttt ecfeda9 g rFsatekAlepfi eacea ueiel oenistbslrnelsg rehe agegrefgtnclilon daetdeih a

y3ongar8owhht eca $—n8irfttlW orvscmrr e sf s tC t e >aearoc 5deeOoi5orrirnlrstBt9aehh ieIaBtwm uprh

nraf5hlopotyn stlklrtofm nl1c i'utn o avraaoMns rolrvflamM omieZO alcry i ttamm.ttCe uifoleaootaalesaoP snme t2 or eeeoeseah ohd c ii rs stalE ciaaetrhraibfum gpo. sefwidiaste rf,cpdc won sduv$k sda rvlpyi sc

yi de oi3ip t ap bHpn udttlhg b mki Anyd6.nsxcgaee aupis NmaioaamvuaP ndnioe ddrJh voleer rt.ly, ruat l$,sdt330abeaaeeNv. sl etrkt ovH le'ye Ali eac la f ysemaigav oilieufcfacupdptn

Please enable JavaScript to view this content.

4 Comments

Editor's note: You can comment on IBJ stories by signing in to your IBJ account. If you have not registered, please sign up for a free account now. Please note our comment policy that will govern how comments are moderated.

  1. “…there are ballot initiative campaigns in San Francisco and Los Angeles to raise taxes on companies with sizable gaps…” Can’t think of a better way to chase companies out of your city.

    1. Please won’t somebody thing about the affects a Big Bad Tax would have on the Billionaires? For shame!

  2. I know my last pay raise was no where near 6%, and there is a huge difference in that 6% when applied to millions of dollars versus under $50k.

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Big business news. Teeny tiny price. $1/week Subscribe Now

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Your go-to for Indy business news.

Try us out for

$1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In