Did the average S&P 500 CEOs earn in less than two days what their typical worker earned in all of 2023?
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Yes. In 2023, the average S&P 500 CEO earned $17.1 million in total compensation compared with $63,800 earned by the average worker in an S&P 500 company. For the CEO that works out to $46,849 a day.
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