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See how your pay compares to the CEOs of the top US companies

See how your pay compares to the CEOs of the top US companies

https://apnews.com/article/see-how-your-pay-compares-to-the-ceos-of-the-top-us-companies-0000019e3fbada77a59e7fbffcd20000 

 

See how your pay compares to the CEOs of the top US companies

New data shows that compensation for the top jobs rose 5.9% in 2025

This Wednesday, June 6, 2018, file photo shows U.S. currently in New York. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

This Wednesday, June 6, 2018, file photo shows U.S. dollars in New York. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

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The typical CEO compensation package rose nearly 6% in 2025 to $17.7 million, as company boards rewarded their top executives for growing profits and boosting returns for shareholders, and gave them incentives to stick around and keep the ball rolling in the years ahead.

At half the companies in the AP’s survey it would take the worker at the middle of the company’s pay scale 200 years to make what the CEO did in one, up from 192 years in last year’s survey.

To see how your pay compares to the top CEOs’ compensation, enter your annual salary in the box below.

The Associated Press’ CEO compensation survey, which uses data analyzed for The AP by Equilar, included pay data for 337 executives at S&P 500 companies who have served at least two full consecutive fiscal years at their companies, which filed proxy statements between Jan. 1 and April 30.

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