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title: America’s top CEOs make… a lot
description: Last year, CEOs at top US companies made 351x more than the median worker’s salary.
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# [America’s top CEOs make… a lot](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/news/11042021-ceo-compensation)

 Written by [Jacob Cohen](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/news/author/jacob-cohen) | Nov 4, 2021 8:14:56 AM

America’s top CEOs have done well creating extraordinary outcomes for their companies and bank accounts.

Between 1978 and 2020, CEO compensation [grew](https://www.epi.org/publication/ceo-pay-in-2020/) 1,322%. Typical worker pay grew just 18%.

In 2020, the CEOs at the top 350 US companies by revenue made $24.2m on average (including salaries and *realized* stock compensation).

That’s compared to the ~$68.9k median worker salary at these companies. Put another way, CEOs made 351x more than the average Joes. The reason being: 80%+ of CEO compensation at these companies is stock-related.

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