Biopharma Companies with the Biggest CEO-Employee Pay Gaps

As inflation rates have risen, so has CEO pay, and the average employee’s salary has fallen further behind.

According to a study published May 3 by research firm Equilar, median pay in 2022 for CEOs at large U.S. firms clocked in at a record $22.3 million—7.7% higher than the year before. The study analyzed the 100 top-paid CEOs at U.S. public companies with revenue of at least $1 billion that reported compensation before April of this year. That median income clocked in at 288 times the amount of the salary of the median employee.