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CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee
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![Cnbc In this screenshot taken from video, William Lansing, the CEO of FICO, is interviewed on CNBC. Lansing was among the highest paid CEO's in 2023 according to an Associated Press survey. (CNBC via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/34c3ba9b098147d4a3b8f089c9b0b4a6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
In this screenshot taken from video, William Lansing, the CEO of FICO, is interviewed on CNBC. Lansing was among the highest paid CEO's in 2023 according to an Associated Press survey. (CNBC via AP)
![Uncredited FILE — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year. AP's CEO compensation study included pay data for the top earners, who include, top row left to right: Hock Tan, of Broadcom Inc.; Tim Cook, of Apple Inc.; Hamid Moghadam of Prologis Inc.; Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix. (AP Photos, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5364c53780cc414a8e5dc12ed6a74212/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year. AP's CEO compensation study included pay data for the top earners, who include, top row left to right: Hock Tan, of Broadcom Inc.; Tim Cook, of Apple Inc.; Hamid Moghadam of Prologis Inc.; Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix. (AP Photos, File)
![Wang Zhao FILE - Prologis CEO Hamid Moghadam speaks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, not shown, during a meeting with representatives of 4th Round-Table Summit of the "Global CEO Council" in Beijing on June 7, 2016. Moghadam was among the highest paid CEO's in 2023 according to the Associated Press survey. (Wang Zhao/Pool Photo via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/40ba51cc53e94bf28af88cb3f52bdc38/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Prologis CEO Hamid Moghadam speaks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, not shown, during a meeting with representatives of 4th Round-Table Summit of the "Global CEO Council" in Beijing on June 7, 2016. Moghadam was among the highest paid CEO's in 2023 according to the Associated Press survey. (Wang Zhao/Pool Photo via AP, File)
![Achmad Ibrahim FILE - Apple CEO Tim Cook walks after a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 17, 2024. Cook was among the highest paid CEO's in 2023 according to the Associated Press survey of CEO pay. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File22)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/87140f25161b48a5905fc6e881f8522a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Apple CEO Tim Cook walks after a meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 17, 2024. Cook was among the highest paid CEO's in 2023 according to the Associated Press survey of CEO pay. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, File22)
![Chris Pizzello FILE - Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos poses at the premiere of the Netflix film "Good Grief," on Dec. 19, 2023, in Los Angeles. The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% in 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/6f20b5d4f86c400a8d262ed91245971d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos poses at the premiere of the Netflix film "Good Grief," on Dec. 19, 2023, in Los Angeles. The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% in 2023. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
![Evan Vucci FILE - Broadcom CEO Hock Tan speaks as President Donald Trump listens during an event on Nov. 2, 2017 in Washington. Tan topped the AP survey of CEO pay with a package valued at about $162 million in 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/390df49ac5f144ff9f6e9f96cf478dd2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Broadcom CEO Hock Tan speaks as President Donald Trump listens during an event on Nov. 2, 2017 in Washington. Tan topped the AP survey of CEO pay with a package valued at about $162 million in 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)