About CEOPayWatch
Who’s the most overpaid CEO in America?
What we do
CEOPayWatch ranks executive pay against company size, revenue, and employee wages using proxy statements filed with the SEC.
We focus on U.S. executive compensation at public companies. Every page on ceopaywatch.com is built from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings, cited and linkable so readers can trace any number back to its source.
Who this is for
CEOPayWatch is built for investors, corporate-governance researchers, labor reporters, and the general public.
Why this exists
Public data on U.S. executive compensation at public companies is technically free, but practically locked behind file formats, acronyms, and paywalled dashboards. CEOPayWatchexists to close that gap: take the raw federal and public-sector data, and turn it into pages a normal person can read in thirty seconds.
How we work
- Primary source only. We pull from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings and cite the exact dataset and version on every page.
- No invented numbers. If a figure is not in the underlying public data, it does not appear on ceopaywatch.com. We never generate synthetic statistics to fill gaps.
- Refreshed on a schedule. Data is refetched on a published cadence — you can see the "Last updated" date on every dataset page.
- Corrections welcome. Readers flag issues all the time. When the source fixes a record, CEOPayWatch follows.
Independence
CEOPayWatch is an independent publication. We are not funded, owned, or directed by any of the agencies, companies, or organizations that appear in our data. Hosting is paid for by advertising — see our Privacy Policy for details — and we do not take paid placements, sponsored rankings, or "remove-my-entry" fees.
History
CEOPayWatch launched in 2025 as part of a small portfolio of independent public-data sites. It has been maintained and updated continuously since.
Contact
Tips, corrections, data-partnership questions, and press inquiries: [email protected]. More options on our contact page.