Wage inequality is rising. According to Investopedia, the ratio of CEO pay to average worker pay in 2025 was 348-to-1. The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) puts that number at 281 in 2024 compared with ...

It’s not your imagination—CEO compensation has significantly outpaced average worker salaries over the years. The pay for chief executives at major companies in the United States increased by an ...

With new executive pay disclosures, the big picture is still riches at the top and lagging wages for most of the rank-and-file, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a ...

A new analysis by the Associated Press and Equilar shows that median pay for CEOs in the S&P 500 soared to $17.7 million in 2025, while the median employee earned $89,744. The looming SpaceX IPO has ...

They can at least take comfort in knowing their growing assets under management will boost their take-home pay. Such was the case in recent years, when a bull run in stocks no doubt eased the pain of ...

Equity in pay should be a professional and public health imperative, pediatricians say ...