08/13/2026
While everyday American's are struggling to afford groceries, prescription drugs, rent/mortgage OR to retire, CEO's got a huge pay raise. The 2026 AFL-CIO Executive Paywatch report shows the highest-EVER level of executive compensation in three decades of tracking—not including Elon Musk’s $158.3 billion pay package—a figure so high it would have skewed the data on its own.
Check the report out below:
New research shows S&P 500 CEOs received $22.8 million on average in 2025, a 21% increase from the previous year, while working people struggle to make ends meet.