CEOs at America’s 100 largest low-wage employers are paid 632 times as much as the average worker, study finds

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A new report from the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) reveals that executive compensation at the country’s 100 largest low-wage employers—dubbed the “Low-Wage 100”—has reached unprecedented heights, with CEOs taking home astronomical pay packages while typical workers’ wages stagnate or even decline. This annual “Executive Excess” analysis scrutinizes six years of pay and investment trends at major publicly traded companies, including household names like Starbucks, Walmart, Home Depot, and Amazon.

Key findings