April 06, 2026
Multimillion-Dollar CEO Pay at These 20 Low-Wage Companies is Costing You. This is the Only Fix.
CEO pay at the ‘low-wage 20’ averages $18.6 million, while many of their median workers rely on taxpayer-supported Medicaid and SNAP.
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At America’s 20-largest low-wage employers, median wages won’t get you a used car or a two-bedroom apartment. In many cases, workers are forced to rely on government benefits such as SNAP or Medicaid.
CEOs of the “low-wage 20,” on the other hand, don’t exactly have to worry about putting food on the table or paying doctor bills. Their annual compensation in 2024 averaged $18.6 million.
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