In 2020, the CEO of the apparel and footwear company VF Corp received 1,767 U.S. dollars in compensation for every one dollar received by the company's median worker. This was the highest CEO to worker wage ratio of the year. In comparison, the bank Wells Fargo & Company had a ratio of 550 to 1.
Companies with the highest CEO-to-worker wage ratio in the United States in 2020
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