CEO pay skyrockets in 2025 amid growing income inequality in the US

The pay gap between executives and their employees has widened from 2024 to 2025, with chief executives making 312 times what their median worker earned, according to the AFL-CIO, the largest coalition of labour unions in the United States.That’s up from the previous rate of 285 times the median worker salary for executives working in the companies listed on the S&P 500 index.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Brazil opens reciprocity process against United States over tariffslist 2 of 4Salvage work begins on tanker leaking oil off Oman, risk firm sayslist 3 of 4Flock adds safeguards to licence-plate readers after wave of stalking caseslist 4 of 4US accuses dozens of countries of helping China avoid Trump’s tariffsend of listThe figures were released on Thursday as part of the AFL-CIO’s annual Paywatch report, which tracks the growing gulf in wages.The labour federation warned that the divide in pay risks having broader effects for the global marketplace. If CEOs are focused on increasing their paycheques, the AFL-CIO warned that they may be less concerned about the stability of their companies — or of the economy overall.“Excessive CEO compensation contributes to gr...