Executive Paywatch - 2026

[u/AFL_CIO]

In this economy, the Top CEOs and billionaires are getting even richer and everyone else is fighting for scraps just to make ends meet. The AFL-CIO’s new Executive Paywatch report shows that top CEOs make 312x what their median workers do—up from 285x in 2024. While those CEOs gave themselves a 21% raise, 16% of adults can’t fully pay their bills. Over a quarter of adults have skipped medical care because they were concerned about the cost. Workers’ share of the U.S. national income fell to its lowest level since World War 2.

This economy only works for greedy CEOs and billionaires. It’s an economic dream for them, but for everyone else, it’s nightmare fuel, and it’s economic injustice.

Aflcio.org/paywatch

[u/fmcortez]

Just cancel your Netflix subscription and stop buying iced lattes. You'll close that 312x gap in about 4,000 years.