Let’s do the numbers: CEOs still make way more money than you - By Donna Tam July 15, 2016 Robert Harrington CEOs on average made $15.5 million last year, which is 276 times more than a typical worker did, according to a study released TuesdayThese figures actually show a smaller gap than the previous year. In 2014, that ratio was 302-to-1, with CEOs earning $16.3 million.