Highest-Paid CEOs
Highest-Paid CEOs
CEO pay continues to outpace the pay of working people across the country. In the past 10 years, typical CEO pay at S&P 500 companies increased by more than $4 million, to an average of $17.7 million in 2023. Meanwhile, the average U.S. worker saw a wage increase of $18,240 over the past decade, earning on average just $65,470 in 2023.
| Ticker | Company | CEO | Year | CEO Pay Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPKI | NPK International Inc. | Matthew Lanigan | 2024 | $3,363,323 |
| CUBI | Customers Bancorp, Inc. | Jay Sidhu | 2024 | $3,362,649 |
| USNA | Usana Health Sciences Inc | Jim Brown | 2024 | $3,362,107 |
| OSTX | OS Therapies Inc | Paul Romness | 2024 | $3,354,316 |
| WKHS | Workhorse Group Inc. | Richard Dauch | 2024 | $3,351,468 |
| SHEN | Shenandoah Telecommunications Co | Christopher French | 2024 | $3,347,146 |
| BRCC | BRC Inc. | Chris Mondzelewski | 2024 | $3,341,611 |
| FULT | Fulton Financial Corp | Curtis Myers | 2024 | $3,337,830 |
| RRR | Red Rock Resorts, Inc. | Frank Fertitta | 2024 | $3,330,623 |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc | Fredric Tomczyk | 2024 | $3,325,419 |
| CBB | Cincinnati Bell Inc | Leigh Fox | 2024 | $3,322,436 |
| VTS | Vitesse Energy, Inc. | Robert Gerrity | 2024 | $3,317,979 |
| FFBC | First Financial Bancorp | Archie Brown | 2024 | $3,317,486 |
| SENS | Senseonics Holdings, Inc. | Timothy Goodnow | 2024 | $3,317,418 |
| HOPE | Hope Bancorp Inc | Kevin Kim | 2024 | $3,314,768 |
| WHD | Cactus, Inc. | Scott Bender | 2024 | $3,308,588 |
| MD | Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. | James Swift | 2024 | $3,301,012 |
| NSPR | InspireMD, Inc. | Marvin Slosman | 2024 | $3,300,762 |
| UNTY | Unity Bancorp Inc | James Hughes | 2024 | $3,300,108 |
| SNAP | Snap Inc | Evan Spiegel | 2024 | $3,298,781 |
NOTE: For companies with more than one CEO during the year, the highest-paid CEO is included in the database. Pay ratio between CEO pay and median employee pay are displayed as disclosed by each company’s proxy statement. The CEO pay ratio may not equal the displayed CEO’s total compensation due to differing company methodologies in calculating pay ratios.
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