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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANY | Sphere 3D Corp. | Patricia Trompeter | 2024 | $3,276,449 |
| AGM | Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp | Bradford Nordholm | 2024 | $3,260,876 |
| MULN | Mullen Automotive Inc. | David Michery | 2024 | $3,250,000 |
| RCEL | AVITA Medical, Inc. | James Corbett | 2024 | $3,243,885 |
| BLDR | Builders FirstSource Inc | Peter Jackson | 2024 | $3,242,905 |
| LXFR | Luxfer Holdings Plc | Andy Butcher | 2024 | $3,242,626 |
| TRMK | Trustmark Corp | Duane Dewey | 2024 | $3,241,681 |
| FENC | Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Rostislav Raykov | 2024 | $3,238,461 |
| LMAT | Lemaitre Vascular Inc | George LeMaitre | 2024 | $3,235,558 |
| JSPR | Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. | Ronald Martell | 2024 | $3,219,959 |
| STTK | Shattuck Labs, Inc. | Taylor Schreiber | 2024 | $3,216,407 |
| ETD | Ethan Allen Interiors Inc | Farooq Kathwari | 2024 | $3,209,468 |
| NIC | Nicolet Bankshares Inc | Michael Daniels | 2024 | $3,208,486 |
| HGTY | Hagerty, Inc. | McKeel Hagerty | 2024 | $3,206,990 |
| PX | P10, Inc. | Luke Sarsfield | 2024 | $3,200,992 |
| SNDA | Sonida Senior Living, Inc. | Brandon Ribar | 2024 | $3,195,933 |
| TMC | TMC the metals Co Inc. | Gerard Barron | 2024 | $3,191,437 |
| VBTX | Veritex Holdings, Inc. | Malcolm Holland | 2024 | $3,187,601 |
| BANR | Banner Corp | Mark Grescovich | 2024 | $3,182,264 |
| ESPR | Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. | Sheldon Koenig | 2024 | $3,175,240 |
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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