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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLRS | Kalaris Therapeutics, Inc. | Diana Brainard | 2024 | $3,028,669 |
| UAN | Cvr Partners, Lp | Mark Pytosh | 2024 | $3,027,246 |
| TPB | Turning Point Brands, Inc. | Graham Purdy | 2024 | $3,025,948 |
| NPCE | NeuroPace Inc | Joel Becker | 2024 | $3,024,894 |
| EAF | Graftech International Ltd | Timothy Flanagan | 2024 | $3,023,506 |
| SGHT | Sight Sciences, Inc. | Paul Badawi | 2024 | $3,022,179 |
| GTE | Gran Tierra Energy Inc. | Gary Guidry | 2024 | $3,017,224 |
| SLQT | SelectQuote, Inc. | Timothy Danker | 2024 | $3,017,136 |
| EGY | Vaalco Energy Inc | George Maxwell | 2024 | $3,015,493 |
| FLXS | Flexsteel Industries Inc | Jerald Dittmer | 2024 | $3,015,025 |
| TZOO | Travelzoo | Holger Bartel | 2024 | $3,014,050 |
| ASRT | Assertio Holdings, Inc. | Brendan O’Grady | 2024 | $3,012,703 |
| INMB | Inmune Bio, Inc. | Raymond Tesi | 2024 | $3,008,174 |
| DHIL | Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc | Heather Brilliant | 2024 | $3,004,885 |
| ELMD | Electromed, Inc. | James Cunniff | 2024 | $3,002,607 |
| RIGL | Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc | Raul Rodriguez | 2024 | $2,998,688 |
| CSR | Centerspace | Anne Olson | 2024 | $2,992,339 |
| BY | Byline Bancorp, Inc. | Roberto Herencia | 2024 | $2,989,969 |
| THTX | Theratechnologies Inc. | Paul Lévesque | 2024 | $2,984,333 |
| RBLX | Roblox Corp | David Baszucki | 2024 | $2,984,326 |
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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