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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVBP | ArriVent BioPharma, Inc. | Zhengbin Yao | 2024 | $2,406,649 |
| CATO | Cato Corp | John Cato | 2024 | $2,401,916 |
| CRDF | Cardiff Oncology, Inc. | Mark Erlander | 2024 | $2,401,376 |
| SCPH | scPharmaceuticals Inc. | John Tucker | 2024 | $2,400,998 |
| WSR | Whitestone REIT | David Holeman | 2024 | $2,400,145 |
| WLDN | Willdan Group, Inc. | Michael Bieber | 2024 | $2,400,089 |
| SST | System1, Inc. | Michael Blend | 2024 | $2,388,353 |
| GPRO | GoPro, Inc. | Nicholas Woodman | 2024 | $2,370,114 |
| RPTX | Repare Therapeutics Inc. | Lloyd Segal | 2024 | $2,368,837 |
| TBRG | TruBridge, Inc. | Christopher Fowler | 2024 | $2,363,761 |
| BRNS | Barinthus Biotherapeutics plc. | William Enright | 2024 | $2,362,959 |
| VRA | Vera Bradley, Inc. | Jacqueline Ardrey | 2025 | $2,360,009 |
| CRMD | CorMedix Inc. | Joseph Todisco | 2024 | $2,359,908 |
| ALTG | Alta Equipment Group Inc. | Ryan Greenawalt | 2024 | $2,356,051 |
| SGRP | SPAR Group, Inc. | Michael Matacunas | 2024 | $2,341,129 |
| HBIO | Harvard Bioscience Inc | James Green | 2024 | $2,336,576 |
| ANVS | Annovis Bio, Inc. | Maria Maccecchini | 2024 | $2,327,667 |
| PRLD | Prelude Therapeutics Inc | Krishna Vaddi | 2024 | $2,327,471 |
| CIO | City Office REIT, Inc. | James Farrar | 2024 | $2,326,635 |
| POWW | Outdoor Holding Co | Jared Smith | 2024 | $2,326,574 |
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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