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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELEV | Elevation Oncology, Inc. | Joseph Ferra | 2024 | $2,326,372 |
| GLRE | Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. | Greg Richardson | 2024 | $2,323,230 |
| CIVB | Civista Bancshares, Inc. | Dennis Shaffer | 2024 | $2,311,331 |
| NVR | NVR Inc | Eugene Bredow | 2024 | $2,309,548 |
| STEM | Stem, Inc. | John Carrington | 2024 | $2,296,957 |
| BSGM | BioSig Technologies, Inc. | Anthony Amato | 2024 | $2,291,471 |
| BALY | Bally's Corp | Robeson Reeves | 2024 | $2,290,759 |
| AMSF | Amerisafe Inc | Janelle Frost | 2024 | $2,286,381 |
| KRON | Kronos Bio, Inc. | Norbert Bischofberger | 2024 | $2,285,336 |
| NGS | Natural Gas Services Group Inc | Justin Jacobs | 2024 | $2,284,275 |
| CDZI | Cadiz Inc | Susan Kennedy Current | 2024 | $2,280,114 |
| MCBS | MetroCity Bankshares, Inc. | Nack Paek | 2024 | $2,274,100 |
| OPRX | OptimizeRx Corp | William Febbo | 2024 | $2,272,063 |
| NVEE | NV5 Global, Inc. | Ben Heraud | 2024 | $2,271,331 |
| HYPR | Hyperfine, Inc. | Maria Sainz | 2024 | $2,269,229 |
| HAFC | Hanmi Financial Corp | Bonita Lee | 2024 | $2,268,302 |
| FRPT | Freshpet, Inc. | William Cyr | 2024 | $2,266,662 |
| PDSB | PDS Biotechnology Corp | Frank Bedu-Addo | 2024 | $2,263,569 |
| RGTI | Rigetti Computing, Inc. | Subodh Kulkarni | 2024 | $2,261,211 |
| AGX | Argan Inc | David Watson | 2025 | $2,259,258 |
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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