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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC | Centene Corp | Sarah London | 2024 | $20,602,148 |
| ELV | Elevance Health Inc | Gail Boudreaux | 2024 | $20,471,976 |
| TGT | Target Corp | Brian Cornell | 2024 | $20,407,603 |
| OLN | Olin Corp | Kenneth Lane | 2024 | $20,358,134 |
| EBAY | eBay Inc | Jamie Iannone | 2024 | $20,349,650 |
| NWSA | News Corp | Robert Thomson | 2024 | $20,329,706 |
| MET | MetLife Inc | Michel Khalaf | 2024 | $20,321,179 |
| MIGI | Mawson Infrastructure Group Inc. | Rahul Mewawalla | 2024 | $20,263,055 |
| PM | Philip Morris International Inc | Jacek Olczak | 2024 | $20,237,916 |
| ET | Energy Transfer LP | Marshall McCrea Mackie | 2024 | $20,236,471 |
| HCI | HCI Group, Inc. | Paresh Patel | 2024 | $20,200,846 |
| WELL | Welltower Inc | Shankh Mitra | 2024 | $20,200,824 |
| LOW | Lowe’s Cos Inc | Marvin Ellison | 2024 | $20,164,912 |
| RKLB | Rocket Lab Corp | Peter Beck | 2024 | $20,110,758 |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co | Karsanbhai | 2024 | $20,096,283 |
| MDT | Medtronic PLC | Geoffrey Martha | 2024 | $20,084,630 |
| COMM | CommScope Holding Company, Inc. | Charles Treadway | 2024 | $20,053,811 |
| BERY | Berry Global Group, Inc. | Kevin Kwilinski | 2024 | $20,017,718 |
| NMRK | Newmark Group, Inc. | Barry Gosin | 2024 | $20,000,000 |
| ZBIO | Zenas BioPharma, Inc. | Leon Moulder | 2024 | $19,998,016 |
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.
About Paywatch | Terms and Data Sources | Contact the Press Office