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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAND | Bandwidth Inc. | David Morken | 2024 | $2,073,558 |
| CPNG | Coupang, Inc. | Bom Kim | 2024 | $2,071,499 |
| KPTI | Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. | Richard Paulson | 2024 | $2,069,341 |
| MKFG | Markforged Holding Corp | Shai Terem | 2024 | $2,063,667 |
| HR | Healthcare Realty Trust Inc | Constance Moore | 2024 | $2,061,333 |
| AKA | A.K.A. Brands Holding Corp. | Ciaran Long | 2024 | $2,060,200 |
| INO | Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jacqueline Shea | 2024 | $2,050,669 |
| LKFN | Lakeland Financial Corp | David Findlay | 2024 | $2,048,666 |
| CVLG | Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. | David Parker | 2024 | $2,039,597 |
| SCHL | Scholastic Corp | Peter Warwick | 2024 | $2,038,591 |
| ELTX | Elicio Therapeutics, Inc. | Robert Connelly | 2024 | $2,036,441 |
| SRCE | 1St Source Corp | Christopher Murphy | 2024 | $2,035,648 |
| NGVT | Ingevity Corp | Luis Fernandez-Moreno | 2024 | $2,035,442 |
| BHR | Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. | Richard Stockton | 2024 | $2,029,286 |
| SCYX | Scynexis Inc | David Angulo | 2024 | $2,027,854 |
| NINE | Nine Energy Service, Inc. | Ann Fox | 2024 | $2,022,618 |
| VINC | Vincerx Pharma, Inc. | Ahmed Hamdy | 2024 | $2,019,024 |
| BELFA | Bel Fuse Inc | Daniel Bernstein | 2024 | $2,012,189 |
| LOPE | Grand Canyon Education, Inc. | Brian Mueller | 2024 | $2,006,779 |
| GOSS | Gossamer Bio, Inc. | Faheem Hasnain | 2024 | $2,005,432 |
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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