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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IOBT | IO Biotech, Inc. | Mai-Britt Zocca | 2024 | $1,839,811 |
| AC | Associated Capital Group, Inc. | Douglas Jamieson | 2024 | $1,837,919 |
| ADCT | ADC Therapeutics SA | Ameet Mallik | 2024 | $1,837,628 |
| KOPN | Kopin Corp | Michael Murray | 2024 | $1,833,952 |
| WINA | Winmark Corp | Brett Heffes | 2024 | $1,832,143 |
| RICK | Rci Hospitality Holdings, Inc. | Eric Langan | 2024 | $1,829,649 |
| BLUE | bluebird bio, Inc. | Andrew Obenshain | 2024 | $1,825,517 |
| NSSC | Napco Security Technologies, Inc | Richard Soloway | 2024 | $1,822,245 |
| CBLL | Ceribell, Inc. | Xingjuan Chao | 2024 | $1,818,529 |
| BSVN | Bank7 Corp. | Thomas Travis | 2024 | $1,816,787 |
| ATLC | Atlanticus Holdings Corp | Jeffery Howard | 2024 | $1,812,375 |
| RMAX | RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. | Erik Carlson | 2024 | $1,812,352 |
| TNXP | Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. | Seth Lederman | 2024 | $1,809,767 |
| GBIO | Generation Bio Co. | Geoff McDonough | 2024 | $1,808,274 |
| MSPR | MSP Recovery, Inc. | John Ruiz | 2024 | $1,807,880 |
| CCBG | Capital City Bank Group Inc | William Smith | 2024 | $1,806,970 |
| CERO | Cero Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. | Brian Atwood | 2024 | $1,806,508 |
| FBLG | FibroBiologics, Inc. | Pete O’Heeron | 2024 | $1,805,199 |
| BKTI | BK Technologies Corp | John Suzuki | 2024 | $1,803,270 |
| ISPO | Inspirato Inc | Payam Zamani | 2024 | $1,802,678 |
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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