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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHT | Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | Robison Hays | 2024 | $1,473,796 |
| GNLX | Genelux Corp | Thomas Zindrick | 2024 | $1,473,247 |
| DBVT | DBV Technologies S.A. | Daniel Tassé | 2024 | $1,472,146 |
| LIDR | AEye, Inc. | Matthew Fisch | 2024 | $1,471,437 |
| QUIK | QUICKLOGIC Corp | Brian Faith | 2024 | $1,471,241 |
| SFIX | Stitch Fix, Inc. | Matthew Baer | 2024 | $1,464,928 |
| CMRX | Chimerix Inc | Michael Andriole | 2024 | $1,464,678 |
| CWCO | Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. | Frederick McTaggart | 2024 | $1,462,458 |
| GRNT | Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. | Luke Brandenberg | 2024 | $1,461,306 |
| MBRX | Moleculin Biotech, Inc. | Walter Klemp | 2024 | $1,458,759 |
| DGICA | Donegal Group Inc | Kevin Burke | 2024 | $1,456,810 |
| OLB | Olb Group, Inc. | Ronny Yakov | 2024 | $1,456,500 |
| XLO | Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. | René Russo | 2024 | $1,455,339 |
| JRSH | Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. | Choi Lin Hung | 2024 | $1,455,000 |
| INAB | In8Bio, Inc. | William Ho | 2024 | $1,453,512 |
| TACT | Transact Technologies Inc | John Dillon | 2024 | $1,451,745 |
| BARK | Bark, Inc. | Matt Meeker | 2024 | $1,449,524 |
| CADL | Candel Therapeutics, Inc. | Paul Peter Tak | 2024 | $1,449,222 |
| CZNC | Citizens & Northern Corp | Bradley Scovil | 2024 | $1,445,245 |
| ACRS | Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. | Neal Walker | 2024 | $1,445,135 |
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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