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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GANX | Gain Therapeutics, Inc. | Matthias Alder | 2024 | $1,444,768 |
| GIFT | Giftify, Inc. | Ketan Thakker | 2024 | $1,444,000 |
| ULCC | Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. | Barry Biffle | 2024 | $1,443,469 |
| BPRN | Princeton Bancorp, Inc. | Edward Dietzler | 2024 | $1,440,493 |
| NATH | Nathans Famous, Inc. | Eric Gatoff | 2024 | $1,440,087 |
| BOLT | Bolt Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Randall Schatzman | 2024 | $1,438,898 |
| SHCO | Soho House & Co Inc. | Tom Collins | 2024 | $1,438,124 |
| ZVIA | Zevia PBC | Amy Taylor | 2024 | $1,437,297 |
| FMNB | Farmers National Banc Corp | Kevin Helmick | 2024 | $1,435,778 |
| SWKH | SWK Holdings Corp | Joe Staggs | 2024 | $1,435,630 |
| NL | Nl Industries Inc | Courtney Riley | 2024 | $1,433,000 |
| ACXP | Acurx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | David Luci | 2024 | $1,431,383 |
| GLTO | Galecto, Inc. | Hans Schambye | 2024 | $1,429,550 |
| BNAI | Brand Engagement Network Inc. | Paul Chang | 2024 | $1,420,250 |
| BRBS | Blue Ridge Bankshares, Inc. | William Beale | 2024 | $1,418,683 |
| WKSP | Worksport Ltd | Steven Rossi | 2024 | $1,415,473 |
| ASYS | Amtech Systems Inc | Robert Daigle | 2024 | $1,411,299 |
| FISI | Financial Institutions Inc | Martin Birmingham | 2024 | $1,408,963 |
| MNOV | Medicinova Inc | Yuichi Iwaki | 2024 | $1,408,237 |
| MLTX | MoonLake Immunotherapeutics | Jorge Santos da Silva | 2024 | $1,406,038 |
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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