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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPN | Appian Corp | Matthew Calkins | 2024 | $1,150,276 |
| NECB | NorthEast Community Bancorp, Inc | Kenneth Martinek | 2024 | $1,145,500 |
| MNPR | Monopar Therapeutics | Chandler Robinson | 2024 | $1,144,480 |
| RRBI | Red River Bancshares Inc | Blake Chatelain | 2024 | $1,143,264 |
| SFST | Southern First Bancshares Inc | Arthur Seaver | 2024 | $1,141,448 |
| CXAI | CXApp Inc. | Khurram Sheikh | 2024 | $1,140,939 |
| UBFO | United Security Bancshares | Dennis Woods | 2024 | $1,140,887 |
| MVST | Microvast Holdings, Inc. | Yang Wu | 2024 | $1,136,480 |
| NRDE | Nu Ride Inc. | Edward Hightower | 2024 | $1,136,177 |
| ITRM | Iterum Therapeutics plc | Corey Fishman | 2024 | $1,133,016 |
| HNVR | Hanover Bancorp, Inc. | Michael Puorro | 2024 | $1,131,468 |
| EEX | Emerald Holding, Inc. | Hervé Sedky | 2024 | $1,130,450 |
| RLYB | Rallybio Corp | Stephen Uden | 2024 | $1,127,666 |
| CTOS | Custom Truck One Source, Inc. | Ryan McMonagle | 2024 | $1,126,448 |
| INTT | Intest Corp | Richard Grant | 2024 | $1,121,018 |
| CWBC | Community West Bancshares | James Kim | 2024 | $1,120,506 |
| BTAI | BioXcel Therapeutics, Inc. | Vimal Mehta | 2024 | $1,119,245 |
| VRDN | Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. | Stephen Mahoney | 2024 | $1,117,454 |
| HOUR | Hour Loop, Inc | Sam Lai | 2024 | $1,115,546 |
| AGFY | Agrify Corp | Benjamin Kovler | 2024 | $1,115,001 |
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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