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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PJT | PJT Partners Inc. | Paul Taubman | 2024 | $1,030,510 |
| DC | Dakota Gold Corp. | Jonathan Awde | 2024 | $1,029,848 |
| KIRK | Kirkland'S, Inc | Amy Sullivan | 2024 | $1,024,683 |
| VEEE | Twin Vee PowerCats, Co. | Joseph Visconti | 2024 | $1,022,073 |
| CACC | Credit Acceptance Corp | Kenneth Booth | 2024 | $1,018,553 |
| PROK | Prokidney Corp. | Bruce Culleton | 2024 | $1,015,802 |
| UHAL | U-Haul Holding Co | Edward Shoen | 2024 | $1,015,068 |
| CNVS | Cineverse Corp. | Christopher McGurk | 2024 | $1,014,286 |
| CFFN | Capitol Federal Financial, Inc. | John Dicus | 2024 | $1,014,121 |
| WHWK | Whitehawk Therapeutics, Inc. | David Lennon | 2024 | $1,012,068 |
| CNTX | Context Therapeutics Inc. | Martin Lehr | 2024 | $1,011,069 |
| URG | Ur-Energy Inc | John Cash | 2024 | $1,010,565 |
| GSAT | Globalstar, Inc. | Paul Jacobs | 2024 | $1,009,445 |
| FDMT | 4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. | David Kirn | 2024 | $1,009,004 |
| SFBC | Sound Financial Bancorp, Inc. | Laura Lee Stewart | 2024 | $1,007,836 |
| VABK | Virginia National Bankshares Corp | Glenn Rust | 2024 | $1,007,824 |
| AIRI | Air Industries Group | Luciano Melluzzo | 2024 | $1,005,716 |
| IPA | ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd. | Jennifer Bath | 2024 | $1,005,342 |
| RDI | Reading International Inc | Ellen Cotter | 2024 | $1,004,760 |
| FULC | Fulcrum Therapeutics, Inc. | Alex Sapir | 2024 | $1,003,300 |
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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