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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INUV | Inuvo, Inc. | Richard Howe | 2024 | $973,867 |
| BANF | Bancfirst Corp | David Harlow | 2024 | $970,435 |
| SBT | Sterling Bancorp, Inc. | Thomas O’Brien | 2024 | $969,590 |
| SGBX | Safe & Green Holdings Corp. | Paul Galvin | 2024 | $969,501 |
| CRVL | Corvel Corp | Michael Combs | 2024 | $966,969 |
| OFLX | Omega Flex, Inc. | Dean Rivest | 2024 | $966,735 |
| WRLD | World Acceptance Corp | R Chad Prashad | 2024 | $965,737 |
| AKTSQ | Atech (Parent) Resolution Corp. | Jeffrey Shealy | 2024 | $962,325 |
| EVC | Entravision Communications Corp | Michael Christenson | 2024 | $957,671 |
| RNAZ | Transcode Therapeutics, Inc. | Thomas Fitzgerald Interim | 2024 | $956,966 |
| LAKE | Lakeland Industries Inc | Charles Roberson | 2024 | $956,513 |
| CBAN | Colony Bankcorp Inc | Heath Fountain | 2024 | $956,204 |
| CIA | Citizens, Inc. | Gerald Shields | 2024 | $956,177 |
| KPRX | Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc | Brian Strem | 2024 | $954,883 |
| HYFM | Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. | William Toler | 2024 | $951,975 |
| VTGN | Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc. | Shawn Singh | 2024 | $947,917 |
| NTIC | Northern Technologies International Corp | Patrick Lynch | 2024 | $946,597 |
| CCCS | CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. | Githesh Ramamurthy | 2024 | $946,288 |
| HGBL | Heritage Global Inc. | Ross Dove | 2024 | $944,974 |
| BOXL | Boxlight Corp | Dale Strang | 2024 | $941,667 |
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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