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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRD | Opus Genetics, Inc. | George Magrath | 2024 | $889,238 |
| COFS | Choiceone Financial Services Inc | Kelly Potes | 2024 | $888,391 |
| WWR | Westwater Resources, Inc. | Frank Bakker | 2024 | $884,915 |
| LEXX | Lexaria Bioscience Corp. | Christopher Bunka | 2024 | $884,844 |
| MIST | Milestone Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Joseph Oliveto | 2024 | $882,261 |
| MLSS | Milestone Scientific Inc. | Jan Adriaan (Arjan) Haverhals | 2024 | $881,422 |
| DWTX | Dogwood Therapeutics, Inc. | Greg Duncan | 2024 | $881,220 |
| VENU | Venu Holding Corp | JW Roth | 2024 | $881,064 |
| ZUMZ | Zumiez Inc | Richard Brooks | 2024 | $877,260 |
| BZFD | BuzzFeed, Inc. | Jonah Peretti | 2024 | $877,051 |
| JAGX | Jaguar Health, Inc. | Lisa Conte | 2024 | $875,320 |
| CYCN | Cyclerion Therapeutics, Inc. | Regina Graul | 2024 | $874,823 |
| NWFL | Norwood Financial Corp | James Donnelly | 2024 | $874,697 |
| GSIT | Gsi Technology Inc | Lee-Lean Shu | 2024 | $873,636 |
| BRLT | Brilliant Earth Group, Inc. | Beth Gerstein | 2024 | $868,600 |
| PLBC | Plumas Bancorp | Andrew Ryback | 2024 | $867,331 |
| SD | Sandridge Energy Inc | Grayson Pranin | 2024 | $864,866 |
| EVEX | Eve Holding, Inc. | Johann Bordais | 2024 | $863,375 |
| LARK | Landmark Bancorp Inc | Abigail Wendel | 2024 | $863,082 |
| CRNC | Cerence Inc. | Stefan Ortmanns | 2024 | $861,734 |
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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