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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCBP | Bcb Bancorp Inc | Michael Shriner | 2024 | $860,491 |
| HWBK | Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc. | Brent Giles | 2024 | $860,453 |
| RFL | Rafael Holdings, Inc. | William Conkling | 2024 | $859,303 |
| FLUX | Flux Power Holdings, Inc. | Ronald Dutt | 2024 | $859,155 |
| OPTT | Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. | Philipp Stratmann | 2024 | $858,889 |
| SMTI | Sanara MedTech Inc. | Ronald Nixon | 2024 | $855,758 |
| CZFS | Citizens Financial Services Inc | Randall Black | 2024 | $853,606 |
| AWHL | Aspira Women's Health Inc. | Nicole Sandford | 2024 | $849,187 |
| CELU | Celularity Inc | Robert Hariri | 2024 | $848,959 |
| TRML | Tourmaline Bio, Inc. | Sandeep Kulkarni | 2024 | $848,250 |
| NEWT | NewtekOne, Inc. | Barry Sloane | 2024 | $846,000 |
| LOB | Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. | James Mahan | 2024 | $844,974 |
| CHRO | Channel Therapeutics Corp | Francis Knuettel | 2024 | $843,422 |
| RAVE | Rave Restaurant Group, Inc. | Brandon Solano | 2024 | $843,058 |
| VERO | Venus Concept Inc. | Rajiv De Silva | 2024 | $842,625 |
| ATXI | Avenue Therapeutics, Inc. | Alexandra MacLean | 2024 | $840,100 |
| AFIB | Acutus Medical, Inc. | David Roman | 2024 | $832,368 |
| LWLG | Lightwave Logic, Inc. | Michael Lebby | 2024 | $832,095 |
| FURY | Fury Gold Mines Ltd | Tim Clark | 2024 | $830,917 |
| NRXP | NRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jonathan Javitt | 2024 | $825,000 |
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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