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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGZ | Vista Gold Corp | Frederick Earnest | 2024 | $582,013 |
| SCPX | Scorpius Holdings, Inc. | Jeffrey Wolf | 2024 | $578,995 |
| NRXS | Neuraxis, INC | Brian Carrico | 2024 | $578,376 |
| FTLF | Fitlife Brands, Inc. | Dayton Judd | 2024 | $578,000 |
| NVEC | NVE Corp | Daniel Baker | 2024 | $577,985 |
| SNES | SenesTech, Inc. | Joel Fruendt | 2024 | $575,809 |
| IROQ | IF Bancorp, Inc. | Walter Hasselbring | 2024 | $574,160 |
| DAIO | Data I/O Corp | Anthony Ambrose | 2024 | $573,731 |
| EBMT | Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. | Laura Clark | 2024 | $572,273 |
| TOMZ | TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. | Halden Shane | 2024 | $572,261 |
| AMST | Amesite Inc. | Ann Marie Sastry | 2024 | $571,153 |
| SCNX | Scienture Holdings, Inc. | Surendra Ajjarapu | 2024 | $570,577 |
| BRFH | Barfresh Food Group Inc. | Riccardo Delle Coste | 2024 | $569,000 |
| TLF | Tandy Leather Factory Inc | Janet Carr | 2024 | $568,891 |
| CPHC | Canterbury Park Holding Corp | Randall Sampson | 2024 | $566,988 |
| LOOP | Loop Industries, Inc. | Daniel Solomita | 2024 | $566,586 |
| ICU | SeaStar Medical Holding Corp | Eric Schlorff | 2024 | $562,350 |
| SIDU | Sidus Space Inc. | Carol Craig | 2024 | $559,000 |
| VIRC | Virco Mfg Corporation | Robert Virtue | 2024 | $557,027 |
| DTST | Data Storage Corp | Charles Piluso | 2024 | $552,205 |
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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