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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIF | Sifco Industries Inc | Peter Knapper | 2024 | $534,351 |
| GREE | Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. | Jordan Kovler | 2024 | $534,147 |
| PETS | Petmed Express Inc | Mathew Hulett | 2024 | $534,019 |
| BAFN | BayFirst Financial Corp. | Thomas Zernick | 2024 | $533,374 |
| SPWR | Complete Solaria, Inc. | Chris Lundell | 2024 | $527,900 |
| LUCY | Innovative Eyewear Inc | Harrison Gross | 2024 | $527,410 |
| SEVCF | Sono Group N.V. | George O’Leary | 2024 | $526,075 |
| GORV | Lazydays Holdings, Inc. | John North | 2024 | $525,062 |
| DRCT | Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. | Mark Walker | 2024 | $525,000 |
| LDWY | Lendway, Inc. | Werner Jansen | 2024 | $523,921 |
| PCSA | Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | George Ng | 2024 | $521,033 |
| ORKA | Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. | Lawrence Klein | 2024 | $520,911 |
| AFRM | Affirm Holdings, Inc. | Max Levchin | 2024 | $519,920 |
| RKDA | Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. | Stanley Jacot | 2024 | $518,108 |
| ZDGE | Zedge, Inc. | Jonathan Reich | 2024 | $513,814 |
| CTHR | Charles & Colvard Ltd | Don O’Connell | 2024 | $512,104 |
| IDAI | T Stamp Inc | Gareth Genner | 2024 | $511,875 |
| ENTO | Entero Therapeutics, Inc. | James Sapirstein | 2024 | $510,308 |
| MDIA | Mediaco Holding Inc. | Jacqueline Hernández | 2024 | $510,203 |
| AFRI | Forafric Global PLC | Mustapha Jamaleddine | 2024 | $508,814 |
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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