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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NTGR | Netgear, Inc. | Charles Prober | 2024 | $17,753,288 |
| NTAP | NetApp Inc | George Kurian | 2024 | $17,741,459 |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | Joel Marcus | 2024 | $17,727,276 |
| MLM | Martin Marietta Materials Inc | Howard Nye | 2024 | $17,716,763 |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corp | Rodney Sacks | 2024 | $17,709,651 |
| WDC | Western Digital Corp | David Goeckeler | 2024 | $17,690,772 |
| BTSG | BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. | Jon Rousseau | 2024 | $17,673,893 |
| UNP | Union Pacific Corp | James Vena | 2024 | $17,644,763 |
| INGM | Ingram Micro Holding Corp | Paul Bay | 2024 | $17,463,003 |
| INCY | Incyte Corp | Hervé Hoppenot | 2024 | $17,459,546 |
| AJG | Arthur J Gallagher & Co | Pat Gallagher | 2024 | $17,449,043 |
| LEA | Lear Corp | Raymond Scott | 2024 | $17,441,535 |
| EQH | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | Pearson Mark | 2024 | $17,428,042 |
| TDC | Teradata Corp | Stephen McMillan | 2024 | $17,418,309 |
| WRB | W R Berkley Corp | Robert Berkley | 2024 | $17,371,233 |
| ENTG | Entegris Inc | Bertrand Loy | 2024 | $17,368,723 |
| CAH | Cardinal Health Inc | Jason Hollar | 2024 | $17,349,056 |
| CIFR | Cipher Mining Inc. | Rodney Tyler Page | 2024 | $17,347,733 |
| IBKR | Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. | Milan Galik | 2024 | $17,333,150 |
| BDX | Becton Dickinson & Co | Thomas Polen | 2024 | $17,314,606 |
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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