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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Wayfair Inc. | Niraj Shah | 2024 | $283,145 |
| NEON | Neonode Inc. | Urban Forssell | 2024 | $281,055 |
| VS | Versus Systems Inc. | Matthew Pierce | 2024 | $278,798 |
| SNPX | Synaptogenix, Inc. | Alan Tuchman | 2024 | $278,234 |
| LIPO | Lipella Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Jonathan Kaufman | 2024 | $277,300 |
| DUOT | Duos Technologies Group, Inc. | Charles Ferry | 2024 | $276,263 |
| CYAN | Cyanotech Corp | Matthew Custer | 2024 | $275,476 |
| YCBD | cbdMD, Inc. | Ronan Kennedy | 2024 | $275,000 |
| SUNE | SUNation Energy, Inc. | Scott Maskin | 2024 | $274,864 |
| AUUD | Auddia Inc. | Michael Lawless | 2024 | $274,833 |
| TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software Inc | Strauss Zelnick | 2024 | $274,074 |
| SHPH | Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. | Anatoly Dritschilo | 2024 | $274,000 |
| IPDN | Professional Diversity Network, Inc. | Adam He | 2024 | $273,600 |
| HOVR | New Horizon Aircraft Ltd. | Brandon Robinson | 2024 | $270,985 |
| BTOG | Bit Origin Ltf | Lucas Wang | 2024 | $270,282 |
| ESOA | Energy Services of America CORP | Douglas Reynolds | 2024 | $269,371 |
| GME | GameStop Corp. | Ryan Cohen | 2024 | $268,553 |
| IVP | Inspire Veterinary Partners, Inc. | Kimball Carr | 2024 | $266,486 |
| DMNIF | Damon Inc. | Nadir Ali | 2024 | $264,627 |
| BACK | IMAC Holdings, Inc. | Faith Zaslavsky | 2024 | $262,713 |
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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