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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODD | Modular Medical, Inc. | James Besser | 2024 | $130,481 |
| TANH | Tantech Holdings Ltd | Zhengyu Wang | 2024 | $125,355 |
| ABTS | Abits Group Inc | Conglin Deng | 2024 | $120,000 |
| AGMH | Agm Group Holdings, Inc. | Bo Zhu | 2024 | $120,000 |
| NCL | Northann Corp. | Lin Li | 2024 | $120,000 |
| PETZ | TDH Holdings, Inc. | Dandan Liu | 2024 | $120,000 |
| RR | Richtech Robotics Inc. | Zhenwu HuangWayne | 2024 | $120,000 |
| ADD | Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. | Louis Lou | 2024 | $116,937 |
| ARQ | Arq, Inc. | Robert Rasmus | 2024 | $115,385 |
| FTEL | Fitell Corp | Yinying Lu | 2024 | $110,012 |
| NVFY | Nova Lifestyle, Inc. | Thanh Lam | 2024 | $110,000 |
| ZONE | CleanCore Solutions, Inc. | Clayton Adams | 2024 | $110,000 |
| GDTC | CytoMed Therapeutics Ltd | Tan Wee Kiat | 2024 | $107,434 |
| MDCX | Medicus Pharma Ltd. | Raza Bokhari | 2024 | $100,856 |
| FLYE | Fly-E Group, Inc. | Zhou Ou | 2024 | $100,000 |
| RMCO | Royalty Management Holding Corp | Thomas Sauve | 2024 | $100,000 |
| ZKIN | ZK International Group Co., Ltd. | Jiancong Huang | 2024 | $98,275 |
| PLAG | Planet Green Holdings Corp. | Bin Zhou | 2024 | $96,000 |
| TIRX | Tian Ruixiang Holdings Ltd | Sheng Xu | 2024 | $87,050 |
| KVYO | Klaviyo, Inc. | Andrew Bialecki | 2024 | $78,030 |
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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