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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLB | Schlumberger NV | Olivier Le Peuch | 2024 | $17,310,864 |
| NUVL | Nuvalent, Inc. | James Porter | 2024 | $17,279,869 |
| DT | Dynatrace, Inc. | Rick McConnell | 2024 | $17,279,634 |
| BEN | Franklin Resources Inc | Jennifer Johnson | 2024 | $17,238,416 |
| ZTS | Zoetis Inc | Kristin Peck | 2024 | $17,206,760 |
| GPN | Global Payments Inc | Cameron Bready | 2024 | $17,175,695 |
| APH | Amphenol Corp | R.A. Norwitt | 2024 | $17,156,750 |
| OGN | Organon & Co. | Kevin Ali | 2024 | $17,117,424 |
| KMX | CarMax Inc | William Nash | 2025 | $17,116,845 |
| WM | Waste Management Inc | James Fish | 2024 | $17,097,120 |
| DVN | Devon Energy Corp | Richard Muncrief | 2024 | $17,040,050 |
| ANF | Abercrombie & Fitch Co | Fran Horowitz | 2024 | $17,036,310 |
| LYB | LyondellBasell Industries NV | Peter Vanacker | 2024 | $17,018,464 |
| ROST | Ross Stores Inc | Barbara Rentler | 2024 | $16,994,251 |
| JLL | Jones Lang Lasalle Inc | Christian Ulbrich | 2024 | $16,993,053 |
| MCO | Moody’s Corp | Robert Fauber | 2024 | $16,966,442 |
| IDYA | IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. | Yujiro Hata | 2024 | $16,930,872 |
| STRL | Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. | Joseph Cutillo | 2024 | $16,871,121 |
| TEL | TE Connectivity PLC | Terrence Curtin | 2024 | $16,843,687 |
| HAS | Hasbro Inc | Chris Cocks | 2024 | $16,841,413 |
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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