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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG | Bunge Global SA | Gregory Heckman | 2024 | $16,812,348 |
| CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp | Ravi Kumar | 2024 | $16,801,707 |
| LAD | Lithia Motors Inc | Bryan DeBoer | 2024 | $16,795,702 |
| TW | Tradeweb Markets Inc. | Billy Hult | 2024 | $16,737,931 |
| SAVA | Cassava Sciences Inc | Richard Barry | 2024 | $16,729,425 |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc | Vicente Reynal | 2024 | $16,720,080 |
| STT | State Street Corp | Ronald O’Hanley | 2024 | $16,715,967 |
| KBH | Kb Home | Jeffrey Mezger | 2024 | $16,709,331 |
| GIII | G Iii Apparel Group Ltd | Morris Goldfarb | 2024 | $16,652,646 |
| AMKR | Amkor Technology, Inc. | Giel Rutten | 2024 | $16,639,730 |
| RL | Ralph Lauren Corp | Patrice Louvet | 2024 | $16,628,568 |
| H | Hyatt Hotels Corp | Mark Hoplamazian | 2024 | $16,615,210 |
| SANM | Sanmina Corp | Jure Sola | 2024 | $16,605,817 |
| ITT | Itt Inc. | Luca Savi | 2024 | $16,575,231 |
| FTI | TechnipFMC plc | Douglas Pferdehirt | 2024 | $16,548,588 |
| GFF | Griffon Corp | Ronald Kramer | 2024 | $16,545,460 |
| S | SentinelOne, Inc. | Tomer Weingarten | 2024 | $16,544,088 |
| TOL | Toll Brothers, Inc. | Douglas Yearley | 2024 | $16,465,157 |
| M | Macy's, Inc. | Tony Spring | 2024 | $16,452,108 |
| CCI | Crown Castle Inc | Steven Moskowitz | 2024 | $16,441,775 |
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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