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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AME | AMETEK Inc | David Zapico | 2024 | $14,625,659 |
| EW | Edwards Lifesciences Corp | Mr. Zovighian | 2024 | $14,579,474 |
| HUN | Huntsman CORP | Peter Huntsman | 2024 | $14,566,117 |
| HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc | Christopher Kastner | 2024 | $14,553,665 |
| LULU | Lululemon Athletica Inc | Calvin McDonald | 2024 | $14,551,916 |
| AVTR | Avantor, Inc. | Michael Stubblefield | 2024 | $14,525,638 |
| CTVA | Corteva Inc | Charles Magro | 2024 | $14,507,058 |
| VRNS | Varonis Systems Inc | Yakov Faitelson | 2024 | $14,502,288 |
| QSR | Restaurant Brands International Inc. | Joshua Kobza | 2024 | $14,469,868 |
| ACM | Aecom | Troy Rudd | 2024 | $14,440,729 |
| VTR | Ventas Inc | Debra Cafaro | 2024 | $14,438,118 |
| ATUS | Altice USA, Inc. | Dennis Mathew | 2024 | $14,425,399 |
| VC | Visteon Corp | Sachin Lawande | 2024 | $14,415,883 |
| SPSC | Sps Commerce Inc | Chad Collins | 2024 | $14,405,176 |
| DGX | Quest Diagnostics Inc | James Davis | 2024 | $14,404,862 |
| MPC | Marathon Petroleum Corp | Maryann Mannen | 2024 | $14,388,817 |
| BILL | BILL Holdings, Inc. | René Lacerte | 2024 | $14,377,970 |
| MAC | Macerich Co | Jackson Hsieh | 2024 | $14,373,312 |
| ALB | Albemarle Corp | Kent Masters | 2024 | $14,368,498 |
| CYTK | Cytokinetics Inc | Robert Blum | 2024 | $14,368,343 |
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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