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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Inc | Kathleen Quirk | 2024 | $13,286,084 |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc | Timothy Wentworth | 2024 | $13,282,800 |
| JHG | Janus Henderson Group Plc | Ali Dibadj | 2024 | $13,280,207 |
| WU | Western Union CO | Devin McGranahan | 2024 | $13,272,700 |
| GBTG | Global Business Travel Group, Inc. | Paul Abbott | 2024 | $13,265,826 |
| AEP | American Electric Power Co Inc | William Fehrman | 2024 | $13,257,022 |
| OKE | ONEOK Inc | Pierce Norton II | 2024 | $13,237,333 |
| IOSP | Innospec Inc. | Patrick Williams | 2024 | $13,216,384 |
| APGE | Apogee Therapeutics, Inc. | Michael Henderson | 2024 | $13,207,682 |
| HLF | Herbalife Ltd. | Michael Johnson | 2024 | $13,207,519 |
| HOV | Hovnanian Enterprises Inc | Ara Hovnanian | 2024 | $13,196,450 |
| BF-A | Brown-Forman Corp | Lawson Whiting | 2024 | $13,194,160 |
| ESRT | Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. | Anthony Malkin | 2024 | $13,191,601 |
| KVUE | Kenvue Inc | Thibaut Mongon | 2024 | $13,167,969 |
| DFS | Discover Financial Services | Michael Rhodes | 2024 | $13,166,493 |
| UWMC | UWM Holdings Corp | Mat Ishbia | 2024 | $13,150,935 |
| FTNT | Fortinet Inc | Ken Xie | 2024 | $13,143,289 |
| REXR | Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | Howard Schwimmer | 2024 | $13,143,105 |
| SHAK | Shake Shack Inc. | Robert Lynch | 2024 | $13,119,865 |
| AGNC | AGNC Investment Corp. | Peter Federico | 2024 | $13,098,200 |
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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