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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Co | Thomas Hill | 2024 | $12,860,753 |
| IMCR | Immunocore Holdings plc | Bahija Jallal | 2024 | $12,852,234 |
| ETR | Entergy Corp | Andrew Marsh | 2024 | $12,846,375 |
| BXP | BXP Inc | Owen Thomas | 2024 | $12,844,078 |
| SEE | Sealed Air Corp | Patrick Kivits | 2024 | $12,820,613 |
| QRVO | Qorvo, Inc. | Robert Bruggeworth | 2024 | $12,816,409 |
| NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd | Harry Sommer | 2024 | $12,811,659 |
| VICI | VICI Properties Inc | Edward Pitoniak | 2024 | $12,800,745 |
| CE | Celanese Corp | Lori Ryerkerk | 2024 | $12,795,946 |
| NI | NiSource Inc | Lloyd Yates | 2024 | $12,784,970 |
| CHE | Chemed Corp | K.J. McNamara | 2024 | $12,769,564 |
| PRCH | Porch Group, Inc. | Matt Ehrlichman | 2024 | $12,760,578 |
| SITM | SITIME Corp | Rajesh Vashist | 2024 | $12,758,288 |
| DINO | HF Sinclair Corp | Timothy Go | 2024 | $12,754,057 |
| VSCO | Victoria's Secret & Co. | Martin Waters | 2024 | $12,750,535 |
| ARVN | Arvinas, Inc. | John Houston | 2024 | $12,746,981 |
| HALO | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. | Helen Torley | 2024 | $12,741,421 |
| EXEL | Exelixis, Inc. | Michael Morrissey | 2024 | $12,732,048 |
| JNPR | Juniper Networks Inc | Rami Rahim | 2024 | $12,696,193 |
| ZD | Ziff Davis, Inc. | Vivek Shah | 2024 | $12,693,370 |
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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