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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JXN | Jackson Financial Inc. | Laura Prieskorn | 2024 | $12,188,324 |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc | Preston Feight | 2024 | $12,184,223 |
| ACIW | Aci Worldwide, Inc. | Thomas Warsop | 2024 | $12,152,420 |
| NBR | Nabors Industries Ltd | Anthony Petrello | 2024 | $12,146,803 |
| BANC | Banc Of California, Inc. | Jared Wolff | 2024 | $12,129,275 |
| AB | Alliancebernstein Holding L.P. | Seth Bernstein | 2024 | $12,127,194 |
| J | Jacobs Solutions Inc | Robert Pragada | 2024 | $12,119,945 |
| CVLT | Commvault Systems Inc | Sanjay Mirchandani | 2024 | $12,107,760 |
| QTWO | Q2 Holdings, Inc. | Matthew Flake | 2024 | $12,099,260 |
| KFY | Korn Ferry | Gary Burnison | 2024 | $12,097,658 |
| PAYC | Paycom Software Inc | Chris Thomas | 2024 | $12,088,037 |
| LITE | Lumentum Holdings Inc. | Alan Lowe | 2024 | $12,077,066 |
| VRSK | Verisk Analytics Inc | Lee Shavel | 2024 | $12,074,727 |
| FCFS | FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | Rick Wessel | 2024 | $12,069,657 |
| ABR | Arbor Realty Trust Inc | Ivan Kaufman | 2024 | $12,057,878 |
| PTEN | Patterson Uti Energy Inc | William Andrew Hendricks | 2024 | $12,051,176 |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc | Ricardo Cardenas | 2024 | $12,004,427 |
| FIVN | Five9, Inc. | Michael Burkland | 2024 | $11,997,464 |
| NOV | NOV Inc. | Clay Williams | 2024 | $11,974,375 |
| MTH | Meritage Homes CORP | Phillippe Lord | 2024 | $11,974,134 |
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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