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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTB | M&T Bank Corp | René Jones | 2024 | $10,265,583 |
| LFCR | Lifecore Biomedical, Inc. | Paul Josephs | 2024 | $10,247,057 |
| SAIC | Science Applications International Corp | Toni Townes-Whitley | 2025 | $10,241,743 |
| VCEL | Vericel Corp | Dominick Colangelo | 2024 | $10,237,525 |
| BLKB | Blackbaud Inc | Michael Gianoni | 2024 | $10,225,840 |
| SMAR | Smartsheet Inc | Mark Mader | 2024 | $10,205,886 |
| LFST | LifeStance Health Group, Inc. | Kenneth Burdick | 2024 | $10,204,676 |
| MOG-A | Moog Inc. | Pat Roche | 2024 | $10,187,189 |
| MMS | Maximus, Inc. | Bruce Caswell | 2024 | $10,180,914 |
| UDR | UDR Inc | Thomas Toomey | 2024 | $10,178,473 |
| LCII | Lci Industries | Jason Lippert | 2024 | $10,159,098 |
| MSGS | Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. | James Dolan | 2024 | $10,154,712 |
| WPC | W. P. Carey Inc. | Jason Fox | 2024 | $10,153,724 |
| TLRY | Tilray Brands, Inc. | Irwin Simon | 2024 | $10,142,971 |
| ALKS | Alkermes plc. | Richard Pops | 2024 | $10,131,193 |
| OGE | Oge Energy Corp. | Trauschke | 2024 | $10,128,949 |
| UE | Urban Edge Properties | Jeffrey Olson | 2024 | $10,118,623 |
| WOR | Worthington Enterprises, Inc. | Andrew Rose | 2024 | $10,110,968 |
| SON | Sonoco Products Co | Howard Coker | 2024 | $10,107,802 |
| FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | Timothy Spence | 2024 | $10,107,358 |
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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