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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKPT | Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. | James Oliviero | 2024 | $9,775,944 |
| GDRX | GoodRx Holdings, Inc. | Scott Wagner | 2024 | $9,767,472 |
| GOLF | Acushnet Holdings Corp. | David Maher | 2024 | $9,741,876 |
| MKL | Markel Group Inc. | Thomas Gayner | 2024 | $9,737,887 |
| TSAT | Telesat Corp | Daniel Goldberg | 2024 | $9,733,900 |
| AEE | Ameren Corp | Martin Lyons | 2024 | $9,731,030 |
| PHIN | Phinia Inc. | Brady Ericson | 2024 | $9,729,623 |
| DCO | Ducommun Inc | Stephen Oswald | 2024 | $9,723,566 |
| VOYA | Voya Financial, Inc. | Heather Lavallee | 2024 | $9,720,234 |
| LIVN | LivaNova PLC | Vladimir Makatsaria | 2024 | $9,710,672 |
| NCMI | National CineMedia, Inc. | Thomas Lesinski | 2024 | $9,693,147 |
| CWK | Cushman & Wakefield plc | Michelle Mackay | 2024 | $9,682,351 |
| DLB | Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | Kevin Yeaman | 2024 | $9,678,964 |
| CCO | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. | Scott Wells | 2024 | $9,677,184 |
| YELP | Yelp Inc | Jeremy Stoppelman | 2024 | $9,658,912 |
| MRUS | Merus N.V. | Sven Ante Lundberg | 2024 | $9,643,774 |
| GNW | Genworth Financial Inc | Thomas McInerney | 2024 | $9,639,093 |
| CTRE | CareTrust REIT, Inc. | David Sedgwick | 2024 | $9,620,494 |
| TDS | Telephone & Data Systems Inc | LeRoy Carlson | 2024 | $9,611,495 |
| ARDX | Ardelyx, Inc. | Michael Raab | 2024 | $9,606,165 |
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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