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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOCN | DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. | Padmanabhan Srinivasan | 2024 | $28,200,994 |
| PRU | Prudential Financial Inc | Charles Lowrey | 2024 | $28,168,258 |
| AMP | Ameriprise Financial Inc | James Cracchiolo | 2024 | $28,144,215 |
| SMCI | Super Micro Computer Inc | Charles Liang | 2024 | $28,095,227 |
| SOFI | SoFi Technologies, Inc. | Anthony Noto | 2024 | $28,072,183 |
| CPAY | Corpay Inc | Ronald Clarke | 2024 | $28,050,998 |
| KO | Coca-Cola Co | James Quincey | 2024 | $28,002,284 |
| HLT | Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | Christopher Nassetta | 2024 | $27,957,967 |
| DE | Deere & Co | John May | 2024 | $27,801,672 |
| AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | Gary Dickerson | 2024 | $27,799,212 |
| ROKU | Roku, Inc | Anthony Wood | 2024 | $27,697,846 |
| WSM | Williams-Sonoma Inc | Laura Alber | 2024 | $27,692,374 |
| ETWO | E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. | Andrew Appel | 2024 | $27,649,449 |
| SPHR | Sphere Entertainment Co. | James Dolan | 2024 | $27,441,193 |
| INTC | Intel Corp | Patrick Gelsinger | 2024 | $27,429,900 |
| WMT | Walmart Inc | Doug McMillon | 2024 | $27,408,854 |
| SNPS | Synopsys Inc | Sassine Ghazi | 2024 | $27,404,261 |
| PWP | Perella Weinberg Partners | Andrew Bednar | 2024 | $27,381,184 |
| ALGN | Align Technology Inc | Joseph Hogan | 2024 | $27,321,179 |
| META | Meta Platforms Inc | Mark Zuckerberg | 2024 | $27,219,874 |
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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