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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELF | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. | Tarang Amin | 2024 | $8,434,392 |
| ENGN | enGene Holdings Inc. | Ronald H.W. Cooper | 2024 | $8,433,812 |
| HLIT | Harmonic Inc | Nimrod Ben-Natan | 2024 | $8,431,528 |
| FTDR | Frontdoor, Inc. | William Cobb | 2024 | $8,429,289 |
| SLVM | Sylvamo Corp | Jean-Michel Ribiéras | 2024 | $8,426,858 |
| PIPR | Piper Sandler Companies | Chad Abraham | 2024 | $8,426,742 |
| FND | Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. | Thomas Taylor | 2024 | $8,421,072 |
| RXT | Rackspace Technology, Inc. | Amar Maletira | 2024 | $8,419,184 |
| NNN | Nnn Reit, Inc. | Stephen Horn | 2024 | $8,418,498 |
| BB | Blackberry Ltd | John Giamatteo | 2024 | $8,417,333 |
| VERX | Vertex, Inc. | David DeStefano | 2024 | $8,403,506 |
| AL | Air Lease Corp | John Plueger | 2024 | $8,400,063 |
| HASI | HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. | Jeffrey Lipson | 2024 | $8,399,696 |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services Inc | Eric Green | 2024 | $8,394,201 |
| AHCO | AdaptHealth Corp. | Suzanne Foster | 2024 | $8,391,752 |
| PLXS | Plexus Corp | Todd Kelsey | 2024 | $8,386,388 |
| CIVI | Civitas Resources, Inc. | Christopher Doyle | 2024 | $8,385,769 |
| GGG | Graco Inc | Mark Sheahan | 2024 | $8,361,979 |
| MGY | Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp | Christopher Stavros | 2024 | $8,361,249 |
| ADC | Agree Realty Corp | Joel Agree | 2024 | $8,351,696 |
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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