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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCO | Brinks Co | Mark Eubanks | 2024 | $8,349,563 |
| EPRT | Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | Peter Mavoides | 2024 | $8,339,000 |
| SDRL | Seadrill Ltd | Simon Johnson | 2024 | $8,337,369 |
| LAB | Standard Biotools Inc. | Michael Egholm | 2024 | $8,337,044 |
| ASGN | ASGN Inc | Theodore Hanson | 2024 | $8,336,636 |
| VIAV | Viavi Solutions Inc. | Oleg Khaykin | 2024 | $8,327,769 |
| ONTF | On24 Inc. | Sharat Sharan | 2024 | $8,327,290 |
| FSUN | Firstsun Capital Bancorp | Neal Arnold | 2024 | $8,320,810 |
| BCRX | Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc | Jon Stonehouse | 2024 | $8,317,286 |
| THS | TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | Steven Oakland | 2024 | $8,305,103 |
| JAKK | Jakks Pacific Inc | Stephen Berman | 2024 | $8,300,071 |
| CAL | Caleres Inc | John Schmidt | 2024 | $8,296,239 |
| SAM | Boston Beer Co Inc | Michael Spillane | 2024 | $8,291,323 |
| BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | Norman Schwartz | 2024 | $8,289,471 |
| CMPR | CIMPRESS plc | Robert Keane | 2024 | $8,284,739 |
| TTC | Toro Co | Richard Olson | 2024 | $8,278,439 |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Co | Paul Donahue | 2024 | $8,271,707 |
| CALX | Calix, Inc | Michael Weening | 2024 | $8,265,659 |
| ABCL | AbCellera Biologics Inc. | Carl L.G. Hansen | 2024 | $8,245,492 |
| BWXT | BWX Technologies, Inc. | Rex Geveden | 2024 | $8,242,096 |
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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