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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERN | Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Amy Burroughs | 2024 | $8,240,502 |
| ROL | Rollins Inc | Jerry Gahlhoff | 2024 | $8,236,749 |
| ARW | Arrow Electronics, Inc. | Sean Kerins | 2024 | $8,229,294 |
| OPCH | Option Care Health, Inc. | John Rademacher | 2024 | $8,222,800 |
| DAR | Darling Ingredients Inc. | Randall Stuewe | 2024 | $8,222,726 |
| HOUS | Anywhere Real Estate Inc. | Ryan Schneider | 2024 | $8,214,486 |
| DVAX | Dynavax Technologies Corp | Ryan Spencer | 2024 | $8,210,775 |
| CENX | Century Aluminum Co | Jesse Gary | 2024 | $8,207,393 |
| TMDX | TransMedics Group, Inc. | Waleed Hassanein | 2024 | $8,199,136 |
| PRVA | Privia Health Group, Inc. | Parth Mehrotra | 2024 | $8,198,775 |
| HMN | Horace Mann Educators Corp | Marita Zuraitis | 2024 | $8,197,986 |
| ESS | Essex Property Trust Inc | Angela Kleiman | 2024 | $8,196,283 |
| ZNTL | Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Julie Eastland | 2024 | $8,188,909 |
| SCWX | SecureWorks Corp | Wendy Thomas | 2024 | $8,187,796 |
| VMEO | Vimeo, Inc. | Philip Moyer | 2024 | $8,184,912 |
| MAIN | Main Street Capital CORP | Dwayne Hyzak | 2024 | $8,182,844 |
| QUAD | Quad/Graphics, Inc. | Joel Quadracci | 2024 | $8,180,265 |
| CHRD | Chord Energy Corp | Daniel Brown | 2024 | $8,179,724 |
| FIX | Comfort Systems Usa Inc | Brian Lane | 2024 | $8,176,738 |
| GRBK | Green Brick Partners, Inc. | James Brickman | 2024 | $8,175,587 |
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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