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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGNX | Cognex Corp | Robert Willett | 2024 | $7,910,823 |
| HCC | Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | Walter Scheller | 2024 | $7,908,650 |
| MTX | Minerals Technologies Inc | Douglas Dietrich | 2024 | $7,907,030 |
| TARS | Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Bobak Azamian | 2024 | $7,896,192 |
| DRS | Leonardo DRS, Inc. | William Lynn | 2024 | $7,874,971 |
| AIR | Aar Corp | John Holmes | 2024 | $7,865,450 |
| SXT | Sensient Technologies Corp | Paul Manning | 2024 | $7,846,047 |
| DCI | DONALDSON Co INC | Tod Carpenter | 2024 | $7,841,468 |
| FUL | Fuller H B Co | Celeste Mastin | 2024 | $7,840,716 |
| CHX | ChampionX Corp | Mr. Somasundaram | 2024 | $7,830,131 |
| BRX | Brixmor Property Group Inc. | James Taylor | 2024 | $7,828,632 |
| ARTV | Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Fred Aslan | 2024 | $7,827,554 |
| YETI | YETI Holdings, Inc. | Matthew Reintjes | 2024 | $7,822,644 |
| NYT | New York Times Co | Meredith Kopit Levien | 2024 | $7,821,993 |
| STAA | Staar Surgical Co | Thomas Frinzi | 2024 | $7,821,216 |
| CRBG | Corebridge Financial, Inc. | Kevin Hogan | 2024 | $7,810,797 |
| CARG | CarGurus, Inc. | Jason Trevisan | 2024 | $7,799,583 |
| PRGO | PERRIGO Co plc | Patrick Lockwood-Taylor | 2024 | $7,794,829 |
| LOGI | Logitech International S.A. | Bracken Darrell | 2024 | $7,792,025 |
| CHH | Choice Hotels International Inc | Patrick Pacious | 2024 | $7,790,269 |
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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