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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST | Sensata Technologies Holding plc | Martha Sullivan | 2024 | $7,668,975 |
| AOS | A O Smith Corp | Kevin Wheeler | 2024 | $7,666,172 |
| USM | United States Cellular Corp | Laurent Therivel | 2024 | $7,656,948 |
| DRVN | Driven Brands Holdings Inc. | Jonathan Fitzpatrick | 2024 | $7,655,784 |
| VMI | Valmont Industries Inc | Avner Applbaum | 2024 | $7,639,710 |
| EQC | Equity Commonwealth | David Helfand | 2024 | $7,638,107 |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree Inc | Michael Creedon | 2024 | $7,635,904 |
| TELO | Telomir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Erez Aminov | 2024 | $7,629,975 |
| CYH | Community Health Systems Inc | Tim Hingtgen | 2024 | $7,629,625 |
| MC | Moelis & Co | Kenneth Moelis | 2024 | $7,621,008 |
| TWST | Twist Bioscience Corp | Emily Leproust | 2024 | $7,620,611 |
| ETNB | 89bio, Inc. | Rohan Palekar | 2024 | $7,619,426 |
| UNFI | United Natural Foods Inc | Sandy Douglas | 2024 | $7,619,334 |
| ACVA | ACV Auctions Inc. | George Chamoun | 2024 | $7,616,746 |
| GRAL | Grail, Inc. | Robert Ragusa | 2024 | $7,608,907 |
| CGC | Canopy Growth Corp | David Klein | 2024 | $7,605,091 |
| AMED | Amedisys Inc | Richard Ashworth | 2024 | $7,603,054 |
| AVAV | AeroVironment Inc | Wahid Nawabi | 2024 | $7,602,053 |
| EWTX | Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. | Kevin Koch | 2024 | $7,601,200 |
| ACAD | Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | Catherine Owen | 2024 | $7,594,107 |
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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