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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | Portland General Electric Co | Maria Pope | 2024 | $7,367,025 |
| CNMD | CONMED Corp | Curt Hartman | 2024 | $7,366,555 |
| MEHCQ | 23andMe Holding Co. | Anne Wojcicki | 2024 | $7,363,723 |
| KTOS | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. | Eric DeMarco | 2024 | $7,363,445 |
| LECO | Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc | Steven Hedlund | 2024 | $7,356,657 |
| ALIT | Alight, Inc. | David Guilmette | 2024 | $7,342,304 |
| BKKT | Bakkt Holdings, Inc. | Andrew Main | 2024 | $7,341,350 |
| CRS | Carpenter Technology Corp | Thene Tony | 2024 | $7,323,374 |
| RNAC | Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. | Carsten Brunn | 2024 | $7,314,211 |
| ACA | Arcosa, Inc. | Antonio Carrillo | 2024 | $7,296,479 |
| FNB | Fnb Corp | Vincent Delie | 2024 | $7,295,441 |
| RCUS | Arcus Biosciences, Inc. | Terry Rosen | 2024 | $7,279,504 |
| WCN | Waste Connections, Inc. | Ronald Mittelstaedt | 2024 | $7,276,372 |
| STGW | Stagwell Inc | Mark Penn | 2024 | $7,261,550 |
| IDCC | InterDigital, Inc. | Liren Chen | 2024 | $7,257,868 |
| EVRG | Evergy Inc | David Campbell | 2024 | $7,257,862 |
| COTY | Coty Inc. | Sue Nabi | 2024 | $7,250,579 |
| KNTK | Kinetik Holdings Inc. | Jamie Welch | 2024 | $7,243,604 |
| GRMN | Garmin Ltd | Clifton Pemble | 2024 | $7,240,905 |
| COIN | Coinbase Global Inc | Brian Armstrong | 2024 | $7,235,090 |
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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