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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMWD | American Woodmark Corp | Scott Culbreth | 2024 | $6,780,834 |
| PLYA | Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. | Bruce Wardinski | 2024 | $6,779,237 |
| AGIO | Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Brian Goff | 2024 | $6,776,359 |
| KNSL | Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. | Michael Kehoe | 2024 | $6,773,862 |
| DY | Dycom Industries Inc | Daniel Peyovich | 2025 | $6,773,516 |
| SMTC | Semtech Corp | Hong Hou | 2025 | $6,759,554 |
| JBLU | Jetblue Airways Corp | Joanna Geraghty | 2024 | $6,757,308 |
| TTD | Trade Desk, Inc. | Jeff Green | 2024 | $6,756,299 |
| CNDT | CONDUENT Inc | Clifford Skelton | 2024 | $6,751,797 |
| LQDA | Liquidia Corp | Roger Jeffs | 2024 | $6,751,230 |
| HI | Hillenbrand, Inc. | Kimberly Ryan | 2024 | $6,747,446 |
| WT | WisdomTree, Inc. | Jonathan Steinberg | 2024 | $6,745,441 |
| HLVX | HilleVax, Inc. | Robert Hershberg | 2024 | $6,734,876 |
| CFR | Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. | Phillip Green | 2024 | $6,732,410 |
| PRDO | PERDOCEO EDUCATION Corp | Todd Nelson | 2024 | $6,725,760 |
| SDST | Stardust Power Inc. | Roshan Pujari | 2024 | $6,723,546 |
| SHYF | Shyft Group, Inc. | John Dunn | 2024 | $6,704,927 |
| WKC | World Kinect Corp | Michael Kasbar | 2024 | $6,704,733 |
| IDA | Idacorp Inc | Lisa Grow | 2024 | $6,704,645 |
| IPGP | Ipg Photonics Corp | Mark Gitin | 2024 | $6,700,825 |
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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