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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INOD | Innodata Inc | Jack Abuhoff | 2024 | $6,700,750 |
| CBRL | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc | Julie Masino | 2024 | $6,683,711 |
| DK | Delek US Holdings, Inc. | Avigal Soreq | 2024 | $6,677,896 |
| NPO | Enpro Inc. | Eric Vaillancourt | 2024 | $6,671,257 |
| MCW | Mister Car Wash, Inc. | John Lai | 2024 | $6,671,229 |
| ZURA | Zura Bio Ltd | Robert Lisicki | 2024 | $6,659,601 |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc | Alex Chriss | 2024 | $6,658,527 |
| SNX | Td Synnex Corp | Patrick Zammit | 2024 | $6,657,858 |
| ALXO | Alx Oncology Holdings Inc | Jason Lettmann | 2024 | $6,640,830 |
| HSII | Heidrick & Struggles International Inc | Thomas Monahan | 2024 | $6,636,483 |
| WES | Western Midstream Partners, LP | Oscar Brown | 2024 | $6,635,658 |
| UMBF | Umb Financial Corp | Mariner Kemper | 2024 | $6,630,354 |
| KALU | Kaiser Aluminum Corp | Keith Harvey | 2024 | $6,628,487 |
| TEX | Terex Corp | Simon Meester | 2024 | $6,619,371 |
| FR | First Industrial Realty Trust Inc | Peter Baccile | 2024 | $6,617,506 |
| BKU | BankUnited, Inc. | Rajinder Singh | 2024 | $6,616,940 |
| RLI | Rli Corp | Craig Kliethermes | 2024 | $6,616,111 |
| PLRX | Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. | Bernard Coulie | 2024 | $6,614,704 |
| BNL | Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. | John Moragne | 2024 | $6,613,722 |
| FLNC | Fluence Energy, Inc. | Julian Nebreda | 2024 | $6,607,788 |
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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