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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTRG | Essential Utilities, Inc. | Christopher Franklin | 2024 | $6,222,992 |
| ATEC | Alphatec Holdings, Inc. | Patrick Miles | 2024 | $6,221,699 |
| SSB | SouthState Corp | John Corbett | 2024 | $6,221,068 |
| PNFP | Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc | Terry Turner | 2024 | $6,188,319 |
| TXRH | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | Gerald Morgan | 2024 | $6,186,009 |
| SEB | Seaboard Corp | Robert Steer | 2024 | $6,183,621 |
| MWA | Mueller Water Products, Inc. | Marietta Edmunds Zakas | 2024 | $6,180,195 |
| IBP | Installed Building Products, Inc. | Jeffrey Edwards | 2024 | $6,174,107 |
| HOMB | Home Bancshares Inc | John Allison | 2024 | $6,166,326 |
| LGIH | LGI Homes, Inc. | Eric Lipar | 2024 | $6,165,906 |
| YOU | Clear Secure, Inc. | Caryn Seidman Becker | 2024 | $6,162,675 |
| BPOP | Popular, Inc. | Ignacio Alvarez | 2024 | $6,158,410 |
| SCS | Steelcase Inc | Sara Armbruster | 2024 | $6,151,938 |
| MATX | Matson, Inc. | Matthew Cox | 2024 | $6,146,934 |
| SKYE | Skye Bioscience, Inc. | Punit Dhillon | 2024 | $6,139,625 |
| STKL | SunOpta Inc. | Brian Kocher | 2024 | $6,137,477 |
| KGS | Kodiak Gas Services, Inc. | Mickey McKee | 2024 | $6,136,261 |
| FLGT | Fulgent Genetics, Inc. | Ming Hsieh | 2024 | $6,128,000 |
| KAI | Kadant Inc | Jeffrey Powell | 2024 | $6,126,562 |
| GERN | Geron Corp | John Scarlett | 2024 | $6,125,238 |
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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