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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVCM | EverCommerce Inc. | Eric Remer | 2024 | $6,124,627 |
| AZTA | Azenta, Inc. | Stephen Schwartz | 2024 | $6,124,419 |
| CRDO | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd | William Brennan | 2024 | $6,120,667 |
| CNX | CNX Resources Corp | Nicholas DeIuliis | 2024 | $6,120,603 |
| VLY | Valley National Bancorp | Ira Robbins | 2024 | $6,105,068 |
| NAVI | Navient Corp | Dave Yowan | 2024 | $6,104,709 |
| IVT | InvenTrust Properties Corp. | Daniel Busch | 2024 | $6,095,649 |
| ALT | Altimmune, Inc. | Vipin Garg | 2024 | $6,090,462 |
| CTRN | Citi Trends Inc | Kenneth Seipel | 2024 | $6,090,087 |
| HLIO | Helios Technologies, Inc. | Josef Matosevic | 2024 | $6,086,916 |
| LTRX | Lantronix Inc | Saleel Awsare | 2024 | $6,086,293 |
| ITOS | iTeos Therapeutics, Inc. | Michel Detheux | 2024 | $6,085,657 |
| CTKB | Cytek Biosciences, Inc. | Wenbin Jiang | 2024 | $6,084,671 |
| IRWD | Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc | Thomas McCourt | 2024 | $6,083,631 |
| WTFC | Wintrust Financial Corp | Timothy Crane | 2024 | $6,082,951 |
| DNOW | DNOW Inc. | David Cherechinsky | 2024 | $6,081,037 |
| KLG | WK Kellogg Co | Gary Pilnick | 2024 | $6,075,975 |
| BOKF | Bok Financial Corp | Stacy Kymes | 2024 | $6,075,790 |
| OSW | ONESPAWORLD HOLDINGS Ltd | Leonard Fluxman | 2024 | $6,066,502 |
| MGX | Metagenomi, Inc. | Brian Thomas | 2024 | $6,061,284 |
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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