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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PB | Prosperity Bancshares Inc | David Zalman | 2024 | $5,659,475 |
| AMPX | Amprius Technologies, Inc. | Kang Sun | 2024 | $5,655,509 |
| VERA | Vera Therapeutics, Inc. | Marshall Fordyce | 2024 | $5,648,201 |
| ELDN | Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | David-Alexandre Gros | 2024 | $5,644,970 |
| CNS | Cohen & Steers, Inc. | Joseph Harvey | 2024 | $5,641,074 |
| SPCE | Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc | Michael Colglazier | 2024 | $5,638,706 |
| MCB | Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. | Mark DeFazio | 2024 | $5,633,992 |
| MDU | Mdu Resources Group Inc | Nicole Kivisto | 2024 | $5,628,905 |
| TXNM | Txnm Energy Inc | Patricia Collawn | 2024 | $5,626,175 |
| STOK | Stoke Therapeutics, Inc. | Edward Kaye | 2024 | $5,612,120 |
| GEO | Geo Group Inc | Brian Evans | 2024 | $5,611,237 |
| MED | Medifast Inc | Daniel Chard | 2024 | $5,609,855 |
| CURI | CuriosityStream Inc. | Clint Stinchcomb | 2024 | $5,608,442 |
| TGI | Triumph Group Inc | Daniel Crowley | 2024 | $5,606,058 |
| OSUR | Orasure Technologies Inc | Carrie Eglinton Manner | 2024 | $5,602,298 |
| TILE | Interface Inc | Laurel Hurd | 2024 | $5,590,848 |
| ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | Erin Kane | 2024 | $5,590,035 |
| STAG | STAG Industrial, Inc. | William Crooker | 2024 | $5,580,423 |
| ACTU | Actuate Therapeutics, Inc. | Daniel Schmitt | 2024 | $5,578,616 |
| CNTA | Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc | Saurabh Saha | 2024 | $5,563,120 |
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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