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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREE | LendingTree, Inc. | Douglas Lebda | 2024 | $4,711,525 |
| BXC | BlueLinx Holdings Inc. | Shyam Reddy | 2024 | $4,709,359 |
| ORRF | Orrstown Financial Services Inc | Thomas Quinn | 2024 | $4,707,634 |
| IESC | IES Holdings, Inc. | Jeffrey Gendell | 2024 | $4,700,355 |
| DIN | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | John Peyton | 2024 | $4,697,225 |
| OPTN | OptiNose, Inc. | Ramy Mahmoud | 2024 | $4,696,833 |
| CVI | Cvr Energy Inc | David Lamp | 2024 | $4,685,477 |
| HCSG | Healthcare Services Group Inc | Theodore Wahl | 2024 | $4,683,646 |
| PPBI | Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc | Steven Gardner | 2024 | $4,682,495 |
| LOVE | Lovesac Co | Shawn Nelson | 2025 | $4,671,414 |
| EGHT | 8X8 Inc | Samuel Wilson | 2024 | $4,664,103 |
| PLPC | Preformed Line Products Co | Dennis McKenna | 2024 | $4,661,904 |
| CMLS | Cumulus Media Inc | Mary Berner | 2024 | $4,655,794 |
| TFSL | TFS Financial CORP | Marc Stefanski | 2024 | $4,650,050 |
| WSFS | Wsfs Financial Corp | Rodger Levenson | 2024 | $4,644,087 |
| SKWD | Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. | Andrew Robinson | 2024 | $4,641,869 |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc | Alexander Karp | 2024 | $4,630,170 |
| DEA | Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | Darrell Crate | 2024 | $4,625,303 |
| FCPT | Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | William Lenehan | 2024 | $4,616,714 |
| CDLX | Cardlytics, Inc. | Amit Gupta | 2024 | $4,591,666 |
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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