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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOK | Traeger, Inc. | Jeremy Andrus | 2024 | $4,496,785 |
| ARCB | Arcbest Corp | Judy McReynolds | 2024 | $4,495,698 |
| GCI | Gannett Co., Inc. | Michael Reed | 2024 | $4,492,082 |
| ALLO | Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. | David Chang | 2024 | $4,482,208 |
| EVLV | Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. | Peter George | 2024 | $4,481,049 |
| CDMO | Avid Bioservices, Inc. | Nicolas Green | 2024 | $4,475,343 |
| HBB | Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co | Gregory Trepp | 2024 | $4,471,260 |
| RBBN | Ribbon Communications Inc. | Bruce McClelland | 2024 | $4,453,002 |
| SIGA | Siga Technologies Inc | Diem Nguyen | 2024 | $4,449,790 |
| PGRE | Paramount Group, Inc. | Albert Behler | 2024 | $4,447,497 |
| TGLS | Tecnoglass Inc. | Jose Daes | 2024 | $4,445,280 |
| QSI | Quantum-Si Inc | Jeffrey Hawkins | 2024 | $4,439,833 |
| MSM | Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc | Erik Gershwind | 2024 | $4,437,481 |
| FOA | Finance of America Companies Inc. | Graham Fleming | 2024 | $4,431,850 |
| PEPG | PepGen Inc. | James McArthur | 2024 | $4,426,218 |
| WGS | GeneDx Holdings Corp. | Katherine Stueland | 2024 | $4,421,800 |
| LIF | Life360, Inc. | Chris Hulls | 2024 | $4,412,802 |
| TRUP | Trupanion, Inc. | Margi Tooth | 2024 | $4,408,563 |
| SDGR | Schrodinger, Inc. | Ramy Farid | 2024 | $4,407,100 |
| BZAI | Blaize Holdings, Inc. | Dinakar Munagala | 2024 | $4,394,285 |
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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