Highest-Paid CEOs
Highest-Paid CEOs
In 2024, CEO pay at S&P 500 companies increased 7% from the previous year—to an average of $18.9 million in total compensation. Meanwhile, the median U.S. worker made just $49,500, a 3 percent bump over the previous year.
| Ticker | Company | CEO | Year | CEO Pay Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POST | Post Holdings, Inc. | Robert Vitale | 2024 | $21,963,675 |
| MOH | Molina Healthcare Inc | Joseph Zubretsky | 2024 | $21,944,109 |
| MAR | Marriott International Inc | Anthony Capuano | 2024 | $21,934,093 |
| CMI | Cummins Inc | Jennifer Rumsey | 2024 | $21,857,109 |
| LVS | Las Vegas Sands Corp | Robert Goldstein | 2024 | $21,851,773 |
| DVA | DaVita Inc | Javier Rodriguez | 2024 | $21,807,489 |
| CRCT | Cricut, Inc. | Ashish Arora | 2024 | $21,699,888 |
| GLW | Corning Inc | Wendell Weeks | 2024 | $21,686,436 |
| OMC | Omnicom Group Inc | John Wren | 2024 | $21,673,595 |
| NEE | NextEra Energy Inc | John Ketchum | 2024 | $21,603,598 |
| ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | LUCIANO Board | 2024 | $21,569,894 |
| CBRE | CBRE Group Inc | Robert Sulentic | 2024 | $21,556,187 |
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | Reshma Kewalramani | 2024 | $21,538,668 |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq Inc | Adena Friedman | 2024 | $21,518,170 |
| SRE | Sempra | Jeffrey Martin | 2024 | $21,513,802 |
| TDG | TransDigm Group Inc | Kevin Stein | 2024 | $21,432,369 |
| BSX | Boston Scientific Corp | Michael Mahoney | 2024 | $21,420,801 |
| HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | Antonio Neri | 2024 | $21,411,197 |
| ACLX | Arcellx, Inc. | Rami Elghandour | 2024 | $21,402,668 |
| SW | Smurfit WestRock PLC | Anthony Smurfit | 2024 | $21,329,257 |
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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