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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMG | Warner Music Group Corp. | Robert Kyncl | 2024 | $18,632,606 |
| DAY | Dayforce Inc | David Ossip | 2024 | $18,596,544 |
| OXY | Occidental Petroleum Corp | Vicki Hollub | 2024 | $18,535,061 |
| SNEX | StoneX Group Inc. | Charles Lyon | 2024 | $18,527,715 |
| ABBV | AbbVie Inc | Robert Michael | 2024 | $18,492,517 |
| LILA | Liberty Latin America Ltd. | Balan Nair | 2024 | $18,487,068 |
| COR | Cencora Inc | Steven Collis | 2024 | $18,475,171 |
| PHM | PulteGroup Inc | Ryan Marshall | 2024 | $18,437,168 |
| UNM | Unum Group | Richard McKenney | 2024 | $18,393,061 |
| BA | Boeing Co/The | Robert Ortberg | 2024 | $18,388,629 |
| CZR | Caesars Entertainment Inc | Thomas Reeg | 2024 | $18,371,934 |
| IRM | Iron Mountain Inc | William Meaney | 2024 | $18,363,886 |
| IOT | Samsara Inc. | Sanjit Biswas | 2024 | $18,356,993 |
| IT | Gartner Inc | Eugene Hall | 2024 | $18,352,293 |
| HAL | Halliburton Co | Jeffrey Miller | 2024 | $18,326,343 |
| TNET | Trinet Group, Inc. | Michael Simonds | 2024 | $18,321,987 |
| FTV | Fortive Corp | James Lico | 2024 | $18,313,164 |
| HON | Honeywell International Inc | Vimal Kapur | 2024 | $18,277,193 |
| WOOF | Petco Health & Wellness Company, Inc. | Joel Anderson | 2024 | $18,258,291 |
| ASTH | Astrana Health, Inc. | Brandon Sim | 2024 | $18,242,585 |
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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