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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REED | Reed'S, Inc. | Norman Snyder | 2024 | $493,358 |
| BSET | Bassett Furniture Industries Inc | Robert Spilman | 2024 | $491,900 |
| BGLC | BioNexus Gene Lab Corp | Su-Leng Tan Lee | 2024 | $491,126 |
| MBUU | Malibu Boats, Inc. | Michael Hooks | 2024 | $490,679 |
| XPL | Solitario Resources Corp. | Christopher Herald | 2024 | $484,974 |
| RELI | Reliance Global Group, Inc. | Ezra Beyman | 2024 | $484,855 |
| EONR | EON Resources Inc. | Dante Caravaggio | 2024 | $484,385 |
| RVLV | Revolve Group, Inc. | Mike Karanikolas | 2024 | $482,412 |
| NTRP | NextTrip, Inc. | Jacob Brunsberg | 2024 | $481,344 |
| LPTH | Lightpath Technologies Inc | Shmuel Rubin | 2024 | $478,042 |
| SATL | Satellogic Inc. | Emiliano Kargieman | 2024 | $477,841 |
| BIAF | bioAffinity Technologies, Inc. | Maria Zannes | 2024 | $477,155 |
| AUMN | Golden Minerals Co | Pablo Castanos | 2024 | $476,838 |
| SCKT | Socket Mobile, Inc. | Kevin Mills | 2024 | $475,746 |
| CLIR | ClearSign Technologies Corp | Colin Deller | 2024 | $475,256 |
| EP | Empire Petroleum Corp | Michael Morrisett | 2024 | $475,225 |
| FGBI | First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. | Alton Lewis | 2024 | $475,154 |
| ZEO | Zeo Energy Corp. | Timothy Bridgewater | 2024 | $475,000 |
| SMID | Smith Midland Corp | Ashley Smith | 2024 | $473,493 |
| LFWD | Lifeward Ltd. | Larry Jasinski | 2024 | $473,274 |
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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