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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORD | Forward Industries, Inc. | Paul Severino | 2024 | $321,692 |
| DASH | DoorDash Inc | Tony Xu | 2024 | $318,518 |
| BNZI | Banzai International, Inc. | Joseph Davy | 2024 | $318,216 |
| CPHI | China Pharma Holdings, Inc. | Zhilin Li | 2024 | $316,000 |
| NDRA | ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. | Francois Michelon | 2024 | $314,650 |
| GENK | GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. | David Kim | 2024 | $313,375 |
| VRME | VerifyMe, Inc. | Adam Stedham | 2024 | $312,094 |
| SKYX | SKYX Platforms Corp. | Leonard Sokolow | 2024 | $306,909 |
| OMCC | Old Market Capital Corp | Michael Rost | 2024 | $306,870 |
| FSP | Franklin Street Properties Corp | George Carter | 2024 | $306,000 |
| ONCO | Onconetix, Inc. | Ralph Schiess | 2024 | $305,176 |
| CASK | Heritage Distilling Holding Company, Inc. | Justin Stiefel | 2024 | $304,327 |
| MSN | Emerson Radio Corp | Christopher Ho | 2024 | $304,000 |
| PKE | Park Aerospace Corp | Brian Shore | 2024 | $303,255 |
| CAAS | China Automotive Systems Inc | Qizhou Wu | 2024 | $303,000 |
| THM | International Tower Hill Mines Ltd | Karl Hanneman | 2024 | $302,793 |
| AIMD | Ainos, Inc. | Chun-Hsien Tsai | 2024 | $301,522 |
| WORX | SCWorx Corp. | Timothy Hannibal | 2024 | $301,200 |
| GNLN | Greenlane Holdings, Inc. | Barbara Sher | 2024 | $300,198 |
| WNW | Meiwu Technology Co Ltd | Xinliang Zhang | 2024 | $300,000 |
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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