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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVGW | Calavo Growers Inc | Lecil Cole | 2024 | $77,760 |
| FORA | Forian Inc. | Max Wygod | 2024 | $75,000 |
| LSH | Lakeside Holding Ltd | Henry Liu | 2024 | $72,800 |
| AAUAF | Almaden Minerals Ltd | Morgan Poliquin | 2024 | $69,000 |
| COOT | Australian Oilseeds Holdings Ltd | Gary Seaton | 2024 | $64,358 |
| TTEC | TTEC Holdings, Inc. | Kenneth Tuchman | 2024 | $63,536 |
| STXS | Stereotaxis, Inc. | David Fischel | 2024 | $62,195 |
| AMZE | Amaze Holdings, Inc. | Michael Pruitt | 2024 | $60,000 |
| WLGS | Wang & Lee Group, Inc. | Pui Lung Ho | 2024 | $56,038 |
| TEAM | Atlassian Corp | Scott Farquhar | 2024 | $55,871 |
| IBO | Impact Biomedical Inc. | Frank Heuszel | 2024 | $54,806 |
| HLP | Hongli Group Inc. | Jie Liu | 2024 | $50,030 |
| GDC | GD Culture Group Ltd | Xiao Jian Wang | 2024 | $50,000 |
| MCOM | micromobility.com Inc. | Gian Luca Spriano | 2024 | $47,483 |
| AIEV | Thunder Power Holdings, Inc. | Christopher Nicoll | 2024 | $45,000 |
| GSUN | Golden Sun Health Technology Group Ltd | Xueyuan Weng | 2024 | $44,189 |
| ITP | It Tech Packaging, Inc. | Zhenyong Liu | 2024 | $35,515 |
| RAYA | Erayak Power Solution Group Inc. | Lingyi Kong | 2024 | $34,743 |
| IMCC | IM Cannabis Corp. | Eyal Fisher | 2024 | $31,035 |
| CREG | Smart Powerr Corp. | Guohua Ku | 2024 | $30,337 |
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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