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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS | Otis Worldwide Corp | Judy Marks | 2024 | $42,102,257 |
| DIS | Walt Disney Co/The | Robert Iger | 2024 | $41,114,015 |
| WBTN | WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. | Junkoo Kim | 2024 | $41,095,031 |
| SOLV | Solventum Corp | Bryan Hanson | 2024 | $39,959,767 |
| PCVX | Vaxcyte, Inc. | Grant Pickering | 2024 | $39,639,512 |
| UBER | Uber Technologies Inc | Dara Khosrowshahi | 2024 | $39,408,629 |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | Charles Robbins | 2024 | $39,202,654 |
| GTLB | Gitlab Inc. | Sytse Sijbrandij | 2025 | $39,082,244 |
| CNNE | Cannae Holdings, Inc. | William Foley II | 2024 | $38,054,762 |
| MAT | Mattel Inc | Ynon Kreiz | 2024 | $37,802,591 |
| JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co | James Dimon | 2024 | $37,683,462 |
| NOW | ServiceNow Inc | William McDermott | 2024 | $37,558,118 |
| CSGP | CoStar Group Inc | Andrew Florance | 2024 | $37,393,960 |
| AXP | American Express Co | S.J. Squeri | 2024 | $37,164,405 |
| SIRI | Sirius Xm Holdings Inc. | Jennifer Witz | 2024 | $37,084,318 |
| EQIX | Equinix Inc | Adaire Fox-Martin | 2024 | $36,601,248 |
| INTU | Intuit Inc | Sasan Goodarzi | 2024 | $36,572,360 |
| NXST | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Perry Sook | 2024 | $35,873,916 |
| FICO | Fair Isaac Corp | William Lansing | 2024 | $35,321,363 |
| CRWD | Crowdstrike Holdings Inc | George Kurtz | 2024 | $35,195,300 |
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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