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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTZ | Hertz Global Holdings, Inc | Wayne West | 2024 | $35,180,881 |
| FLG | Flagstar Financial, Inc. | Joseph Otting | 2024 | $34,817,072 |
| UAL | United Airlines Holdings Inc | Scott Kirby | 2024 | $33,924,988 |
| CMCSA | Comcast Corp | Brian Roberts | 2024 | $33,861,622 |
| CRSP | CRISPR Therapeutics AG | Samarth Kulkarni | 2024 | $33,175,626 |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment Inc | Michael Rapino | 2024 | $32,960,737 |
| ANSS | ANSYS Inc | Ajei Gopal | 2024 | $32,810,655 |
| TPG | TPG Inc. | Jon Winkelried | 2024 | $32,754,716 |
| CVX | Chevron Corp | M.K. Wirth | 2024 | $32,716,940 |
| MRVL | Marvell Technology, Inc. | Matthew Murphy | 2024 | $32,160,142 |
| ACGL | Arch Capital Group Ltd | Nicolas Papadopoulo | 2024 | $31,758,573 |
| GS | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | David Solomon | 2024 | $31,290,110 |
| RPRX | Royalty Pharma plc | Pablo Legorreta | 2024 | $31,190,909 |
| ON | ON Semiconductor Corp | Hassane El-Khoury | 2024 | $31,131,178 |
| C | Citigroup Inc | Jane Fraser | 2024 | $31,127,500 |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | Lisa Su | 2024 | $30,996,392 |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions Inc | Gregory Brown | 2024 | $30,853,387 |
| COF | Capital One Financial Corp | Richard Fairbank | 2024 | $30,829,070 |
| BLK | Blackrock Inc | Laurence Fink | 2024 | $30,768,546 |
| TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | Marc Casper | 2024 | $30,449,599 |
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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