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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TWLO | Twilio Inc | Khozema Shipchandler | 2024 | $27,210,463 |
| DAL | Delta Air Lines Inc | Edward Bastian | 2024 | $27,117,069 |
| MO | Altria Group Inc | William Gifford | 2024 | $26,788,612 |
| ALL | Allstate Corp | Thomas Wilson | 2024 | $26,744,295 |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc | Ari Bousbib | 2024 | $26,732,998 |
| PENN | PENN Entertainment, Inc. | Jay Snowden | 2024 | $26,676,300 |
| FTAI | FTAI Aviation Ltd. | Joseph. Adams | 2024 | $26,655,142 |
| T | AT&T Inc | John Stankey | 2024 | $26,410,845 |
| SCHW | Charles Schwab Corp | Walter Bettinger II | 2024 | $26,388,559 |
| MXL | Maxlinear, Inc | Kishore Seendripu | 2024 | $26,387,151 |
| UNH | UnitedHealth Group Inc | Andrew Witty | 2024 | $26,339,215 |
| GDYN | Grid Dynamics Holdings, Inc. | Leonard Livschitz | 2024 | $26,304,885 |
| AON | Aon PLC | Gregory Case | 2024 | $26,205,390 |
| WDAY | Workday Inc | Carl Eschenbach | 2025 | $26,173,192 |
| ZETA | Zeta Global Holdings Corp. | David Steinberg | 2024 | $26,156,274 |
| TPC | Tutor Perini Corp | Ronald Tutor | 2024 | $26,042,027 |
| DOCU | Docusign, Inc. | Allan Thygesen | 2025 | $26,039,579 |
| V | Visa Inc | Ryan Mclnerney | 2024 | $25,999,293 |
| PRMB | Primo Brands Corp | Robbert Rietbroek | 2024 | $25,990,984 |
| QCOM | QUALCOMM Inc | Cristiano Amon | 2024 | $25,931,574 |
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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