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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RKT | Rocket Companies, Inc. | Varun Krishna | 2024 | $25,887,926 |
| SSNC | SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc | William Stone | 2024 | $25,870,693 |
| GT | Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co | Mark Stewart | 2024 | $25,706,039 |
| EA | Electronic Arts Inc | Andrew Wilson | 2024 | $25,643,093 |
| CAT | Caterpillar Inc | James Umpleby | 2024 | $25,261,296 |
| ADSK | Autodesk Inc | Andrew Anagnost | 2025 | $25,192,846 |
| DHI | DR Horton Inc | Paul Romanowski | 2024 | $25,146,069 |
| IBM | International Business Machines Corp | Krishna | 2024 | $25,143,682 |
| EXPE | Expedia Group Inc | Ariane Gorin | 2024 | $24,934,592 |
| ACN | Accenture PLC | Julie Sweet | 2024 | $24,915,146 |
| MS | Morgan Stanley | Edward Pick | 2024 | $24,881,032 |
| F | Ford Motor Co | James Farley | 2024 | $24,861,866 |
| HUBS | Hubspot Inc | Yamini Rangan | 2024 | $24,857,546 |
| PLD | Prologis Inc | Hamid Moghadam | 2024 | $24,851,777 |
| HPP | Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. | Victor Coleman | 2024 | $24,801,634 |
| AI | C3.ai, Inc. | Thomas Siebel | 2024 | $24,764,958 |
| YUM | Yum! Brands Inc | David Gibbs | 2024 | $24,706,462 |
| THC | Tenet Healthcare Corp | Saum Sutaria | 2024 | $24,661,553 |
| PFE | Pfizer Inc | Albert Bourla | 2024 | $24,648,727 |
| AIG | American International Group Inc | Peter Zaffino | 2024 | $24,638,373 |
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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