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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MAT | Mattel Inc | Ynon Kreiz | 2024 | $37,802,591 |
| NOW | ServiceNow Inc | William McDermott | 2024 | $37,558,118 |
| EQIX | Equinix Inc | Adaire Fox-Martin | 2024 | $36,601,248 |
| INTU | Intuit Inc | Sasan Goodarzi | 2024 | $36,572,360 |
| LYV | Live Nation Entertainment Inc | Michael Rapino | 2024 | $32,960,737 |
| CVX | Chevron Corp | M.K. Wirth | 2024 | $32,716,940 |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | Lisa Su | 2024 | $30,996,392 |
| WFC | Wells Fargo & Co | Charles Scharf | 2024 | $30,313,559 |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corp | Timothy Archer | 2024 | $30,135,041 |
| OKTA | Okta, Inc. | Todd McKinnon | 2024 | $30,012,225 |
| SMCI | Super Micro Computer Inc | Charles Liang | 2024 | $28,095,227 |
| SOFI | SoFi Technologies, Inc. | Anthony Noto | 2024 | $28,072,183 |
| AMAT | Applied Materials Inc | Gary Dickerson | 2024 | $27,799,212 |
| ROKU | Roku, Inc | Anthony Wood | 2024 | $27,697,846 |
| WSM | Williams-Sonoma Inc | Laura Alber | 2024 | $27,692,374 |
| INTC | Intel Corp | Patrick Gelsinger | 2024 | $27,429,900 |
| SNPS | Synopsys Inc | Sassine Ghazi | 2024 | $27,404,261 |
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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