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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANET | Arista Networks Inc | Jayshree Ullal | 2024 | $8,949,403 |
| LC | LendingClub Corp | Scott Sanborn | 2024 | $8,914,714 |
| IGMS | IGM Biosciences, Inc. | Mary Beth Harler | 2024 | $8,868,168 |
| ZUO | Zuora Inc | Tien Tzuo | 2024 | $8,787,500 |
| SERV | Serve Robotics Inc. | Ali Kashani | 2024 | $8,681,667 |
| ISPR | Ispire Technology Inc. | Michael Wang | 2024 | $8,647,904 |
| NBIX | Neurocrine Biosciences Inc | Kyle Gano | 2024 | $8,535,422 |
| TNDM | Tandem Diabetes Care Inc | John Sheridan | 2024 | $8,526,238 |
| SBRA | Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | Richard Matros | 2024 | $8,481,297 |
| PLSE | Pulse Biosciences, Inc. | Burke Barrett | 2024 | $8,435,605 |
| ELF | e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. | Tarang Amin | 2024 | $8,434,392 |
| HLIT | Harmonic Inc | Nimrod Ben-Natan | 2024 | $8,431,528 |
| AL | Air Lease Corp | John Plueger | 2024 | $8,400,063 |
| LAB | Standard Biotools Inc. | Michael Egholm | 2024 | $8,337,044 |
| ONTF | On24 Inc. | Sharat Sharan | 2024 | $8,327,290 |
| JAKK | Jakks Pacific Inc | Stephen Berman | 2024 | $8,300,071 |
| BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | Norman Schwartz | 2024 | $8,289,471 |
| CALX | Calix, Inc | Michael Weening | 2024 | $8,265,659 |
| TERN | Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Amy Burroughs | 2024 | $8,240,502 |
| DVAX | Dynavax Technologies Corp | Ryan Spencer | 2024 | $8,210,775 |
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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