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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESS | Essex Property Trust Inc | Angela Kleiman | 2024 | $8,196,283 |
| CAKE | Cheesecake Factory Inc | David Overton | 2024 | $8,163,835 |
| INTA | Intapp, Inc. | John Hall | 2024 | $8,118,899 |
| CRC | California Resources Corp | Francisco Leon | 2024 | $7,985,931 |
| TXG | 10x Genomics, Inc. | Serge Saxonov | 2024 | $7,929,349 |
| TARS | Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Bobak Azamian | 2024 | $7,896,192 |
| STAA | Staar Surgical Co | Thomas Frinzi | 2024 | $7,821,216 |
| LOGI | Logitech International S.A. | Bracken Darrell | 2024 | $7,792,025 |
| FAF | First American Financial Corp | Kenneth DeGiorgio | 2024 | $7,784,940 |
| AMPH | Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jack Yongfeng Zhang | 2024 | $7,734,759 |
| GVA | Granite Construction Inc | Kyle Larkin | 2024 | $7,726,356 |
| SKIN | Beauty Health Co | Marla Beck | 2024 | $7,692,267 |
| AHR | American Healthcare REIT, Inc. | Danny Prosky | 2024 | $7,675,817 |
| SVCO | Silvaco Group, Inc. | Babak Taheri | 2024 | $7,669,950 |
| TWST | Twist Bioscience Corp | Emily Leproust | 2024 | $7,620,611 |
| ETNB | 89bio, Inc. | Rohan Palekar | 2024 | $7,619,426 |
| GRAL | Grail, Inc. | Robert Ragusa | 2024 | $7,608,907 |
| ACAD | Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | Catherine Owen | 2024 | $7,594,107 |
| TYRA | Tyra Biosciences, Inc. | Todd Harris | 2024 | $7,570,066 |
| MAPS | Wm Technology, Inc. | Douglas Francis | 2024 | $7,509,027 |
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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