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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIX | Anixa Biosciences Inc | Amit Kumar | 2024 | $3,476,037 |
| WGHTQ | Ww International, Inc. | Sima Sistani | 2024 | $3,475,350 |
| ALLK | Allakos Inc. | Robert Alexander | 2024 | $3,474,459 |
| CDXS | Codexis, Inc. | Stephen Dilly | 2024 | $3,472,920 |
| NGNE | Neurogene Inc. | Rachel McMinn | 2024 | $3,464,815 |
| ATAI | ATAI Life Sciences N.V. | Srinivas Rao | 2024 | $3,462,560 |
| RGR | Sturm Ruger & Co Inc | Christopher Killoy | 2024 | $3,458,903 |
| NXRT | NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. | James Dondero | 2024 | $3,452,019 |
| CLPR | Clipper Realty Inc. | David Bistricer | 2024 | $3,450,307 |
| ROAD | Construction Partners, Inc. | Fred Smith IIIJule | 2024 | $3,441,186 |
| POWL | Powell Industries Inc | Brett Cope | 2024 | $3,436,178 |
| EHTH | eHealth, Inc. | Francis Soistman | 2024 | $3,428,203 |
| ZM | Zoom Communications, Inc. | Eric Yuan | 2025 | $3,428,169 |
| SMR | NUSCALE POWER Corp | John Hopkins | 2024 | $3,428,071 |
| REI | Ring Energy, Inc. | Paul McKinney | 2024 | $3,403,046 |
| SR | Spire Inc | Steven Lindsey | 2024 | $3,398,930 |
| HRTX | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | Craig Collard | 2024 | $3,395,492 |
| AINC | Ashford Inc. | Monty Bennett | 2024 | $3,380,673 |
| VYGR | Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. | Alfred Sandrock | 2024 | $3,377,401 |
| AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | Ernest Rady | 2024 | $3,367,410 |
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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