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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPKI | NPK International Inc. | Matthew Lanigan | 2024 | $3,363,323 |
| CUBI | Customers Bancorp, Inc. | Jay Sidhu | 2024 | $3,362,649 |
| USNA | Usana Health Sciences Inc | Jim Brown | 2024 | $3,362,107 |
| OSTX | OS Therapies Inc | Paul Romness | 2024 | $3,354,316 |
| WKHS | Workhorse Group Inc. | Richard Dauch | 2024 | $3,351,468 |
| SHEN | Shenandoah Telecommunications Co | Christopher French | 2024 | $3,347,146 |
| BRCC | BRC Inc. | Chris Mondzelewski | 2024 | $3,341,611 |
| FULT | Fulton Financial Corp | Curtis Myers | 2024 | $3,337,830 |
| RRR | Red Rock Resorts, Inc. | Frank Fertitta | 2024 | $3,330,623 |
| CBOE | Cboe Global Markets Inc | Fredric Tomczyk | 2024 | $3,325,419 |
| CBB | Cincinnati Bell Inc | Leigh Fox | 2024 | $3,322,436 |
| VTS | Vitesse Energy, Inc. | Robert Gerrity | 2024 | $3,317,979 |
| FFBC | First Financial Bancorp | Archie Brown | 2024 | $3,317,486 |
| SENS | Senseonics Holdings, Inc. | Timothy Goodnow | 2024 | $3,317,418 |
| HOPE | Hope Bancorp Inc | Kevin Kim | 2024 | $3,314,768 |
| WHD | Cactus, Inc. | Scott Bender | 2024 | $3,308,588 |
| MD | Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. | James Swift | 2024 | $3,301,012 |
| NSPR | InspireMD, Inc. | Marvin Slosman | 2024 | $3,300,762 |
| UNTY | Unity Bancorp Inc | James Hughes | 2024 | $3,300,108 |
| SNAP | Snap Inc | Evan Spiegel | 2024 | $3,298,781 |
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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