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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEU | Newmarket Corp | Thomas Gottwald | 2024 | $3,088,406 |
| LYTS | Lsi Industries Inc | James Clark | 2024 | $3,077,598 |
| QURE | uniQure N.V. | Matthew Kapusta | 2024 | $3,075,938 |
| FSTR | Foster L B Co | John Kasel | 2024 | $3,075,320 |
| MX | MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR Corp | Young-Joon Kim | 2024 | $3,074,295 |
| CRVS | Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Richard Miller | 2024 | $3,073,170 |
| USCB | Uscb Financial Holdings, Inc. | Luis de la Aguilera | 2024 | $3,066,320 |
| EGBN | Eagle Bancorp Inc | Susan Riel | 2024 | $3,063,169 |
| CECO | Ceco Environmental Corp | Todd Gleason | 2024 | $3,051,771 |
| OCFC | Oceanfirst Financial Corp | Christopher Maher | 2024 | $3,049,880 |
| ERNA | Ernexa Therapeutics Inc. | Sanjeev Luther | 2024 | $3,047,818 |
| CTO | CTO Realty Growth, Inc. | John Albright | 2024 | $3,047,109 |
| LSF | Laird Superfood, Inc. | Jason Vieth | 2024 | $3,046,858 |
| FC | Franklin Covey Co | Paul Walker | 2024 | $3,043,048 |
| CLRB | Cellectar Biosciences, Inc. | James Caruso | 2024 | $3,042,750 |
| RANI | Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. | Talat Imran | 2024 | $3,042,245 |
| TWFG | TWFG, Inc. | Richard Bunch | 2024 | $3,037,387 |
| OPAL | OPAL Fuels Inc. | Jonathan Maurer | 2024 | $3,031,310 |
| LVWR | LiveWire Group, Inc. | Karim Donnez | 2024 | $3,029,332 |
| ALRM | Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. | Stephen Trundle | 2024 | $3,029,015 |
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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