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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLRS | Kalaris Therapeutics, Inc. | Diana Brainard | 2024 | $3,028,669 |
| UAN | Cvr Partners, Lp | Mark Pytosh | 2024 | $3,027,246 |
| TPB | Turning Point Brands, Inc. | Graham Purdy | 2024 | $3,025,948 |
| NPCE | NeuroPace Inc | Joel Becker | 2024 | $3,024,894 |
| EAF | Graftech International Ltd | Timothy Flanagan | 2024 | $3,023,506 |
| SGHT | Sight Sciences, Inc. | Paul Badawi | 2024 | $3,022,179 |
| GTE | Gran Tierra Energy Inc. | Gary Guidry | 2024 | $3,017,224 |
| SLQT | SelectQuote, Inc. | Timothy Danker | 2024 | $3,017,136 |
| EGY | Vaalco Energy Inc | George Maxwell | 2024 | $3,015,493 |
| FLXS | Flexsteel Industries Inc | Jerald Dittmer | 2024 | $3,015,025 |
| TZOO | Travelzoo | Holger Bartel | 2024 | $3,014,050 |
| ASRT | Assertio Holdings, Inc. | Brendan O’Grady | 2024 | $3,012,703 |
| INMB | Inmune Bio, Inc. | Raymond Tesi | 2024 | $3,008,174 |
| DHIL | Diamond Hill Investment Group Inc | Heather Brilliant | 2024 | $3,004,885 |
| ELMD | Electromed, Inc. | James Cunniff | 2024 | $3,002,607 |
| RIGL | Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc | Raul Rodriguez | 2024 | $2,998,688 |
| CSR | Centerspace | Anne Olson | 2024 | $2,992,339 |
| BY | Byline Bancorp, Inc. | Roberto Herencia | 2024 | $2,989,969 |
| THTX | Theratechnologies Inc. | Paul Lévesque | 2024 | $2,984,333 |
| RBLX | Roblox Corp | David Baszucki | 2024 | $2,984,326 |
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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