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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGP | Resources Connection, Inc. | Kate Duchene | 2024 | $2,850,507 |
| HIPO | Hippo Holdings Inc. | Richard McCathron | 2024 | $2,849,375 |
| SLDP | Solid Power, Inc. | John Van Scoter | 2024 | $2,848,671 |
| BUSE | First Busey Corp | Van Dukeman | 2024 | $2,847,082 |
| AMTB | Amerant Bancorp Inc. | Gerald Plush | 2024 | $2,838,867 |
| LXRX | Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Michael Exton | 2024 | $2,835,589 |
| ALUR | Allurion Technologies, Inc. | Shantanu Gaur | 2024 | $2,829,734 |
| KLXE | KLX Energy Services Holdings, Inc. | Christopher Baker | 2024 | $2,829,189 |
| HNRG | Hallador Energy Co | Brent Bilsland | 2024 | $2,823,771 |
| NISN | Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd | Xin Liu | 2024 | $2,817,583 |
| IZEA | IZEA Worldwide, Inc. | Edward Murphy Ted | 2024 | $2,817,572 |
| LMB | Limbach Holdings, Inc. | Michael McCann | 2024 | $2,816,315 |
| INV | Innventure, Inc. | Gregory William Haskell | 2024 | $2,813,800 |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive Inc | Brad Beckham | 2024 | $2,811,063 |
| AHH | Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. | Louis Haddad | 2024 | $2,805,718 |
| PBFS | Pioneer Bancorp, Inc | Thomas Amell | 2024 | $2,803,317 |
| BNTC | Benitec Biopharma Inc. | Jerel Banks Ph.D | 2024 | $2,798,977 |
| ECG | Everus Construction Group, Inc. | Jeffrey Thiede | 2024 | $2,793,546 |
| III | Information Services Group Inc. | Michael Connors | 2024 | $2,790,482 |
| SURG | SurgePays, Inc. | Kevin Brian Cox | 2024 | $2,787,084 |
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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