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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMTC | Semtech Corp | Hong Hou | 2025 | $6,759,554 |
| TTD | Trade Desk, Inc. | Jeff Green | 2024 | $6,756,299 |
| PYPL | PayPal Holdings Inc | Alex Chriss | 2024 | $6,658,527 |
| SNX | Td Synnex Corp | Patrick Zammit | 2024 | $6,657,858 |
| ALXO | Alx Oncology Holdings Inc | Jason Lettmann | 2024 | $6,640,830 |
| KALU | Kaiser Aluminum Corp | Keith Harvey | 2024 | $6,628,487 |
| PLRX | Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. | Bernard Coulie | 2024 | $6,614,704 |
| MIRM | Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Christopher Peetz | 2024 | $6,598,551 |
| DAWN | Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jeremy Bender | 2024 | $6,560,577 |
| DNLI | Denali Therapeutics Inc. | Ryan Watts | 2024 | $6,557,662 |
| GRND | Grindr Inc. | George Arison | 2024 | $6,537,747 |
| PRCT | PROCEPT BioRobotics Corp | Reza Zadno | 2024 | $6,521,876 |
| HLI | Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | Scott Beiser | 2024 | $6,500,000 |
| EB | Eventbrite, Inc. | Julia Hartz | 2024 | $6,498,392 |
| ORCL | Oracle Corp | Safra Catz | 2024 | $6,464,234 |
| ICHR | Ichor Holdings, Ltd. | Jeffrey Andreson | 2024 | $6,455,142 |
| ICUI | Icu Medical Inc | Vivek Jain | 2024 | $6,454,754 |
| MTTR | Matterport, Inc. | R.J. Pittman | 2024 | $6,435,126 |
| MRVI | Maravai Lifesciences Holdings, Inc. | William Martin | 2024 | $6,380,399 |
| LDI | loanDepot, Inc. | Frank Martell | 2024 | $6,380,350 |
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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