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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFBK | Cf Bankshares Inc. | Timothy O'Dell | 2024 | $1,593,188 |
| DALN | DallasNews Corp | Grant Moise | 2024 | $1,591,948 |
| OTRK | Ontrak, Inc. | Brandon LaVerne | 2024 | $1,587,160 |
| CLFD | Clearfield, Inc. | Cheryl Beranek | 2024 | $1,585,703 |
| ARMP | Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Deborah Birx | 2024 | $1,584,176 |
| HNNA | Hennessy Advisors Inc | Neil Hennessy | 2024 | $1,580,791 |
| KORE | KORE Group Holdings, Inc. | Ronald Totton | 2024 | $1,580,730 |
| QCRH | Qcr Holdings Inc | Larry Helling | 2024 | $1,579,631 |
| LESL | Leslie's, Inc. | Jason McDonell | 2024 | $1,579,596 |
| FBRT | Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. | Richard Byrne | 2024 | $1,577,585 |
| ALCO | Alico, Inc. | John Kiernan | 2024 | $1,576,769 |
| LNSR | LENSAR, Inc. | Nicholas Curtis | 2024 | $1,576,634 |
| SMP | Standard Motor Products, Inc. | Eric Sills | 2024 | $1,568,037 |
| CHCI | Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. | Christopher Clemente | 2024 | $1,563,800 |
| GSBC | Great Southern Bancorp, Inc. | Joseph Turner | 2024 | $1,563,373 |
| FSBW | FS Bancorp, Inc. | Joseph Adams | 2024 | $1,563,222 |
| RSVR | Reservoir Media, Inc. | Golnar Khosrowshahi | 2024 | $1,562,347 |
| AAME | Atlantic American Corp | Hilton Howell | 2024 | $1,559,908 |
| FHTX | Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. | Adrian Gottschalk | 2024 | $1,559,562 |
| NNI | Nelnet Inc | Jeffrey Noordhoek | 2024 | $1,555,613 |
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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