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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALHC | Alignment Healthcare, Inc. | John Kao | 2024 | $6,369,165 |
| NAPA | Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. | Deirdre Mahlan | 2024 | $6,356,449 |
| ATEN | A10 Networks, Inc. | Dhrupad Trivedi | 2024 | $6,344,956 |
| ADV | Advantage Solutions Inc. | David Peacock | 2024 | $6,321,775 |
| PL | Planet Labs PBC | William Marshall | 2024 | $6,250,741 |
| KURA | Kura Oncology, Inc. | Troy Wilson | 2024 | $6,239,098 |
| ATEC | Alphatec Holdings, Inc. | Patrick Miles | 2024 | $6,221,699 |
| SKYE | Skye Bioscience, Inc. | Punit Dhillon | 2024 | $6,139,625 |
| FLGT | Fulgent Genetics, Inc. | Ming Hsieh | 2024 | $6,128,000 |
| GERN | Geron Corp | John Scarlett | 2024 | $6,125,238 |
| LTRX | Lantronix Inc | Saleel Awsare | 2024 | $6,086,293 |
| CTKB | Cytek Biosciences, Inc. | Wenbin Jiang | 2024 | $6,084,671 |
| MGX | Metagenomi, Inc. | Brian Thomas | 2024 | $6,061,284 |
| PENG | Penguin Solutions, Inc. | Mark Adams | 2024 | $5,998,416 |
| CRSR | Corsair Gaming, Inc. | Andrew Paul | 2024 | $5,975,495 |
| CDTX | Cidara Therapeutics, Inc. | Jeffrey Stein | 2024 | $5,965,903 |
| QNST | Quinstreet, Inc | Douglas Valenti | 2024 | $5,947,270 |
| XOMA | XOMA Royalty Corp | Owen Hughes | 2024 | $5,833,264 |
| NRIX | Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. | Arthur Sands | 2024 | $5,812,862 |
| SONO | Sonos Inc | Patrick Spence | 2024 | $5,810,424 |
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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