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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHT | Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc | Robison Hays | 2024 | $1,473,796 |
| GNLX | Genelux Corp | Thomas Zindrick | 2024 | $1,473,247 |
| DBVT | DBV Technologies S.A. | Daniel Tassé | 2024 | $1,472,146 |
| LIDR | AEye, Inc. | Matthew Fisch | 2024 | $1,471,437 |
| QUIK | QUICKLOGIC Corp | Brian Faith | 2024 | $1,471,241 |
| SFIX | Stitch Fix, Inc. | Matthew Baer | 2024 | $1,464,928 |
| CMRX | Chimerix Inc | Michael Andriole | 2024 | $1,464,678 |
| CWCO | Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. | Frederick McTaggart | 2024 | $1,462,458 |
| GRNT | Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. | Luke Brandenberg | 2024 | $1,461,306 |
| MBRX | Moleculin Biotech, Inc. | Walter Klemp | 2024 | $1,458,759 |
| DGICA | Donegal Group Inc | Kevin Burke | 2024 | $1,456,810 |
| OLB | Olb Group, Inc. | Ronny Yakov | 2024 | $1,456,500 |
| XLO | Xilio Therapeutics, Inc. | René Russo | 2024 | $1,455,339 |
| JRSH | Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. | Choi Lin Hung | 2024 | $1,455,000 |
| INAB | In8Bio, Inc. | William Ho | 2024 | $1,453,512 |
| TACT | Transact Technologies Inc | John Dillon | 2024 | $1,451,745 |
| BARK | Bark, Inc. | Matt Meeker | 2024 | $1,449,524 |
| CADL | Candel Therapeutics, Inc. | Paul Peter Tak | 2024 | $1,449,222 |
| CZNC | Citizens & Northern Corp | Bradley Scovil | 2024 | $1,445,245 |
| ACRS | Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc. | Neal Walker | 2024 | $1,445,135 |
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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