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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLS | SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. | Angelos Stergiou | 2024 | $1,189,773 |
| GTBP | GT Biopharma, Inc. | Michael Breen | 2024 | $1,186,972 |
| XGN | Exagen Inc. | John Aballi | 2024 | $1,184,500 |
| SNSE | Sensei Biotherapeutics, Inc. | John Celebi | 2024 | $1,183,643 |
| MBWM | Mercantile Bank Corp | Raymond Reitsma | 2024 | $1,181,790 |
| BIRD | Allbirds, Inc. | Joe Vernachio | 2024 | $1,180,452 |
| IPWR | Ideal Power Inc. | Daniel Brdar | 2024 | $1,180,139 |
| MCHX | Marchex Inc | Edwin Miller | 2024 | $1,179,906 |
| ATNM | Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Sandesh Seth | 2024 | $1,173,200 |
| SHBI | Shore Bancshares Inc | James Burke | 2024 | $1,171,590 |
| ELBM | Electra Battery Materials Corp | Trent Mell | 2024 | $1,165,689 |
| NUTX | Nutex Health, Inc. | Thomas Vo | 2024 | $1,162,214 |
| TITN | Titan Machinery Inc. | Bryan Knutson | 2025 | $1,161,858 |
| SMMT | Summit Therapeutics Inc. | Mahkam Zanganeh | 2024 | $1,161,021 |
| KINS | Kingstone Companies, Inc. | Meryl Golden | 2024 | $1,158,658 |
| NVCT | Nuvectis Pharma, Inc. | Ron Bentsur | 2024 | $1,157,639 |
| SPFI | South Plains Financial, Inc. | Curtis Griffith | 2024 | $1,157,251 |
| INDP | Indaptus Therapeutics, Inc. | Jeffrey Meckler | 2024 | $1,157,217 |
| TBNK | Territorial Bancorp Inc. | Allan Kitagawa | 2024 | $1,151,865 |
| BCAL | California BanCorp | Steven Shelton | 2024 | $1,150,366 |
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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