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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMAC | Unusual Machines, Inc. | Allan Evans | 2024 | $1,114,600 |
| APTOF | Aptose Biosciences Inc. | William Rice | 2024 | $1,114,080 |
| IDN | Intellicheck, Inc. | Bryan Lewis | 2024 | $1,113,903 |
| CALM | Cal-Maine Foods Inc | Sherman Miller | 2024 | $1,107,975 |
| IRIX | Iridex Corp | Patrick Mercer | 2024 | $1,106,642 |
| CNSP | CNS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | John Climaco | 2024 | $1,103,680 |
| KPLT | Katapult Holdings, Inc. | Orlando Zayas | 2024 | $1,100,565 |
| EBTC | Enterprise Bancorp Inc | Steven Larochelle | 2024 | $1,100,366 |
| MRTN | Marten Transport Ltd | Timothy Kohl | 2024 | $1,098,903 |
| GRWG | GrowGeneration Corp. | Darren Lampert | 2024 | $1,092,500 |
| UPXI | Upexi, Inc. | Allan Marshall | 2024 | $1,090,769 |
| LTRN | Lantern Pharma Inc. | Panna Sharma | 2024 | $1,090,634 |
| IDT | Idt Corp | Shmuel Jonas | 2024 | $1,090,000 |
| AIMI | AIM ImmunoTech Inc. | Thomas K Equels | 2024 | $1,089,725 |
| LIVE | Live Ventures Inc | Rodney Spriggs | 2024 | $1,085,139 |
| VANI | Vivani Medical, Inc. | Adam Mendelsohn | 2024 | $1,084,200 |
| EU | enCore Energy Corp. | Paul Goranson | 2024 | $1,080,991 |
| EPM | Evolution Petroleum Corp | Kelly Loyd | 2024 | $1,080,561 |
| FFNW | First Financial Northwest, Inc. | Joseph Kiley | 2024 | $1,080,534 |
| PHGE | BiomX Inc. | Jonathan Solomon | 2024 | $1,078,592 |
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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