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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRIM | Northrim Bancorp Inc | Michael Huston | 2024 | $1,055,960 |
| CENT | Central Garden & Pet Co | Mary Beth Springer | 2024 | $1,055,775 |
| RBOT | Vicarious Surgical Inc. | Adam Sachs | 2024 | $1,051,584 |
| BEEM | Beam Global | Desmond Wheatley | 2024 | $1,048,932 |
| HDSN | Hudson Technologies Inc | Brian Coleman | 2024 | $1,046,816 |
| CTLP | Cantaloupe, Inc. | Ravi Venkatesan | 2024 | $1,046,238 |
| SHIM | Shimmick Corp | Ural Yal | 2024 | $1,046,154 |
| LOCL | Local Bounti Corporation | Kathleen Valiasek | 2024 | $1,044,240 |
| GNSS | Genasys Inc. | Richard Danforth | 2024 | $1,044,150 |
| PPTA | Perpetua Resources Corp. | Laurel Sayer | 2024 | $1,042,534 |
| URBN | Urban Outfitters Inc | Richard Hayne | 2025 | $1,041,140 |
| IBEX | IBEX Ltd | Robert Dechant | 2024 | $1,040,179 |
| SMBK | Smartfinancial Inc. | William Carroll | 2024 | $1,039,830 |
| DYAI | Dyadic International Inc | Mark Emalfarb | 2024 | $1,039,797 |
| TLPH | Talphera, Inc. | Vincent Angotti | 2024 | $1,038,992 |
| HLLY | Holley Inc. | Matthew Stevenson | 2024 | $1,038,158 |
| CRVO | CervoMed Inc. | John Alam | 2024 | $1,036,352 |
| KRT | Karat Packaging Inc. | Alan Yu | 2024 | $1,035,697 |
| DTSS | Datasea Inc. | Zhixin Liu | 2024 | $1,035,549 |
| PRPL | Purple Innovation, Inc. | Robert DeMartini | 2024 | $1,032,501 |
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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