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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWFG | Bankwell Financial Group, Inc. | Christopher Gruseke | 2024 | $1,003,069 |
| PMT | PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust | David Spector | 2024 | $999,987 |
| ENZB | Enzo Biochem Inc | Kara Cannon | 2024 | $999,352 |
| FDBC | Fidelity D & D Bancorp Inc | Daniel Santaniello | 2024 | $998,371 |
| APCX | AppTech Payments Corp. | Luke D’Angelo | 2024 | $993,375 |
| TALO | Talos Energy Inc. | Joseph Mills | 2024 | $992,928 |
| MHH | Mastech Digital, Inc. | Vivek Gupta | 2024 | $992,791 |
| ZYXI | Zynex Inc | Thomas Sandgaard | 2024 | $991,810 |
| BXMT | Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. | Katharine Keenan | 2024 | $990,854 |
| BNGO | Bionano Genomics, Inc. | Erik Holmlin | 2024 | $989,677 |
| OESX | Orion Energy Systems, Inc. | Michael Jenkins | 2024 | $989,362 |
| APT | Alpha Pro Tech Ltd | Lloyd Hoffman | 2024 | $987,176 |
| LGCY | Legacy Education Inc. | LeeAnn Rohmann | 2024 | $983,441 |
| VLCN | Volcon, Inc. | John Kim | 2024 | $983,333 |
| OVLY | Oak Valley Bancorp | Christopher Courtney | 2024 | $980,578 |
| DAKT | Daktronics Inc | Reece Kurtenbach | 2024 | $980,516 |
| FCCO | First Community Corp | Michael Crapps | 2024 | $980,055 |
| ADIL | Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Cary Claiborne | 2024 | $976,339 |
| APYX | Apyx Medical Corp | Charles Goodwin | 2024 | $975,971 |
| TCX | Tucows Inc | Elliot Noss | 2024 | $975,734 |
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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