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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INUV | Inuvo, Inc. | Richard Howe | 2024 | $973,867 |
| BANF | Bancfirst Corp | David Harlow | 2024 | $970,435 |
| SBT | Sterling Bancorp, Inc. | Thomas O’Brien | 2024 | $969,590 |
| SGBX | Safe & Green Holdings Corp. | Paul Galvin | 2024 | $969,501 |
| CRVL | Corvel Corp | Michael Combs | 2024 | $966,969 |
| OFLX | Omega Flex, Inc. | Dean Rivest | 2024 | $966,735 |
| WRLD | World Acceptance Corp | R Chad Prashad | 2024 | $965,737 |
| AKTSQ | Atech (Parent) Resolution Corp. | Jeffrey Shealy | 2024 | $962,325 |
| EVC | Entravision Communications Corp | Michael Christenson | 2024 | $957,671 |
| RNAZ | Transcode Therapeutics, Inc. | Thomas Fitzgerald Interim | 2024 | $956,966 |
| LAKE | Lakeland Industries Inc | Charles Roberson | 2024 | $956,513 |
| CBAN | Colony Bankcorp Inc | Heath Fountain | 2024 | $956,204 |
| CIA | Citizens, Inc. | Gerald Shields | 2024 | $956,177 |
| KPRX | Kiora Pharmaceuticals Inc | Brian Strem | 2024 | $954,883 |
| HYFM | Hydrofarm Holdings Group, Inc. | William Toler | 2024 | $951,975 |
| VTGN | Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc. | Shawn Singh | 2024 | $947,917 |
| NTIC | Northern Technologies International Corp | Patrick Lynch | 2024 | $946,597 |
| CCCS | CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. | Githesh Ramamurthy | 2024 | $946,288 |
| HGBL | Heritage Global Inc. | Ross Dove | 2024 | $944,974 |
| BOXL | Boxlight Corp | Dale Strang | 2024 | $941,667 |
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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