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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYFC | Broadway Financial Corp | Brian Argrett | 2024 | $908,464 |
| RBCAA | Republic Bancorp Inc | Logan Pichel | 2024 | $907,530 |
| CCRD | CoreCard Corp | Leland Strange | 2024 | $906,669 |
| SGMT | Sagimet Biosciences Inc. | David Happel | 2024 | $906,164 |
| APVO | Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. | Marvin White | 2024 | $906,020 |
| NEUP | Neuphoria Therapeutics Inc. | Spyros Papapetropoulos | 2024 | $905,469 |
| HUMA | Humacyte, Inc. | Laura Niklason | 2024 | $905,436 |
| OMEX | Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc | Mark Gordon | 2024 | $902,243 |
| BGFV | Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp | Steven Miller | 2024 | $901,675 |
| GROV | Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. | Jeff Yurcisin | 2024 | $900,200 |
| CTSO | Cytosorbents Corp | Phillip Chan | 2024 | $899,695 |
| DARE | Dare Bioscience, Inc. | Sabrina Martucci Johnson | 2024 | $898,382 |
| SMSI | Smith Micro Software, Inc. | William Smith | 2024 | $897,698 |
| INTG | Intergroup Corp | John Winfield | 2024 | $897,000 |
| MEIP | MEI Pharma, Inc. | David Urso | 2024 | $894,905 |
| TSSI | TSS, Inc. | Darryll Dewan | 2024 | $892,543 |
| KTCC | Key Tronic Corp | Craig Gates | 2024 | $892,270 |
| QMCO | Quantum Corp /De/ | James Lerner | 2024 | $890,261 |
| FLNT | Fluent, Inc. | Donald Patrick | 2024 | $889,788 |
| USEG | Us Energy Corp | Ryan Smith | 2024 | $889,385 |
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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