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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLR | Allarity Therapeutics, Inc. | Thomas Jensen | 2024 | $791,600 |
| DSGN | Design Therapeutics, Inc. | Pratik Shah | 2024 | $789,800 |
| PED | Pedevco Corp | Douglas Schick | 2024 | $788,714 |
| FRST | Primis Financial Corp. | Dennis Zember | 2024 | $788,439 |
| WABC | Westamerica Bancorporation | David Payne | 2024 | $786,658 |
| ACOG | Alpha Cognition Inc. | Michael McFadden | 2024 | $786,186 |
| OCX | Oncocyte Corp | Joshua Riggs | 2024 | $786,077 |
| TUSK | Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. | Arty Straehla | 2024 | $780,350 |
| RNLXY | Renalytix plc | James McCullough | 2024 | $780,110 |
| ASTI | Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. | Paul Warley | 2024 | $778,875 |
| PAMT | Pamt Corp | Joesph Vitiritto | 2024 | $778,160 |
| RNTX | Rein Therapeutics, Inc. | Brian Windsor | 2024 | $778,159 |
| FSFG | First Savings Financial Group, Inc. | Larry Myers | 2024 | $777,964 |
| BIVI | Biovie Inc. | Cuong Do | 2024 | $777,082 |
| DEVS | DevvStream Corp. | Sunny Trinh | 2024 | $772,526 |
| BLNE | Beeline Holdings, Inc. | Geoffrey Gwin | 2024 | $772,000 |
| CING | Cingulate Inc. | Shane Schaffer | 2024 | $770,327 |
| FBLA | FB Bancorp, Inc. | Christopher Ferris | 2024 | $769,536 |
| DUOL | Duolingo, Inc. | Luis von Ahn | 2024 | $767,250 |
| REFR | Research Frontiers Inc | Joseph Harary | 2024 | $766,962 |
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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