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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGZ | Vista Gold Corp | Frederick Earnest | 2024 | $582,013 |
| SCPX | Scorpius Holdings, Inc. | Jeffrey Wolf | 2024 | $578,995 |
| NRXS | Neuraxis, INC | Brian Carrico | 2024 | $578,376 |
| FTLF | Fitlife Brands, Inc. | Dayton Judd | 2024 | $578,000 |
| NVEC | NVE Corp | Daniel Baker | 2024 | $577,985 |
| SNES | SenesTech, Inc. | Joel Fruendt | 2024 | $575,809 |
| IROQ | IF Bancorp, Inc. | Walter Hasselbring | 2024 | $574,160 |
| DAIO | Data I/O Corp | Anthony Ambrose | 2024 | $573,731 |
| EBMT | Eagle Bancorp Montana, Inc. | Laura Clark | 2024 | $572,273 |
| TOMZ | TOMI Environmental Solutions, Inc. | Halden Shane | 2024 | $572,261 |
| AMST | Amesite Inc. | Ann Marie Sastry | 2024 | $571,153 |
| SCNX | Scienture Holdings, Inc. | Surendra Ajjarapu | 2024 | $570,577 |
| BRFH | Barfresh Food Group Inc. | Riccardo Delle Coste | 2024 | $569,000 |
| TLF | Tandy Leather Factory Inc | Janet Carr | 2024 | $568,891 |
| CPHC | Canterbury Park Holding Corp | Randall Sampson | 2024 | $566,988 |
| LOOP | Loop Industries, Inc. | Daniel Solomita | 2024 | $566,586 |
| ICU | SeaStar Medical Holding Corp | Eric Schlorff | 2024 | $562,350 |
| SIDU | Sidus Space Inc. | Carol Craig | 2024 | $559,000 |
| VIRC | Virco Mfg Corporation | Robert Virtue | 2024 | $557,027 |
| DTST | Data Storage Corp | Charles Piluso | 2024 | $552,205 |
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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