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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCY | Mercury General Corp | Gabriel Tirador | 2024 | $3,678,591 |
| ANNX | Annexon, Inc. | Douglas Love | 2024 | $3,672,746 |
| ALEC | Alector, Inc. | Arnon Rosenthal | 2024 | $3,666,341 |
| WDFC | Wd 40 Co | Steven Brass | 2024 | $3,660,174 |
| OABI | OmniAb, Inc. | Matthew Foehr | 2024 | $3,647,160 |
| OOMA | Ooma Inc | Eric Stang | 2025 | $3,584,848 |
| SEER | Seer, Inc. | Omid Farokhzad | 2024 | $3,549,950 |
| TRTX | TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. | Doug Bouquard | 2024 | $3,515,543 |
| AVO | Mission Produce, Inc. | Stephen Barnard | 2024 | $3,500,819 |
| EXPO | Exponent Inc | Catherine Ford Corrigan | 2024 | $3,495,084 |
| GCT | GigaCloud Technology Inc | Larry Lei Wu | 2024 | $3,481,027 |
| ANIX | Anixa Biosciences Inc | Amit Kumar | 2024 | $3,476,037 |
| ALLK | Allakos Inc. | Robert Alexander | 2024 | $3,474,459 |
| CDXS | Codexis, Inc. | Stephen Dilly | 2024 | $3,472,920 |
| ZM | Zoom Communications, Inc. | Eric Yuan | 2025 | $3,428,169 |
| HRTX | Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | Craig Collard | 2024 | $3,395,492 |
| AAT | American Assets Trust, Inc. | Ernest Rady | 2024 | $3,367,410 |
| HOPE | Hope Bancorp Inc | Kevin Kim | 2024 | $3,314,768 |
| SNAP | Snap Inc | Evan Spiegel | 2024 | $3,298,781 |
| MULN | Mullen Automotive Inc. | David Michery | 2024 | $3,250,000 |
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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