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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INVA | Innoviva, Inc. | Pavel Raifeld | 2024 | $2,716,420 |
| XOS | Xos, Inc. | Dakota Semler | 2024 | $2,690,833 |
| CLNE | Clean Energy Fuels Corp. | Andrew Littlefair | 2024 | $2,674,559 |
| FGEN | Fibrogen Inc | Thane Wettig | 2024 | $2,642,113 |
| AVGO | Broadcom Inc | Hock Tan | 2024 | $2,634,542 |
| RDDT | Reddit, Inc. | Steven Huffman | 2024 | $2,613,869 |
| LCTX | Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc. | Brian Culley | 2024 | $2,534,450 |
| CLPT | ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. | Joseph Burnett | 2024 | $2,532,674 |
| MPAA | Motorcar Parts Of America Inc | Selwyn Joffe | 2024 | $2,526,062 |
| LMNR | Limoneira CO | Harold Edwards | 2024 | $2,498,908 |
| SGMO | Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc | Alexander Macrae | 2024 | $2,457,450 |
| UNCY | Unicycive Therapeutics, Inc. | Shalabh Gupta | 2024 | $2,439,884 |
| CRDF | Cardiff Oncology, Inc. | Mark Erlander | 2024 | $2,401,376 |
| WLDN | Willdan Group, Inc. | Michael Bieber | 2024 | $2,400,089 |
| SST | System1, Inc. | Michael Blend | 2024 | $2,388,353 |
| GPRO | GoPro, Inc. | Nicholas Woodman | 2024 | $2,370,114 |
| STEM | Stem, Inc. | John Carrington | 2024 | $2,296,957 |
| KRON | Kronos Bio, Inc. | Norbert Bischofberger | 2024 | $2,285,336 |
| CDZI | Cadiz Inc | Susan Kennedy Current | 2024 | $2,280,114 |
| HAFC | Hanmi Financial Corp | Bonita Lee | 2024 | $2,268,302 |
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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