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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RGTI | Rigetti Computing, Inc. | Subodh Kulkarni | 2024 | $2,261,211 |
| MEG | Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. | Vijay Manthripragada | 2024 | $2,224,967 |
| KSCP | Knightscope, Inc. | William Santana Li | 2024 | $2,223,800 |
| BLZE | Backblaze, Inc. | Gleb Budman | 2024 | $2,207,007 |
| CCSI | Consensus Cloud Solutions, Inc. | Scott Turicchi | 2024 | $2,170,729 |
| HOOD | Robinhood Markets, Inc. | Vladimir Tenev | 2024 | $2,137,451 |
| ALGS | Aligos Therapeutics, Inc. | Lawrence Blatt | 2024 | $2,135,283 |
| TYGO | Tigo Energy, Inc. | Zvi Alon | 2024 | $2,125,440 |
| INVE | Identiv, Inc. | Kirsten Newquist | 2024 | $2,101,455 |
| VXRT | Vaxart, Inc. | Steven Lo | 2024 | $2,085,768 |
| NET | Cloudflare, Inc. | Matthew Prince | 2024 | $2,081,094 |
| AKA | A.K.A. Brands Holding Corp. | Ciaran Long | 2024 | $2,060,200 |
| INO | Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Jacqueline Shea | 2024 | $2,050,669 |
| VINC | Vincerx Pharma, Inc. | Ahmed Hamdy | 2024 | $2,019,024 |
| GOSS | Gossamer Bio, Inc. | Faheem Hasnain | 2024 | $2,005,432 |
| BCAB | BioAtla, Inc. | Jay Short | 2024 | $1,952,798 |
| OUST | Ouster, Inc. | Angus Pacala | 2024 | $1,910,447 |
| OPRT | Oportun Financial Corp | Raul Vazquez | 2024 | $1,894,102 |
| TPST | Tempest Therapeutics, Inc. | Stephen Brady | 2024 | $1,872,299 |
| CBLL | Ceribell, Inc. | Xingjuan Chao | 2024 | $1,818,529 |
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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