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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BV | BrightView Holdings, Inc. | Dale Asplund | 2024 | $15,775,332 |
| MTCH | Match Group Inc | Bernard Kim | 2024 | $15,746,295 |
| MSTR | Microstrategy Inc | Phong Le | 2024 | $15,736,147 |
| MSCI | MSCI Inc | Henry Fernandez | 2024 | $15,696,607 |
| DD | DuPont de Nemours Inc | Edward Breen | 2024 | $15,680,270 |
| PKG | Packaging Corp of America | Mark Kowlzan | 2024 | $15,672,470 |
| ZG | Zillow Group, Inc. | Jeremy Wacksman | 2024 | $15,663,427 |
| KD | Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. | Martin Schroeter | 2024 | $15,661,281 |
| QLYS | Qualys, Inc. | Sumedh Thakar | 2024 | $15,650,272 |
| KR | Kroger Co | Rodney McMullen | 2024 | $15,631,028 |
| PWR | Quanta Services Inc | Earl (Duke) Austin | 2024 | $15,626,189 |
| LRN | Stride, Inc. | James Rhyu | 2024 | $15,623,124 |
| AAL | American Airlines Group Inc. | Robert Isom | 2024 | $15,610,843 |
| KRYS | Krystal Biotech, Inc. | Krish Krishnan | 2024 | $15,603,652 |
| SYY | Sysco Corp | Kevin Hourican | 2024 | $15,598,250 |
| BBIO | BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. | Neil Kumar | 2024 | $15,581,923 |
| HUM | Humana Inc | James Rechtin | 2024 | $15,579,476 |
| HD | Home Depot Inc | Edward Decker | 2024 | $15,574,678 |
| EXAS | Exact Sciences Corp | Kevin Conroy | 2024 | $15,539,378 |
| JAZZ | Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc | Bruce Cozadd | 2024 | $15,527,464 |
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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