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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIP | Arteris, Inc. | Charles Janac | 2024 | $1,483,239 |
| ATYR | aTYR PHARMA INC | Sanjay Shukla | 2024 | $1,480,522 |
| LIDR | AEye, Inc. | Matthew Fisch | 2024 | $1,471,437 |
| QUIK | QUICKLOGIC Corp | Brian Faith | 2024 | $1,471,241 |
| SFIX | Stitch Fix, Inc. | Matthew Baer | 2024 | $1,464,928 |
| BOLT | Bolt Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Randall Schatzman | 2024 | $1,438,898 |
| ZVIA | Zevia PBC | Amy Taylor | 2024 | $1,437,297 |
| MNOV | Medicinova Inc | Yuichi Iwaki | 2024 | $1,408,237 |
| BSRR | Sierra Bancorp | Kevin McPhaill | 2024 | $1,402,302 |
| RBB | RBB Bancorp | David Morris | 2024 | $1,387,103 |
| NTWK | Netsol Technologies Inc | Najeeb Ghauri | 2024 | $1,386,175 |
| AEHR | Aehr Test Systems | Gayn Erickson | 2024 | $1,384,437 |
| BMRC | Bank of Marin Bancorp | Timothy Myers | 2024 | $1,367,529 |
| OLPX | Olaplex Holdings, Inc. | Amanda Baldwin | 2024 | $1,355,970 |
| EMKR | Emcore Corp | Jeffrey Rittichier | 2024 | $1,345,870 |
| WATT | Energous Corp | Cesar Johnston | 2024 | $1,343,485 |
| MITK | Mitek Systems Inc | Scott Carter | 2024 | $1,336,170 |
| LYFT | Lyft, Inc. | David Risher | 2024 | $1,321,239 |
| AIRG | Airgain Inc | Jacob Suen | 2024 | $1,315,616 |
| LOGC | ContextLogic Inc. | Jun Yan | 2024 | $1,287,898 |
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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