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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMG | Scotts Miracle-Gro Co | James Hagedorn | 2024 | $15,233,189 |
| LTH | Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. | Bahram Akradi | 2024 | $15,163,556 |
| FLEX | Flex Ltd. | Revathi Advaithi | 2024 | $15,111,097 |
| CFLT | Confluent, Inc. | Jay Kreps | 2024 | $15,105,701 |
| CHDN | Churchill Downs Inc | William Carstanjen | 2024 | $15,103,663 |
| MBLY | Mobileye Global Inc. | Amnon Shashua | 2024 | $15,078,205 |
| AKAM | Akamai Technologies Inc | Dr. Leighton | 2024 | $15,064,923 |
| CACI | Caci International Inc | John Mengucci | 2024 | $15,056,676 |
| FRSH | Freshworks Inc. | Dennis Woodside | 2024 | $15,022,796 |
| UHS | Universal Health Services Inc | Marc Miller | 2024 | $15,021,836 |
| STZ | Constellation Brands Inc | William Newlands | 2024 | $15,006,800 |
| REZI | Resideo Technologies, Inc. | Jay Geldmacher | 2024 | $15,000,857 |
| BGC | BGC Group, Inc. | Howard Lutnick | 2024 | $15,000,000 |
| CLS | Celestica Inc | Robert Mionis | 2024 | $14,994,451 |
| ZBH | Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc | Ivan Tornos | 2024 | $14,992,868 |
| ED | Consolidated Edison Inc | Timothy Cawley | 2024 | $14,984,213 |
| AEO | American Eagle Outfitters Inc | Jay Schottenstein | 2024 | $14,980,527 |
| EXTR | Extreme Networks Inc | Edward Meyercord | 2024 | $14,963,262 |
| COMP | Compass, Inc. | Robert Reffkin | 2024 | $14,951,990 |
| AGO | Assured Guaranty Ltd | Dominic Frederico | 2024 | $14,933,252 |
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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