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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTGN | Vistagen Therapeutics, Inc. | Shawn Singh | 2024 | $947,917 |
| HGBL | Heritage Global Inc. | Ross Dove | 2024 | $944,974 |
| TLYS | Tilly'S, Inc. | Hezy Shaked | 2024 | $935,724 |
| TKNO | Alpha Teknova, Inc. | Stephen Gunstream | 2024 | $932,301 |
| KRUS | Kura Sushi Usa, Inc. | Hajime Uba | 2024 | $931,498 |
| SNTI | Senti Biosciences, Inc. | Timothy Lu | 2024 | $930,690 |
| KZR | Kezar Life Sciences, Inc. | Christopher Kirk | 2024 | $927,300 |
| MNTS | Momentus Inc. | John Rood | 2024 | $919,310 |
| OPBK | OP Bancorp | Min Kim | 2024 | $915,300 |
| SG | Sweetgreen, Inc. | Jonathan Neman | 2024 | $910,550 |
| BYFC | Broadway Financial Corp | Brian Argrett | 2024 | $908,464 |
| SGMT | Sagimet Biosciences Inc. | David Happel | 2024 | $906,164 |
| BGFV | Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp | Steven Miller | 2024 | $901,675 |
| GROV | Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. | Jeff Yurcisin | 2024 | $900,200 |
| DARE | Dare Bioscience, Inc. | Sabrina Martucci Johnson | 2024 | $898,382 |
| INTG | Intergroup Corp | John Winfield | 2024 | $897,000 |
| MEIP | MEI Pharma, Inc. | David Urso | 2024 | $894,905 |
| QMCO | Quantum Corp /De/ | James Lerner | 2024 | $890,261 |
| JAGX | Jaguar Health, Inc. | Lisa Conte | 2024 | $875,320 |
| GSIT | Gsi Technology Inc | Lee-Lean Shu | 2024 | $873,636 |
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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