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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JXN | Jackson Financial Inc. | Laura Prieskorn | 2024 | $12,188,324 |
| PCAR | PACCAR Inc | Preston Feight | 2024 | $12,184,223 |
| ACIW | Aci Worldwide, Inc. | Thomas Warsop | 2024 | $12,152,420 |
| NBR | Nabors Industries Ltd | Anthony Petrello | 2024 | $12,146,803 |
| BANC | Banc Of California, Inc. | Jared Wolff | 2024 | $12,129,275 |
| AB | Alliancebernstein Holding L.P. | Seth Bernstein | 2024 | $12,127,194 |
| J | Jacobs Solutions Inc | Robert Pragada | 2024 | $12,119,945 |
| CVLT | Commvault Systems Inc | Sanjay Mirchandani | 2024 | $12,107,760 |
| QTWO | Q2 Holdings, Inc. | Matthew Flake | 2024 | $12,099,260 |
| KFY | Korn Ferry | Gary Burnison | 2024 | $12,097,658 |
| PAYC | Paycom Software Inc | Chris Thomas | 2024 | $12,088,037 |
| LITE | Lumentum Holdings Inc. | Alan Lowe | 2024 | $12,077,066 |
| VRSK | Verisk Analytics Inc | Lee Shavel | 2024 | $12,074,727 |
| FCFS | FirstCash Holdings, Inc. | Rick Wessel | 2024 | $12,069,657 |
| ABR | Arbor Realty Trust Inc | Ivan Kaufman | 2024 | $12,057,878 |
| PTEN | Patterson Uti Energy Inc | William Andrew Hendricks | 2024 | $12,051,176 |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc | Ricardo Cardenas | 2024 | $12,004,427 |
| FIVN | Five9, Inc. | Michael Burkland | 2024 | $11,997,464 |
| NOV | NOV Inc. | Clay Williams | 2024 | $11,974,375 |
| MTH | Meritage Homes CORP | Phillippe Lord | 2024 | $11,974,134 |
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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