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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc | Gary Guthart | 2024 | $18,196,432 |
| PINS | Pinterest, Inc. | Bill Ready | 2024 | $18,143,031 |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions Inc | Liam Griffin | 2024 | $18,096,527 |
| ACHR | Archer Aviation Inc. | Adam Goldstein | 2024 | $17,763,000 |
| NTGR | Netgear, Inc. | Charles Prober | 2024 | $17,753,288 |
| NTAP | NetApp Inc | George Kurian | 2024 | $17,741,459 |
| ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc | Joel Marcus | 2024 | $17,727,276 |
| MNST | Monster Beverage Corp | Rodney Sacks | 2024 | $17,709,651 |
| WDC | Western Digital Corp | David Goeckeler | 2024 | $17,690,772 |
| INGM | Ingram Micro Holding Corp | Paul Bay | 2024 | $17,463,003 |
| TDC | Teradata Corp | Stephen McMillan | 2024 | $17,418,309 |
| BEN | Franklin Resources Inc | Jennifer Johnson | 2024 | $17,238,416 |
| ROST | Ross Stores Inc | Barbara Rentler | 2024 | $16,994,251 |
| IDYA | IDEAYA Biosciences, Inc. | Yujiro Hata | 2024 | $16,930,872 |
| KBH | Kb Home | Jeffrey Mezger | 2024 | $16,709,331 |
| SANM | Sanmina Corp | Jure Sola | 2024 | $16,605,817 |
| S | SentinelOne, Inc. | Tomer Weingarten | 2024 | $16,544,088 |
| PCOR | Procore Technologies, Inc. | Craig Courtemanche | 2024 | $16,122,797 |
| HCP | HashiCorp, Inc. | David McJannet | 2024 | $16,102,875 |
| MASI | Masimo Corp | Joe Kiani | 2024 | $15,932,345 |
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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