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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates Inc | David Foss | 2024 | $10,963,138 |
| ENSG | Ensign Group, Inc | Barry Port | 2024 | $10,959,932 |
| APLS | Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Cedric Francois | 2024 | $10,957,451 |
| IBRX | ImmunityBio, Inc. | Richard Adcock | 2024 | $10,954,875 |
| IOVA | Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Frederick Vogt | 2024 | $10,953,193 |
| WEC | WEC Energy Group Inc | Scott Lauber | 2024 | $10,948,091 |
| MHO | M/I Homes, Inc. | Robert Schottenstein | 2024 | $10,943,634 |
| INSM | INSMED Inc | William Lewis | 2024 | $10,943,571 |
| GTN | Gray Media, Inc | Hilton Howell | 2024 | $10,942,378 |
| RIG | Transocean Ltd. | Jeremy Thigpen | 2024 | $10,938,141 |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc | Christopher O'Herlihy | 2024 | $10,932,645 |
| NTRS | Northern Trust Corp | Michael O’Grady | 2024 | $10,929,786 |
| KIM | Kimco Realty Corp | Conor Flynn | 2024 | $10,929,025 |
| SGI | Somnigroup International Inc. | Scott Thompson | 2024 | $10,928,579 |
| WLK | Westlake Corp | Albert Chao | 2024 | $10,923,881 |
| AYI | Acuity Inc. | Neil Ashe | 2024 | $10,894,174 |
| GWW | WW Grainger Inc | D.G. Macpherson | 2024 | $10,881,689 |
| G | Genpact LTD | Balkrishan Kalra | 2024 | $10,879,462 |
| DH | Definitive Healthcare Corp. | Kevin Coop | 2024 | $10,876,456 |
| BASE | Couchbase, Inc. | Matthew Cain | 2024 | $10,860,943 |
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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