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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBI | Pitney Bowes Inc | Lance Rosenzweig | 2024 | $10,465,392 |
| VSTS | Vestis Corp | Kim Scott | 2024 | $10,448,954 |
| BL | Blackline, Inc. | Therese Tucker | 2024 | $10,413,629 |
| CNO | CNO Financial Group, Inc. | Gary Bhojwani | 2024 | $10,403,588 |
| CMS | CMS Energy Corp | Garrick Rochow | 2024 | $10,401,409 |
| PK | Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. | Thomas Baltimore | 2024 | $10,399,192 |
| SHC | Sotera Health Co | Michael Petras, | 2024 | $10,392,468 |
| HEI | Heico Corp | Laurans Mendelson | 2024 | $10,382,143 |
| MMSI | Merit Medical Systems Inc | Fred Lampropoulos | 2024 | $10,381,624 |
| MUR | Murphy Oil Corp | Roger Jenkins | 2024 | $10,376,263 |
| PRGS | Progress Software Corp | Yogesh Gupta | 2024 | $10,374,886 |
| SJM | J M Smucker Co | Mark Smucker | 2024 | $10,367,569 |
| AXSM | Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | Herriot Tabuteau | 2024 | $10,364,688 |
| PFGC | Performance Food Group Co | George Holm | 2024 | $10,363,049 |
| AMH | American Homes 4 Rent | David Singelyn | 2024 | $10,350,885 |
| SEM | Select Medical Holdings Corp | David Chernow | 2024 | $10,311,733 |
| AAP | Advance Auto Parts Inc | Shane O'Kelly | 2024 | $10,303,636 |
| USAC | USA Compression Partners, LP | Eric Long | 2024 | $10,295,925 |
| FROG | JFrog Ltd | Shlomi Ben Haim | 2024 | $10,292,799 |
| WAL | Western Alliance Bancorporation | Kenneth Vecchione | 2024 | $10,275,160 |
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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