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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LII | Lennox International Inc | Alok Maskara | 2024 | $9,907,911 |
| BRBR | Bellring Brands, Inc. | Darcy Horn Davenport | 2024 | $9,901,653 |
| CORT | Corcept Therapeutics Inc | Joseph Belanoff | 2024 | $9,890,081 |
| MOS | Mosaic Co/The | Bruce Bodine | 2024 | $9,880,653 |
| HRB | H&R Block Inc | Jeffrey Jones II | 2024 | $9,877,088 |
| LEG | Leggett & Platt Inc | Karl Glassman | 2024 | $9,872,920 |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology Inc | Ganesh Moorthy | 2024 | $9,866,411 |
| VIRT | Virtu Financial, Inc. | Douglas Cifu | 2024 | $9,863,432 |
| AVY | Avery Dennison Corp | Deon Stander | 2024 | $9,853,372 |
| CRUS | Cirrus Logic, Inc. | John Forsyth | 2024 | $9,852,387 |
| RAPP | Rapport Therapeutics, Inc. | Abraham Ceesay | 2024 | $9,839,157 |
| NVT | nVent Electric plc | Beth Wozniak | 2024 | $9,833,132 |
| PAYO | Payoneer Global Inc. | John Caplan | 2024 | $9,827,830 |
| AXTA | Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. | Chris Villavarayan | 2024 | $9,823,635 |
| CNK | Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | Sean Gamble | 2024 | $9,820,030 |
| GEL | Genesis Energy Lp | Grant Sims | 2024 | $9,817,748 |
| PARR | Par Pacific Holdings, Inc. | William Monteleone | 2024 | $9,815,511 |
| BKD | Brookdale Senior Living Inc. | Lucinda Baier | 2024 | $9,793,423 |
| ABSI | Absci Corp | Sean McClain | 2024 | $9,786,988 |
| ESNT | Essent Group Ltd. | Mark Casale | 2024 | $9,783,714 |
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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