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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CKPT | Checkpoint Therapeutics, Inc. | James Oliviero | 2024 | $9,775,944 |
| GDRX | GoodRx Holdings, Inc. | Scott Wagner | 2024 | $9,767,472 |
| GOLF | Acushnet Holdings Corp. | David Maher | 2024 | $9,741,876 |
| MKL | Markel Group Inc. | Thomas Gayner | 2024 | $9,737,887 |
| TSAT | Telesat Corp | Daniel Goldberg | 2024 | $9,733,900 |
| AEE | Ameren Corp | Martin Lyons | 2024 | $9,731,030 |
| PHIN | Phinia Inc. | Brady Ericson | 2024 | $9,729,623 |
| DCO | Ducommun Inc | Stephen Oswald | 2024 | $9,723,566 |
| VOYA | Voya Financial, Inc. | Heather Lavallee | 2024 | $9,720,234 |
| LIVN | LivaNova PLC | Vladimir Makatsaria | 2024 | $9,710,672 |
| NCMI | National CineMedia, Inc. | Thomas Lesinski | 2024 | $9,693,147 |
| CWK | Cushman & Wakefield plc | Michelle Mackay | 2024 | $9,682,351 |
| DLB | Dolby Laboratories, Inc. | Kevin Yeaman | 2024 | $9,678,964 |
| CCO | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. | Scott Wells | 2024 | $9,677,184 |
| YELP | Yelp Inc | Jeremy Stoppelman | 2024 | $9,658,912 |
| MRUS | Merus N.V. | Sven Ante Lundberg | 2024 | $9,643,774 |
| GNW | Genworth Financial Inc | Thomas McInerney | 2024 | $9,639,093 |
| CTRE | CareTrust REIT, Inc. | David Sedgwick | 2024 | $9,620,494 |
| TDS | Telephone & Data Systems Inc | LeRoy Carlson | 2024 | $9,611,495 |
| ARDX | Ardelyx, Inc. | Michael Raab | 2024 | $9,606,165 |
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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