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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JBGS | JBG SMITH Properties | Matthew Kelly | 2024 | $9,179,792 |
| PUBM | PubMatic, Inc. | Rajeev Goel | 2024 | $9,165,522 |
| AWI | Armstrong World Industries Inc | Victor Grizzle | 2024 | $9,154,261 |
| CRI | Carters Inc | Michael Casey | 2024 | $9,146,769 |
| HOG | Harley-Davidson, Inc. | Jochen Zeitz | 2024 | $9,145,545 |
| UPB | Upstream Bio, Inc. | Rand Sutherland | 2024 | $9,108,953 |
| AVB | AvalonBay Communities Inc | Benjamin Schall | 2024 | $9,090,073 |
| OLED | Universal Display Corp | Steven Abramson | 2024 | $9,087,741 |
| DEI | Douglas Emmett Inc | Jordan Kaplan | 2024 | $9,083,361 |
| CVRX | CVRx, Inc. | Nadim Yared | 2024 | $9,082,769 |
| ZLAB | Zai Lab Ltd | Samantha DuYing | 2024 | $9,079,948 |
| SHOO | Steven Madden, Ltd. | Edward Rosenfeld | 2024 | $9,078,571 |
| HTGC | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Scott Bluestein | 2024 | $9,076,742 |
| RDNT | RadNet, Inc. | Howard Berger | 2024 | $9,076,437 |
| IRON | Disc Medicine, Inc. | John Quisel | 2024 | $9,065,924 |
| PRO | PROS Holdings, Inc. | Andres Reiner | 2024 | $9,058,301 |
| WTS | Watts Water Technologies Inc | Robert Pagano | 2024 | $9,053,207 |
| DFIN | Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. | Daniel Leib | 2024 | $9,051,322 |
| ALTR | Altair Engineering Inc. | James Scapa | 2024 | $9,050,451 |
| EPAM | EPAM Systems Inc | Arkadiy Dobkin | 2024 | $9,046,642 |
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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