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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCO | Brinks Co | Mark Eubanks | 2024 | $8,349,563 |
| EPRT | Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc. | Peter Mavoides | 2024 | $8,339,000 |
| SDRL | Seadrill Ltd | Simon Johnson | 2024 | $8,337,369 |
| LAB | Standard Biotools Inc. | Michael Egholm | 2024 | $8,337,044 |
| ASGN | ASGN Inc | Theodore Hanson | 2024 | $8,336,636 |
| VIAV | Viavi Solutions Inc. | Oleg Khaykin | 2024 | $8,327,769 |
| ONTF | On24 Inc. | Sharat Sharan | 2024 | $8,327,290 |
| FSUN | Firstsun Capital Bancorp | Neal Arnold | 2024 | $8,320,810 |
| BCRX | Biocryst Pharmaceuticals Inc | Jon Stonehouse | 2024 | $8,317,286 |
| THS | TreeHouse Foods, Inc. | Steven Oakland | 2024 | $8,305,103 |
| JAKK | Jakks Pacific Inc | Stephen Berman | 2024 | $8,300,071 |
| CAL | Caleres Inc | John Schmidt | 2024 | $8,296,239 |
| SAM | Boston Beer Co Inc | Michael Spillane | 2024 | $8,291,323 |
| BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. | Norman Schwartz | 2024 | $8,289,471 |
| CMPR | CIMPRESS plc | Robert Keane | 2024 | $8,284,739 |
| TTC | Toro Co | Richard Olson | 2024 | $8,278,439 |
| GPC | Genuine Parts Co | Paul Donahue | 2024 | $8,271,707 |
| CALX | Calix, Inc | Michael Weening | 2024 | $8,265,659 |
| ABCL | AbCellera Biologics Inc. | Carl L.G. Hansen | 2024 | $8,245,492 |
| BWXT | BWX Technologies, Inc. | Rex Geveden | 2024 | $8,242,096 |
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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