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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RNA | Avidity Biosciences, Inc. | Sarah Boyce | 2024 | $14,176,480 |
| RMD | ResMed Inc | Michael Farrell | 2024 | $14,120,829 |
| PSTG | Pure Storage, Inc. | Charles Giancarlo | 2024 | $14,054,606 |
| EIX | Edison International | Pedro Pizarro | 2024 | $13,809,571 |
| RARE | Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. | Emil Kakkis | 2024 | $13,717,687 |
| ANAB | Anaptysbio, Inc | Daniel Faga | 2024 | $13,630,292 |
| MLNK | MeridianLink, Inc. | Nicolaas Vlok | 2024 | $13,371,744 |
| FTNT | Fortinet Inc | Ken Xie | 2024 | $13,143,289 |
| REXR | Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. | Howard Schwimmer | 2024 | $13,143,105 |
| LGND | Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc | Todd Davis | 2024 | $12,914,980 |
| SITM | SITIME Corp | Rajesh Vashist | 2024 | $12,758,288 |
| HALO | Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. | Helen Torley | 2024 | $12,741,421 |
| EXEL | Exelixis, Inc. | Michael Morrissey | 2024 | $12,732,048 |
| JNPR | Juniper Networks Inc | Rami Rahim | 2024 | $12,696,193 |
| CLX | Clorox Co/The | Linda Rendle | 2024 | $12,685,308 |
| ENPH | Enphase Energy Inc | Badrinarayanan Kothandaraman | 2024 | $12,630,005 |
| BOX | Box Inc | Aaron Levie | 2025 | $12,608,146 |
| TTEK | Tetra Tech Inc | Mr. Batrack | 2024 | $12,560,342 |
| ARWR | Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Christopher Anzalone | 2024 | $12,423,473 |
| KEYS | Keysight Technologies Inc | Satish Dhanasekaran | 2024 | $12,353,196 |
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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