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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMCL | Omnicell, Inc. | Randall Lipps | 2024 | $8,174,639 |
| FLYY | Spirit Aviation Holdings, Inc. | Edward Christie | 2024 | $8,169,764 |
| CAKE | Cheesecake Factory Inc | David Overton | 2024 | $8,163,835 |
| SWX | Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. | Karen Haller | 2024 | $8,153,592 |
| VTLE | Vital Energy, Inc. | Jason Pigott | 2024 | $8,141,620 |
| GDOT | Green Dot Corp | George Gresham | 2024 | $8,132,670 |
| INTA | Intapp, Inc. | John Hall | 2024 | $8,118,899 |
| FLWS | 1 800 Flowers Com Inc | James McCann | 2024 | $8,116,816 |
| HRL | Hormel Foods Corp | James Snee | 2024 | $8,112,809 |
| SHLS | Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. | Brandon Moss | 2024 | $8,108,466 |
| INSP | Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | Timothy Herbert | 2024 | $8,106,143 |
| FIVE | Five Below, Inc | Joel Anderson | 2024 | $8,104,417 |
| CABA | Cabaletta Bio, Inc. | Steven Nichtberger | 2024 | $8,096,947 |
| HY | Hyster-Yale, Inc. | Rajiv Prasad | 2024 | $8,096,622 |
| TKR | Timken Co | Tarak Mehta | 2024 | $8,086,052 |
| EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington Inc | Jeffrey Musser | 2024 | $8,083,891 |
| MFA | Mfa Financial, Inc. | Knutson | 2024 | $8,081,167 |
| NOG | Northern Oil & Gas, Inc. | Nicholas O’Grady | 2024 | $8,070,289 |
| EXP | Eagle Materials Inc | Michael Haack | 2024 | $8,056,077 |
| CABO | Cable One, Inc. | Julia Laulis | 2024 | $8,044,971 |
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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