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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDC | Belden Inc. | Ashish Chand | 2024 | $8,033,901 |
| FUBO | fuboTV Inc. | David Gandler | 2024 | $8,018,778 |
| CUBE | CubeSmart | Christopher Marr | 2024 | $8,001,409 |
| SRRK | Scholar Rock Holding Corp | Jay Backstrom | 2024 | $7,991,933 |
| CUZ | Cousins Properties Inc | Colin Connolly | 2024 | $7,989,587 |
| CRC | California Resources Corp | Francisco Leon | 2024 | $7,985,931 |
| ESAB | ESAB Corp | Shyam Kambeyanda | 2024 | $7,983,805 |
| IMAX | Imax Corp | Richard Gelfond | 2024 | $7,981,811 |
| IKT | Inhibikase Therapeutics, Inc. | Milton Werner | 2024 | $7,980,623 |
| FLO | Flowers Foods Inc | Ryals McMullian | 2024 | $7,944,533 |
| ATKR | Atkore Inc. | William Waltz | 2024 | $7,941,844 |
| EG | Everest Group Ltd | Juan Andrade | 2024 | $7,939,305 |
| SITC | SITE Centers Corp. | David Lukes | 2024 | $7,934,301 |
| ENS | EnerSys | David Shaffer | 2024 | $7,931,249 |
| TXG | 10x Genomics, Inc. | Serge Saxonov | 2024 | $7,929,349 |
| FELE | Franklin Electric Co Inc | Gregg Sengstack | 2024 | $7,926,384 |
| EPR | Epr Properties | Gregory Silvers | 2024 | $7,925,091 |
| AXS | Axis Capital Holdings Ltd | Vincent Tizzio | 2024 | $7,921,826 |
| ADMA | Adma Biologics, Inc. | Adam Grossman | 2024 | $7,918,734 |
| KWR | Quaker Chemical Corp | Andrew Tometich | 2024 | $7,915,320 |
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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