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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGNX | Cognex Corp | Robert Willett | 2024 | $7,910,823 |
| HCC | Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | Walter Scheller | 2024 | $7,908,650 |
| MTX | Minerals Technologies Inc | Douglas Dietrich | 2024 | $7,907,030 |
| TARS | Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Bobak Azamian | 2024 | $7,896,192 |
| DRS | Leonardo DRS, Inc. | William Lynn | 2024 | $7,874,971 |
| AIR | Aar Corp | John Holmes | 2024 | $7,865,450 |
| SXT | Sensient Technologies Corp | Paul Manning | 2024 | $7,846,047 |
| DCI | DONALDSON Co INC | Tod Carpenter | 2024 | $7,841,468 |
| FUL | Fuller H B Co | Celeste Mastin | 2024 | $7,840,716 |
| CHX | ChampionX Corp | Mr. Somasundaram | 2024 | $7,830,131 |
| BRX | Brixmor Property Group Inc. | James Taylor | 2024 | $7,828,632 |
| ARTV | Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. | Fred Aslan | 2024 | $7,827,554 |
| YETI | YETI Holdings, Inc. | Matthew Reintjes | 2024 | $7,822,644 |
| NYT | New York Times Co | Meredith Kopit Levien | 2024 | $7,821,993 |
| STAA | Staar Surgical Co | Thomas Frinzi | 2024 | $7,821,216 |
| CRBG | Corebridge Financial, Inc. | Kevin Hogan | 2024 | $7,810,797 |
| CARG | CarGurus, Inc. | Jason Trevisan | 2024 | $7,799,583 |
| PRGO | PERRIGO Co plc | Patrick Lockwood-Taylor | 2024 | $7,794,829 |
| LOGI | Logitech International S.A. | Bracken Darrell | 2024 | $7,792,025 |
| CHH | Choice Hotels International Inc | Patrick Pacious | 2024 | $7,790,269 |
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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