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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST | Sensata Technologies Holding plc | Martha Sullivan | 2024 | $7,668,975 |
| AOS | A O Smith Corp | Kevin Wheeler | 2024 | $7,666,172 |
| USM | United States Cellular Corp | Laurent Therivel | 2024 | $7,656,948 |
| DRVN | Driven Brands Holdings Inc. | Jonathan Fitzpatrick | 2024 | $7,655,784 |
| VMI | Valmont Industries Inc | Avner Applbaum | 2024 | $7,639,710 |
| EQC | Equity Commonwealth | David Helfand | 2024 | $7,638,107 |
| DLTR | Dollar Tree Inc | Michael Creedon | 2024 | $7,635,904 |
| TELO | Telomir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Erez Aminov | 2024 | $7,629,975 |
| CYH | Community Health Systems Inc | Tim Hingtgen | 2024 | $7,629,625 |
| MC | Moelis & Co | Kenneth Moelis | 2024 | $7,621,008 |
| TWST | Twist Bioscience Corp | Emily Leproust | 2024 | $7,620,611 |
| ETNB | 89bio, Inc. | Rohan Palekar | 2024 | $7,619,426 |
| UNFI | United Natural Foods Inc | Sandy Douglas | 2024 | $7,619,334 |
| ACVA | ACV Auctions Inc. | George Chamoun | 2024 | $7,616,746 |
| GRAL | Grail, Inc. | Robert Ragusa | 2024 | $7,608,907 |
| CGC | Canopy Growth Corp | David Klein | 2024 | $7,605,091 |
| AMED | Amedisys Inc | Richard Ashworth | 2024 | $7,603,054 |
| AVAV | AeroVironment Inc | Wahid Nawabi | 2024 | $7,602,053 |
| EWTX | Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. | Kevin Koch | 2024 | $7,601,200 |
| ACAD | Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | Catherine Owen | 2024 | $7,594,107 |
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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