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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IIPR | Innovative Industrial Properties Inc | Alan Gold | 2024 | $6,975,930 |
| BOOT | Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. | James Conroy | 2024 | $6,973,503 |
| BTU | Peabody Energy Corp | James Grech | 2024 | $6,972,467 |
| LNT | Alliant Energy Corp | Lisa Barton | 2024 | $6,971,735 |
| RWT | Redwood Trust Inc | Christopher Abate | 2024 | $6,968,607 |
| SMC | Summit Midstream Corp | Heath Deneke | 2024 | $6,963,993 |
| XPRO | Expro Group Holdings N.V. | Michael Jardon | 2024 | $6,962,497 |
| ONTO | Onto Innovation Inc. | Michael Plisinski | 2024 | $6,961,766 |
| SYRE | Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. | Cameron Turtle | 2024 | $6,960,186 |
| MAX | MediaAlpha, Inc. | Steven Yi | 2024 | $6,946,218 |
| KNF | Knife River Corp | Brian Gray | 2024 | $6,941,573 |
| CSTL | Castle Biosciences Inc | Derek Maetzold | 2024 | $6,941,074 |
| ARDT | Ardent Health Partners, Inc. | Marty Bonick | 2024 | $6,939,257 |
| ANGI | Angi Inc. | Jeffrey Kip | 2024 | $6,935,155 |
| ROG | Rogers Corp | Colin Gouveia | 2024 | $6,925,254 |
| CAR | Avis Budget Group, Inc. | Ferraro Joseph | 2024 | $6,922,790 |
| HRI | Herc Holdings Inc | Lawrence Silber | 2024 | $6,921,392 |
| WULF | Terawulf Inc. | Paul Prager | 2024 | $6,912,640 |
| ESI | Element Solutions Inc | Benjamin Gliklich | 2024 | $6,910,584 |
| KRG | Kite Realty Group Trust | John Kite | 2024 | $6,906,444 |
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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