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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVNT | Avient Corp | Ashish Khandpur | 2024 | $6,903,295 |
| UIS | Unisys Corp | Peter Altabef | 2024 | $6,881,762 |
| MGTX | MeiraGTx Holdings plc | Alexandria Forbes | 2024 | $6,875,603 |
| BCPC | Balchem Corp | Ted Harris | 2024 | $6,872,769 |
| SKT | Tanger Inc. | Stephen Yalof | 2024 | $6,871,995 |
| SNV | Synovus Financial Corp | Kevin Blair | 2024 | $6,869,560 |
| VECO | Veeco Instruments Inc | William Miller | 2024 | $6,866,618 |
| KN | Knowles Corp | Jeffrey Niew | 2024 | $6,865,871 |
| LNW | Light & Wonder, Inc. | Matthew Wilson | 2024 | $6,864,653 |
| VRTS | Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | George Aylward | 2024 | $6,858,917 |
| XHR | Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | Marcel Verbaas | 2024 | $6,854,606 |
| PRSU | Pursuit Attractions & Hospitality, Inc. | Steven Moster | 2024 | $6,853,062 |
| TECH | Bio-Techne Corp | Kim Kelderman | 2024 | $6,852,495 |
| GATX | Gatx Corp | Robert Lyons | 2024 | $6,846,635 |
| RCKT | Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Gaurav Shah | 2024 | $6,841,407 |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | Leonard Schleifer | 2024 | $6,823,034 |
| MTD | Mettler-Toledo International Inc | Patrick Kaltenbach | 2024 | $6,817,569 |
| VCYT | Veracyte, Inc. | Marc Stapley | 2024 | $6,816,368 |
| XNCR | Xencor Inc | Bassil Dahiyat | 2024 | $6,811,829 |
| CIM | Chimera Investment Corp | Phillip Kardis II | 2024 | $6,790,329 |
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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