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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBX | Greenbrier Companies Inc | Lorie Tekorius | 2024 | $6,500,650 |
| HLI | Houlihan Lokey, Inc. | Scott Beiser | 2024 | $6,500,000 |
| EB | Eventbrite, Inc. | Julia Hartz | 2024 | $6,498,392 |
| AMLX | Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Joshua Cohen | 2024 | $6,496,255 |
| ORCL | Oracle Corp | Safra Catz | 2024 | $6,464,234 |
| SGRY | Surgery Partners, Inc. | Eric Evans | 2024 | $6,461,203 |
| ICHR | Ichor Holdings, Ltd. | Jeffrey Andreson | 2024 | $6,455,142 |
| ICUI | Icu Medical Inc | Vivek Jain | 2024 | $6,454,754 |
| JBTM | JBT Marel Corp | Brian Deck | 2024 | $6,452,960 |
| HZO | Marinemax Inc | Brett McGill | 2024 | $6,451,890 |
| JBI | Janus International Group, Inc. | Ramey Jackson | 2024 | $6,446,421 |
| MTTR | Matterport, Inc. | R.J. Pittman | 2024 | $6,435,126 |
| CMPX | Compass Therapeutics, Inc. | Vered Bisker-Leib | 2024 | $6,433,665 |
| AKYA | Akoya Biosciences, Inc. | Masoud Toloue | 2024 | $6,433,027 |
| QTRX | Quanterix Corp | Masoud Toloue | 2024 | $6,433,027 |
| PFG | Principal Financial Group Inc | Deanna Strable-Soethout | 2024 | $6,432,610 |
| CXT | Crane NXT, Co. | Aaron Saak | 2024 | $6,423,788 |
| AUPH | Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Peter Greenleaf | 2024 | $6,417,897 |
| BEAM | Beam Therapeutics Inc. | John Evans | 2024 | $6,409,631 |
| MGNX | Macrogenics Inc | Scott Koenig | 2024 | $6,403,448 |
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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