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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCSC | Scansource, Inc. | Michael Baur | 2024 | $5,875,799 |
| LZB | La-Z-Boy Inc | Melinda Whittington | 2024 | $5,872,110 |
| PTLO | Portillo's Inc. | Michael Osanloo | 2024 | $5,871,407 |
| TDW | Tidewater Inc | Quintin Kneen | 2024 | $5,870,091 |
| EBS | Emergent BioSolutions Inc. | Joseph Papa | 2024 | $5,862,562 |
| MTRN | MATERION Corp | Jugal Vijayvargiya | 2024 | $5,858,482 |
| BRSP | BrightSpire Capital, Inc. | Michael Mazzei | 2024 | $5,849,979 |
| CMP | Compass Minerals International Inc | Edward Dowling | 2024 | $5,845,645 |
| LBRT | Liberty Energy Inc. | Christopher Wright | 2024 | $5,836,488 |
| XOMA | XOMA Royalty Corp | Owen Hughes | 2024 | $5,833,264 |
| MIR | Mirion Technologies, Inc. | Thomas Logan | 2024 | $5,830,816 |
| WERN | Werner Enterprises Inc | Derek Leathers | 2024 | $5,824,493 |
| MKTX | MarketAxess Holdings Inc | Christopher Concannon | 2024 | $5,819,842 |
| JELD | JELD-WEN Holding, Inc. | William Christensen | 2024 | $5,816,136 |
| NRIX | Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. | Arthur Sands | 2024 | $5,812,862 |
| SONO | Sonos Inc | Patrick Spence | 2024 | $5,810,424 |
| MATW | Matthews International Corp | Joseph Bartolacci | 2024 | $5,808,360 |
| CHEF | Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. | Christopher Pappas | 2024 | $5,793,249 |
| APLE | Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. | Justin Knight | 2024 | $5,788,558 |
| BKH | Black Hills Corp | Linden Evans | 2024 | $5,787,141 |
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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