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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GO | Grocery Outlet Holding Corp. | Robert Sheedy | 2024 | $9,478,398 |
| PTGX | Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc | Dinesh Patel | 2024 | $9,473,819 |
| RUN | Sunrun Inc. | Mary Powell | 2024 | $9,455,247 |
| CDNA | CareDx, Inc. | John Hanna | 2024 | $9,424,329 |
| MODG | Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp. | Oliver Brewer | 2024 | $9,378,565 |
| GES | Guess Inc | Carlos Alberini | 2024 | $9,359,280 |
| IRTC | iRhythm Technologies, Inc. | Quentin Blackford | 2024 | $9,343,903 |
| CRGX | CARGO Therapeutics, Inc. | Gina Chapman | 2024 | $9,300,120 |
| VIR | Vir Biotechnology, Inc. | Marianne De Backer | 2024 | $9,255,903 |
| EWBC | East West Bancorp Inc | Dominic Ng | 2024 | $9,213,633 |
| PACB | Pacific Biosciences Of California, Inc. | Christian Henry | 2024 | $9,181,620 |
| PUBM | PubMatic, Inc. | Rajeev Goel | 2024 | $9,165,522 |
| DEI | Douglas Emmett Inc | Jordan Kaplan | 2024 | $9,083,361 |
| HTGC | Hercules Capital, Inc. | Scott Bluestein | 2024 | $9,076,742 |
| RDNT | RadNet, Inc. | Howard Berger | 2024 | $9,076,437 |
| A | Agilent Technologies Inc | Padraig McDonnell | 2024 | $9,046,505 |
| GKOS | GLAUKOS Corp | Thomas Burns | 2024 | $9,030,345 |
| NMIH | NMI Holdings, Inc. | Adam Pollitzer | 2024 | $8,978,934 |
| JANX | Janux Therapeutics, Inc. | David Campbell | 2024 | $8,974,873 |
| VSAT | Viasat Inc | Mark Dankberg | 2024 | $8,960,679 |
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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