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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPF | Appfolio Inc | Shane Trigg | 2024 | $5,018,965 |
| BYND | Beyond Meat, Inc. | Ethan Brown | 2024 | $5,016,951 |
| ANGO | Angiodynamics Inc | James Clemmer | 2024 | $5,005,971 |
| SCVL | Shoe Carnival Inc | Mark Worden | 2024 | $5,004,173 |
| SXI | Standex International Cor | David Dunbar | 2024 | $4,993,485 |
| SSTI | Soundthinking, Inc. | Ralph Clark | 2024 | $4,986,576 |
| AVA | Avista Corp | Dennis Vermillion | 2024 | $4,977,194 |
| IAC | IAC Inc. | Joseph Levin | 2024 | $4,975,418 |
| LUNR | Intuitive Machines, Inc. | Stephen Altemus | 2024 | $4,973,559 |
| ADPT | Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp | Chad Robins | 2024 | $4,973,301 |
| FIGS | FIGS, Inc. | Catherine Spear | 2024 | $4,970,064 |
| BROS | Dutch Bros Inc. | Christine Barone | 2024 | $4,968,400 |
| RYI | Ryerson Holding Corp | Edward Lehner | 2024 | $4,963,050 |
| DIBS | 1stdibs.com, Inc. | David Rosenblatt | 2024 | $4,961,154 |
| NC | Nacco Industries Inc | J.C. Butler | 2024 | $4,957,496 |
| LAUR | Laureate Education, Inc. | Eilif Serck-Hanssen | 2024 | $4,951,670 |
| TTI | Tetra Technologies Inc | Brady Murphy | 2024 | $4,949,339 |
| AMR | Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | Andrew Eidson | 2024 | $4,945,893 |
| VSEC | Vse Corp | John Cuomo | 2024 | $4,945,400 |
| INFN | Infinera Corp | David Heard | 2024 | $4,945,348 |
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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