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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INNV | InnovAge Holding Corp. | Patrick Blair | 2024 | $4,940,894 |
| DTCB | Solo Brands, Inc. | Chris Metz | 2024 | $4,929,406 |
| PLAB | Photronics Inc | Frank Lee | 2024 | $4,926,253 |
| PNRG | Primeenergy Resources Corp | Charles Drimal | 2024 | $4,924,536 |
| RM | Regional Management Corp. | Robert Beck | 2024 | $4,923,166 |
| FWRG | First Watch Restaurant Group, Inc. | Christopher Tomasso | 2024 | $4,922,838 |
| NTST | NETSTREIT Corp. | Mark Manheimer | 2024 | $4,920,747 |
| UCB | United Community Banks Inc | Lynn Harton | 2024 | $4,919,248 |
| COGT | Cogent Biosciences, Inc. | Andrew Robbins | 2024 | $4,917,890 |
| RMR | Rmr Group Inc. | Adam Portnoy | 2024 | $4,916,896 |
| RDUS | Radius Recycling, Inc. | Tamara Lundgren | 2024 | $4,912,875 |
| SVRA | Savara Inc | Matthew Pauls | 2024 | $4,912,011 |
| DRH | DiamondRock Hospitality Co | Jeffrey Donnelly | 2024 | $4,910,197 |
| AWR | American States Water Co | Robert Sprowls | 2024 | $4,908,976 |
| UTZ | Utz Brands, Inc. | Howard Friedman | 2024 | $4,907,657 |
| WTTR | Select Water Solutions, Inc. | John Schmitz | 2024 | $4,903,858 |
| CTNM | Contineum Therapeutics, Inc. | Carmine Stengone | 2024 | $4,900,039 |
| XPOF | Xponential Fitness, Inc. | Mark King | 2024 | $4,886,671 |
| DBI | Designer Brands Inc. | Douglas Howe | 2024 | $4,882,753 |
| OIS | Oil States International, Inc | Cindy Taylor | 2024 | $4,881,248 |
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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