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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREE | LendingTree, Inc. | Douglas Lebda | 2024 | $4,711,525 |
| BXC | BlueLinx Holdings Inc. | Shyam Reddy | 2024 | $4,709,359 |
| ORRF | Orrstown Financial Services Inc | Thomas Quinn | 2024 | $4,707,634 |
| IESC | IES Holdings, Inc. | Jeffrey Gendell | 2024 | $4,700,355 |
| DIN | Dine Brands Global, Inc. | John Peyton | 2024 | $4,697,225 |
| OPTN | OptiNose, Inc. | Ramy Mahmoud | 2024 | $4,696,833 |
| CVI | Cvr Energy Inc | David Lamp | 2024 | $4,685,477 |
| HCSG | Healthcare Services Group Inc | Theodore Wahl | 2024 | $4,683,646 |
| PPBI | Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc | Steven Gardner | 2024 | $4,682,495 |
| LOVE | Lovesac Co | Shawn Nelson | 2025 | $4,671,414 |
| EGHT | 8X8 Inc | Samuel Wilson | 2024 | $4,664,103 |
| PLPC | Preformed Line Products Co | Dennis McKenna | 2024 | $4,661,904 |
| CMLS | Cumulus Media Inc | Mary Berner | 2024 | $4,655,794 |
| TFSL | TFS Financial CORP | Marc Stefanski | 2024 | $4,650,050 |
| WSFS | Wsfs Financial Corp | Rodger Levenson | 2024 | $4,644,087 |
| SKWD | Skyward Specialty Insurance Group, Inc. | Andrew Robinson | 2024 | $4,641,869 |
| PLTR | Palantir Technologies Inc | Alexander Karp | 2024 | $4,630,170 |
| DEA | Easterly Government Properties, Inc. | Darrell Crate | 2024 | $4,625,303 |
| FCPT | Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | William Lenehan | 2024 | $4,616,714 |
| CDLX | Cardlytics, Inc. | Amit Gupta | 2024 | $4,591,666 |
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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