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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOK | Traeger, Inc. | Jeremy Andrus | 2024 | $4,496,785 |
| ARCB | Arcbest Corp | Judy McReynolds | 2024 | $4,495,698 |
| GCI | Gannett Co., Inc. | Michael Reed | 2024 | $4,492,082 |
| ALLO | Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. | David Chang | 2024 | $4,482,208 |
| EVLV | Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. | Peter George | 2024 | $4,481,049 |
| CDMO | Avid Bioservices, Inc. | Nicolas Green | 2024 | $4,475,343 |
| HBB | Hamilton Beach Brands Holding Co | Gregory Trepp | 2024 | $4,471,260 |
| RBBN | Ribbon Communications Inc. | Bruce McClelland | 2024 | $4,453,002 |
| SIGA | Siga Technologies Inc | Diem Nguyen | 2024 | $4,449,790 |
| PGRE | Paramount Group, Inc. | Albert Behler | 2024 | $4,447,497 |
| TGLS | Tecnoglass Inc. | Jose Daes | 2024 | $4,445,280 |
| QSI | Quantum-Si Inc | Jeffrey Hawkins | 2024 | $4,439,833 |
| MSM | Msc Industrial Direct Co Inc | Erik Gershwind | 2024 | $4,437,481 |
| FOA | Finance of America Companies Inc. | Graham Fleming | 2024 | $4,431,850 |
| PEPG | PepGen Inc. | James McArthur | 2024 | $4,426,218 |
| WGS | GeneDx Holdings Corp. | Katherine Stueland | 2024 | $4,421,800 |
| LIF | Life360, Inc. | Chris Hulls | 2024 | $4,412,802 |
| TRUP | Trupanion, Inc. | Margi Tooth | 2024 | $4,408,563 |
| SDGR | Schrodinger, Inc. | Ramy Farid | 2024 | $4,407,100 |
| BZAI | Blaize Holdings, Inc. | Dinakar Munagala | 2024 | $4,394,285 |
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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