Best Pay-for-Performance CEOs — 2024

CEOs whose compensation best aligns with company performance. The Pay-for-Performance Score grades alignment across 3-year shareholder return (40%), revenue vs. comp growth (30%), say-on-pay vote (20%), and pay ratio vs. peers (10%). See our full methodology.

#	CEO	Company	Industry	Total Comp	Score	Grade
1	Vincent Roche	Analog DevicesADI	Semiconductors	$12.0M	100/100	A
2	Sanjay Mehrotra	Micron TechnologyMU	Semiconductors	$12.0M	100/100	A
3	Reshma Kewalramani	Vertex PharmaceuticalsVRTX	Biotechnology	$12.0M	100/100	A
4	Tim Archer	Lam ResearchLRCX	Semiconductor Equipment	$12.0M	98/100	A
5	Alex Karp	Palantir TechnologiesPLTR	Software	$12.0M	98/100	A
6	Nikesh Arora	Palo Alto NetworksPANW	Cybersecurity	$12.0M	97/100	A
7	Adam Norwitt	AmphenolAPH	Electronic Components	$8.0M	96/100	A
8	Hock Tan	BroadcomAVGO	Semiconductors	$15.0M	96/100	A
9	Fred Tomczyk	CBOE Global MarketsCBOE	Exchanges	$8.0M	96/100	A
10	Stephane Bancel	ModernaMRNA	Biotechnology	$9.7M	96/100	A
11	Ganesh Moorthy	Microchip TechnologyMCHP	Semiconductors	$8.0M	95/100	A
12	David Ricks	Eli LillyLLY	Pharmaceuticals	$15.0M	94/100	A
13	Jensen Huang	NVIDIANVDA	Semiconductors	$19.2M	94/100	A
14	Carl Eschenbach	WorkdayWDAY	Software	$25.0M	94/100	A
15	Mark Zuckerberg	Meta PlatformsMETA	Social Media	$40.0M	93/100	A
16	Billy Hult	Tradeweb MarketsTW	Exchanges	$8.0M	91/100	A
17	David Cordani	Cigna GroupCI	Health Insurance	$8.0M	89/100	A
18	Bill McDermott	ServiceNowNOW	Software	$15.6M	89/100	A
19	Lisa Su	AMDAMD	Semiconductors	$13.1M	87/100	A
20	Cliff Pemble	GarminGRMN	Consumer Electronics	$8.0M	86/100	A
21	Eric Green	West PharmaceuticalWST	Pharmaceutical Packaging	$8.0M	86/100	A
22	Jeff Liaw	CopartCPRT	Auto Auctions	$8.0M	85/100	A
23	Tricia Griffith	Progressive CorpPGR	Insurance	$12.0M	85/100	A
24	Joe Margolis	Extra Space StorageEXR	Self-Storage REITs	$8.0M	84/100	A
25	Marc Benioff	SalesforceCRM	Software	$28.1M	84/100	A
26	Dara Khosrowshahi	Uber TechnologiesUBER	Ride-Hailing	$14.6M	84/100	A
27	Tom Hill	Vulcan MaterialsVMC	Construction Materials	$8.0M	84/100	A
28	Powell Brown	Brown & BrownBRO	Insurance Brokers	$8.0M	83/100	A
29	Lynn Good	Duke EnergyDUK	Electric Utilities	$8.0M	83/100	A
30	Ted Sarandos	NetflixNFLX	Streaming	$12.0M	83/100	A
31	Leonard Schleifer	RegeneronREGN	Biotechnology	$12.0M	83/100	A
32	Gary Guthart	Intuitive SurgicalISRG	Medical Devices	$12.0M	82/100	A
33	Ted Pick	Morgan StanleyMS	Investment Banking	$15.4M	82/100	A
34	Lynn Moore	Tyler TechnologiesTYL	Government Software	$8.0M	82/100	A
35	Michael Miebach	MastercardMA	Payment Processing	$12.0M	81/100	A
36	Eric Yuan	Zoom VideoZM	Software	$15.2M	81/100	A
37	Jane Fraser	CitigroupC	Banks	$13.3M	80/100	A
38	Ken Xie	FortinetFTNT	Cybersecurity	$8.0M	80/100	A
39	Mike Sievert	T-Mobile USTMUS	Telecommunications	$12.0M	79/100	B
40	Sundar Pichai	AlphabetGOOGL	Internet Services	$40.0M	78/100	B
41	Jacob Thaysen	IlluminaILMN	Genomics	$8.0M	78/100	B
42	Jenny Parmentier	Parker-HannifinPH	Industrial Equipment	$8.0M	78/100	B
43	Mick Farrell	ResMedRMD	Medical Devices	$8.0M	78/100	B
44	Julie Sweet	AccentureACN	IT Consulting	$12.0M	77/100	B
45	Todd Schneider	CintasCTAS	Business Services	$8.0M	77/100	B
46	Raj Subramaniam	FedExFDX	Logistics	$8.0M	77/100	B
47	Will Lansing	FICOFICO	Data Analytics	$8.0M	77/100	B
48	Sarah London	CenteneCNC	Managed Care	$8.0M	76/100	B
49	Terry Duffy	CME GroupCME	Exchanges	$8.0M	76/100	B
50	David Solomon	Goldman SachsGS	Investment Banking	$27.6M	76/100	B
51	Rick Wallace	KLA CorporationKLAC	Semiconductor Equipment	$12.0M	76/100	B
52	Kelly Ortberg	BoeingBA	Aerospace & Defense	$12.0M	75/100	B
53	Phebe Novakovic	General DynamicsGD	Aerospace & Defense	$8.0M	75/100	B
54	Hilton Schlosberg	Monster BeverageMNST	Beverages	$8.0M	75/100	B
55	Lee Shavel	Verisk AnalyticsVRSK	Data Analytics	$8.0M	75/100	B
56	Mary Barra	General MotorsGM	Automobiles	$8.0M	74/100	B
57	Pat Gelsinger	IntelINTC	Semiconductors	$19.5M	74/100	B
58	Pierce Norton	ONEOKOKE	Gas Pipelines	$8.0M	74/100	B
59	Blake Moret	Rockwell AutomationROK	Industrial Automation	$8.0M	74/100	B
60	Marc Casper	Thermo Fisher ScientificTMO	Life Sciences	$12.0M	74/100	B
61	Scott Lauber	WEC Energy GroupWEC	Electric Utilities	$8.0M	74/100	B
62	Alex Chriss	PayPal HoldingsPYPL	Fintech	$20.0M	73/100	B
63	Dave Regnery	Trane TechnologiesTT	HVAC	$8.0M	73/100	B
64	Walt Bettinger	Charles SchwabSCHW	Brokerage	$12.0M	72/100	B
65	Lal Karsanbhai	Emerson ElectricEMR	Industrial Automation	$8.0M	72/100	B
66	Vimal Kapur	HoneywellHON	Diversified Manufacturing	$12.0M	72/100	B
67	Chris Calio	Raytheon TechnologiesRTX	Aerospace & Defense	$12.0M	72/100	B
68	Rainer Blair	DanaherDHR	Life Sciences	$12.0M	71/100	B
69	Sam Hazen	HCA HealthcareHCA	Healthcare Facilities	$8.0M	71/100	B
70	Rob Davis	MerckMRK	Pharmaceuticals	$12.0M	71/100	B
71	Henry Fernandez	MSCI IncMSCI	Financial Data	$8.0M	71/100	B
72	Jon Vander Ark	Republic ServicesRSG	Waste Services	$8.0M	71/100	B
73	Heidi Petz	Sherwin-WilliamsSHW	Specialty Chemicals	$8.0M	71/100	B
74	Chris Womack	Southern CompanySO	Electric Utilities	$8.0M	71/100	B
75	Jim Fish	Waste ManagementWM	Waste Services	$8.0M	71/100	B
76	Robert Bradway	AmgenAMGN	Biotechnology	$12.0M	70/100	B
77	Patrick Gallagher	Arthur J GallagherAJG	Insurance Brokers	$8.0M	70/100	B
78	Tom Polen	Becton DickinsonBDX	Medical Devices	$8.0M	70/100	B
79	Glenn Fogel	Booking HoldingsBKNG	Online Travel	$12.0M	70/100	B
80	Anirudh Devgan	Cadence Design SystemsCDNS	EDA Software	$9.1M	70/100	B
81	Matthew Farrell	Church & DwightCHD	Consumer Products	$8.0M	70/100	B
82	Brian Roberts	ComcastCMCSA	Media	$12.0M	70/100	B
83	Richard Tobin	Dover CorporationDOV	Industrial Equipment	$8.0M	70/100	B
84	Daniel O'Day	Gilead SciencesGILD	Biotechnology	$12.0M	70/100	B
85	Jay Mazelsky	IDEXX LaboratoriesIDXX	Diagnostics	$8.0M	70/100	B
86	Chris O'Herlihy	Illinois Tool WorksITW	Diversified Manufacturing	$8.0M	70/100	B
87	Joe Russell	Public StoragePSA	Self-Storage REITs	$8.0M	70/100	B
88	Andrew Witty	UnitedHealth GroupUNH	Health Insurance	$12.0M	70/100	B
89	Bill Burns	Zebra TechnologiesZBRA	Barcode & RFID	$8.0M	70/100	B
90	Andy Jassy	AmazonAMZN	Internet Retail	$40.0M	69/100	B
91	John Stankey	AT&TT	Telecommunications	$12.0M	69/100	B
92	Gail Boudreaux	Elevance HealthELV	Health Insurance	$12.0M	69/100	B
93	Jim Rechtin	HumanaHUM	Health Insurance	$8.0M	69/100	B
94	Kim Dang	Kinder MorganKMI	Gas Pipelines	$8.0M	69/100	B
95	Jim Taiclet	Lockheed MartinLMT	Aerospace & Defense	$12.0M	69/100	B
96	Geoff Martha	MedtronicMDT	Medical Devices	$12.0M	69/100	B
97	Jacek Olczak	Philip MorrisPM	Tobacco	$12.0M	69/100	B
98	Sridhar Ramaswamy	SnowflakeSNOW	Cloud Computing	$25.0M	69/100	B
99	Maria Black	Automatic Data ProcessingADP	Payroll Services	$12.0M	68/100	B
100	Richard Adkerson	Freeport-McMoRanFCX	Mining	$8.0M	68/100	B
101	Eric Ashleman	IDEX CorporationIEX	Pumps & Valves	$8.0M	68/100	B
102	Joaquin Duato	Johnson & JohnsonJNJ	Pharmaceuticals	$12.0M	68/100	B
103	Brad Beckham	O'Reilly AutomotiveORLY	Auto Parts	$8.0M	68/100	B
104	Scott Kirby	United AirlinesUAL	Airlines	$8.0M	68/100	B
105	Carol Tome	UPSUPS	Logistics	$12.0M	68/100	B
106	Scott Boatwright	Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG	Restaurants	$8.0M	67/100	B
107	Evan Greenberg	Chubb LimitedCB	Insurance	$12.0M	67/100	B
108	Kathy Warden	Northrop GrummanNOC	Aerospace & Defense	$8.0M	67/100	B
109	Alan Armstrong	Williams CompaniesWMB	Gas Pipelines	$8.0M	67/100	B
110	Ryan Lance	ConocoPhillipsCOP	Oil & Gas	$12.0M	66/100	B
111	Robert Michael	AbbVieABBV	Pharmaceuticals	$12.0M	65/100	B
112	Phil Daniele	AutoZoneAZO	Auto Parts	$8.0M	65/100	B
113	Bernard Zovighian	Edwards LifesciencesEW	Medical Devices	$8.0M	65/100	B
114	Jamie Dimon	JPMorgan ChaseJPM	Banks	$15.0M	65/100	B
115	Leon Topalian	NucorNUE	Steel	$8.0M	65/100	B
116	Douglas Peterson	S&P GlobalSPGI	Financial Data	$12.0M	65/100	B
117	Jim Bidzos	VerisignVRSN	Internet Infrastructure	$8.0M	65/100	B
118	Stephen Squeri	American ExpressAXP	Consumer Finance	$12.0M	64/100	C
119	Chris Boerner	Bristol-Myers SquibbBMY	Pharmaceuticals	$12.0M	64/100	C
120	Christopher Nassetta	Hilton WorldwideHLT	Hotels	$8.0M	64/100	C
121	Anthony Capuano	Marriott InternationalMAR	Hotels	$8.0M	64/100	C
122	Dirk Van de Put	Mondelez InternationalMDLZ	Packaged Foods	$8.0M	64/100	C
123	Scott Sheffield	Pioneer Natural ResourcesPXD	Oil & Gas	$8.0M	64/100	C
124	David Simon	Simon Property GroupSPG	Retail REITs	$13.0M	64/100	C
125	Haviv Ilan	Texas InstrumentsTXN	Semiconductors	$12.0M	64/100	C
126	Robert Ford	Abbott LaboratoriesABT	Medical Devices	$12.0M	63/100	C
127	Sasan Goodarzi	IntuitINTU	Software	$15.7M	63/100	C
128	Bob Frenzel	Xcel EnergyXEL	Electric Utilities	$8.0M	63/100	C
129	Joseph Dominguez	Constellation EnergyCEG	Electric Utilities	$8.0M	62/100	C
130	Craig Arnold	Eaton CorporationETN	Electrical Equipment	$12.0M	62/100	C
131	Arvind Krishna	IBMIBM	IT Services	$13.7M	62/100	C
132	Sanjiv Lamba	LindeLIN	Industrial Gases	$12.0M	62/100	C
133	Tom Palmer	NewmontNEM	Gold Mining	$8.0M	62/100	C
134	Hamid Moghadam	PrologisPLD	Industrial REITs	$12.0M	62/100	C
135	Barbara Rentler	Ross StoresROST	Retail	$8.0M	62/100	C
136	Sassine Ghazi	SynopsysSNPS	EDA Software	$17.9M	62/100	C
137	Gary Dickerson	Applied MaterialsAMAT	Semiconductor Equipment	$12.0M	61/100	C
138	Ron Vachris	CostcoCOST	Retail	$12.0M	61/100	C
139	Judy Marks	Otis WorldwideOTIS	Building Equipment	$8.0M	61/100	C
140	Albert Bourla	PfizerPFE	Pharmaceuticals	$12.0M	61/100	C
141	Hans Vestberg	VerizonVZ	Telecommunications	$12.0M	61/100	C
142	Doug McMillon	WalmartWMT	Retail	$15.0M	61/100	C
143	Bob Iger	Walt DisneyDIS	Entertainment	$12.0M	61/100	C
144	Seifi Ghasemi	Air ProductsAPD	Industrial Gases	$8.0M	60/100	C
145	Jayshree Ullal	Arista NetworksANET	Networking	$18.0M	60/100	C
146	George Kurtz	CrowdStrikeCRWD	Cybersecurity	$21.9M	60/100	C
147	Ed Bastian	Delta Air LinesDAL	Airlines	$8.0M	60/100	C
148	Adaire Fox-Martin	EquinixEQIX	Data Center REITs	$10.0M	60/100	C
149	Michele Buck	Hershey CompanyHSY	Confectionery	$8.0M	60/100	C
150	Jon Moeller	Procter & GamblePG	Consumer Products	$12.0M	60/100	C
151	David Gibbs	Yum BrandsYUM	Restaurants	$8.0M	60/100	C
152	Jim Umpleby	CaterpillarCAT	Machinery	$12.0M	59/100	C
153	Russell Weiner	Domino's PizzaDPZ	Restaurants	$8.0M	59/100	C
154	Ezra Yacob	EOG ResourcesEOG	Oil & Gas	$8.0M	59/100	C
155	Erik Fyrwald	International FlavorsIFF	Specialty Chemicals	$8.0M	59/100	C
156	Ward Nye	Martin MariettaMLM	Construction Materials	$8.0M	59/100	C
157	Ernie Herrman	TJX CompaniesTJX	Retail	$12.0M	59/100	C
158	Hal Lawton	Tractor SupplyTSCO	Farm & Retail	$8.0M	59/100	C
159	Ryan McInerney	VisaV	Payment Processing	$15.0M	59/100	C
160	Noel Wallace	Colgate-PalmoliveCL	Consumer Products	$8.0M	58/100	C
161	Ramon Laguarta	PepsiCoPEP	Beverages	$12.0M	57/100	C
162	Pete Arvan	Pool CorporationPOOL	Pool Supplies	$8.0M	57/100	C
163	Brian Niccol	StarbucksSBUX	Restaurants	$12.0M	57/100	C
164	James Quincey	Coca-ColaKO	Beverages	$12.0M	56/100	C
165	Andy Power	Digital RealtyDLR	Data Center REITs	$8.0M	56/100	C
166	Neil Hunn	Roper TechnologiesROP	Diversified Technology	$8.0M	56/100	C
167	Elon Musk	TeslaTSLA	Automobiles	$15.0M	56/100	C
168	Shantanu Narayen	AdobeADBE	Software	$15.5M	55/100	C
169	Todd Vasos	Dollar GeneralDG	Discount Stores	$8.0M	55/100	C
170	Darren Woods	ExxonMobilXOM	Oil & Gas	$18.0M	55/100	C
171	Chris Kempczinski	McDonald'sMCD	Restaurants	$12.0M	55/100	C
172	John Ketchum	NextEra EnergyNEE	Electric Utilities	$12.0M	55/100	C
173	Olivier Le Peuch	SchlumbergerSLB	Oilfield Services	$8.0M	55/100	C
174	Steven Vondran	American TowerAMT	Infrastructure REITs	$8.0M	54/100	C
175	Jim Farley	Ford MotorF	Automobiles	$10.2M	54/100	C
176	Jeff Harmening	General MillsGIS	Packaged Foods	$8.0M	54/100	C
177	John Doyle	Marsh & McLennanMMC	Insurance Brokers	$12.0M	54/100	C
178	Matt Murphy	Marvell TechnologyMRVL	Semiconductors	$8.0M	54/100	C
179	Jeffrey Martin	SempraSRE	Energy Utilities	$8.0M	54/100	C
180	Brian Cornell	TargetTGT	Retail	$8.0M	54/100	C
181	Drew Marsh	EntergyETR	Electric Utilities	$13.0M	53/100	C
182	Satish Dhanasekaran	Keysight TechnologiesKEYS	Test & Measurement	$13.0M	53/100	C
183	Carlos Abrams-Rivera	Kraft HeinzKHC	Packaged Foods	$8.0M	53/100	C
184	Larry Fink	BlackRockBLK	Asset Management	$12.0M	52/100	C
185	Jack Dorsey	Block IncSQ	Fintech	$24.3M	52/100	C
186	Stephane de La Faverie	Estee LauderEL	Cosmetics	$8.0M	52/100	C
187	Larry Culp	General ElectricGE	Aerospace & Defense	$18.0M	52/100	C
188	Sundaram Nagarajan	NordsonNDSN	Precision Dispensing	$13.0M	52/100	C
189	Safra Catz	OracleORCL	Software	$30.0M	52/100	C
190	Jim Vena	Union PacificUNP	Railroads	$12.0M	52/100	C
191	Cristiano Amon	QualcommQCOM	Semiconductors	$22.3M	51/100	C
192	Charlie Scharf	Wells FargoWFC	Banks	$12.0M	51/100	C
193	Bob Jordan	Southwest AirlinesLUV	Airlines	$13.0M	50/100	C
194	Gary Pilnick	KelloggK	Packaged Foods	$8.0M	49/100	D
195	Marvin Ellison	Lowe'sLOW	Home Improvement	$12.0M	49/100	D
196	Mike Wirth	ChevronCVX	Oil & Gas	$18.0M	48/100	D
197	Kevin Hourican	SyscoSYY	Food Distribution	$13.0M	47/100	D
198	Billy Gifford	Altria GroupMO	Tobacco	$18.0M	46/100	D
199	Elliott Hill	NikeNKE	Apparel	$12.0M	46/100	D
200	William Brown	3M CompanyMMM	Diversified Manufacturing	$8.0M	45/100	D