Australia's highest-paid CEOs revealed — and the one woman on the list
In 2024, the CEOs of ASX-listed companies earned 55 times the average Australian wage — up from 50 times the year before — but the gap remains below the peaks of a decade earlier.
Shemara Wikramanayake, chief executive of Macquarie Group, was one of Australia's top-earning CEOs last year. Source: AAP / James Ross
The CEOs of Australia's largest ASX-listed companies earn 55 times the average Australian worker's wage, with a United States-based chief executive topping the pay rankings in 2024.
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) ranks the highest-paid CEOs of ASX 200 companies in its annual review each year.
The median realised pay for ASX 100 leaders, which includes fixed pay and bonuses received, was $4.15 million, up from $3.96 million a decade prior in 2014.
The top-paid CEO was Robert Thomson, a US-based executive who heads News Corporation and earns nearly $42 million annually. Source: SBS News
Executives in the US and one woman make the list
The top earner for the financial year 2024 was Robert Thomson of News Corporation, who earned $42 million annually, closely followed by Victor Herrero, CEO of jewellery retailer Lovisa, with $39.5 million.
Shemara Wikramanayake, the only woman in the top 20, made $30 million as CEO of Macquarie Group.
Wikramanayake was the highest-paid CEO if only ASX 100 companies were analysed.