CEO pay packages across the S&P 500 rose nearly 11% in 2025 compared with 2024 – and media and entertainment led all sectors with an eye-opening 117% surge.
That was one of the key findings in an analysis released Monday by proxy advisory firm ISS-Corporate.
The influential firm examined executive compensation packages related to the 318 S&P 500 companies whose annual shareholder meetings are held on or after January 1, 2026. Companies were included only if the CEO was in the same role in the current and previous filing years. Median CEO pay across the board came in at $17.7 million, a bar easily cleared by a majority of media and entertainment CEOs.
The No. 2 sector was Consumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail, with a median increase of 29.6%.
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