Jul 9, 2025 - Business
D.C.'s top ten highest-paid CEOs of public companies
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The highest-paid public company CEO in the D.C. area made a cool $37.39 million last year.
Why it matters: If you work at one of these companies, maybe ask your boss for a raise!
The big picture: Andrew Florance, the president and CEO of commercial real estate firm CoStar Group, topped a list compiled by the Washington Business Journal.
- His comp is salary ($1M) + stock awards ($30.34M) + other add-ons.
- The full list of 104 highly-paid CEOs is available to WBJ subscribers, culled from public SEC filings.
Zoom in: The biggest pay cut (if you even want to call it that) among the top 10 earners went to Harvey Schwartz of Carlyle Group, the private equity firm of David Rubenstein fame. His comp went down 84% to $29.59 million.
- Biggest pay raise: 1,594%. Peter Chapman, who transitioned out of the CEO role at quantum computing company IonQ earlier this year. He made $22.68 million in 2024, which included a $10 million bonus.