20/20 Vision? Twenty Health Care Leaders Each Receive Over $20 Million Per Year
And that's just a tiny reason why health care costs so much.
“Below is a list of the top 20 highest-paid CEOs in health care based on the most recent complete form year (2024). For this list, base salary serves as the rank-order metric as it is predetermined and the most fixed among the various forms of executive compensation.” Source: https://blog.salaryexpert.com/blog/top-20-highest-paid-ceos-in-health-care/
First Name, Last Name, Title, Company, Salary, Total Compensation
(1) William Sibold
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals Inc
$275,400.00
$32,268,400.00
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(2) Ari Bousbib
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
IQVIA Holdings Inc
$1,800,000.00
$29,151,752.00
____________________
(3) Joseph Hogan
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Align Technology Inc
$1,354,769.00
$28,952,411.00
_____________________
(4) Joaquin Duato
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Johnson & Johnson
$1,584,615.00
$28,397,240.00
_____________________
(5) David Ricks
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Eli Lilly and Co
$1,621,154.00
$26,565,732.00
_____________________
(6) Jason Holler
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Cardinal Health Inc
$1,434,153.00
$25,650,709.00
______________________
(7) Rami Elghandour
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
Arcellx Inc
$600,960.00
$24,964,306.00
______________________
(8) Albert Bourla
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Pfizer Inc
$1,800,000.00
$24,648,727.00
______________________
(9) Samuel Hazen
Director and Chief Executive Officer
HCA Healthcare Inc
$1,539,947.00
$23,799,137.00
______________________
(10) Andrew Witty
Director and Chief Executive Officer
UnitedHealth Group Inc
$1,500,000.00
$23,534,936.00
_______________________
(11) Robert Ford
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Abbott Laboratories
$1,500,000.00
$23,268,171.00
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(12) David Cordani
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
The Cigna Group
$1,573,077.00
$23,251,096.00
_________________________
(13) Robert Bradway
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Amgen Inc
$1,786,977.00
$22,643,650.00
_________________________
(14) Daniel O’Day
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Gilead Sciences Inc
$1,740,962.00
$22,607,690.00
_________________________
(15) Gail Boudreaux
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Anthem Inc
$1,600,000.00
$21,889,039.00
_________________________
(16) Karen Lynch
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
CVS Health Corp
$1,500,000.00
$21,615,034.00
_________________________
(17) Michael Mahoney
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Boston Scientific Corp
$1,400,000.00
$21,420,801.00
_________________________
(18) Rainer Blair
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Danaher Corp
$1,300,000.00
$20,903,282.00
__________________________
(19) Kevin Lobo
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
Stryker Corp
$1,391,667.00
$20,767,847.00
__________________________
(20) Reshma Kewalramani
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
$1,500,000.00
$20,594,441.00
Source: https://blog.salaryexpert.com/blog/top-20-highest-paid-ceos-in-health-care/