A recent report compared S&P 500 companies’ CEO compensation to their average worker’s compensation using proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The ratios were sorted by the state where the company is based and averaged.
These 20 S&P 500 healthcare companies have the widest gaps between CEO pay and median worker compensation:
1. Align Technology — 1,026:1 pay ratio
2. Becton, Dickinson and Co. — 443:1
3. Pfizer — 437:1
4. Viatris — 398:1
5. Elevance Health — 383:1
6. CVS Health Corp. — 380:1
7. Thermo Fisher Scientific — 363:1
8. The Cooper Companies — 344:1
9. UnitedHealth Group — 331:1
10. Danaher Corp. — 311:1
11. McKesson Corp. — 294:1
12 (tie). Molina Healthcare — 293:1
12 (tie). IQVIA Holdings — 293:1
14. Baxter International — 290:1
15. The Cigna Group — 277:1
16. Edward Lifesciences Corp. — 274:1
17. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings — 266:1
18. Charles River Laboratories International — 265:1
19. HCA Healthcare — 254:1
20. Zimmer Biomet Holdings — 253:1
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