Stephen Hemsley, CEO of Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealth Group, reported total compensation of $17.8 million for 2016, up roughly 22 percent from $14.5 million in 2015.
Compensation Issues
Female CEOs at the 100 largest U.S. companies outpaced their male counterparts in terms of average total compensation in 2016, according to a recent report by Equilar.
The professional networking site LinkedIn has rounded up all of the highest paying healthcare jobs in 2017.
On average, U.S. physicians earn $294,000 per year, according to the Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2017. However, compensation varies widely in accordance with region and state.
The median annual salary for registered nurses who provide care in emergency rooms is $70,236, as off March 31, according to Salary.com.
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Physician pay averaged $294,000 in 2016, increasing for the seventh consecutive year, yet only about half of physicians — 54 percent — were satisfied with their compensation, according to Medscape's seventh annual "2017 Physician Compensation Report."
Many of the highest earners among organizations in the Standard & Poor's 500 index are healthcare sector CEOs, according to a report from Equilar, a provider of executive, board and governance data solutions.
King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services Chairman and CEO Alan Miller made more than $51.3 million last year, according to the company's annual proxy filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In 2017, the median annual pay for infection control registered nurse is $84,944, according to Salary.com.
Cigna and Humana have seen their stocks increase recently, while Molina Healthcare and WellCare Health Plans have seen their shares fall slightly, according to Stock-Callers.com.