King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services CEO and President Marc Miller was paid between 221 and 309 times more than the median annual salary for an employee at the health system between 2021 and 2025, according to proxy statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
UHS determines its median employee by using the greater of the total annual W-2 wages of employees both in the U.S. and the U.K. or calculated annualized pay for those who commenced work during the year or were on a leave of absence. The employee population consisted of full-time, part-time and temporary workers.
Mr. Miller has served as UHS’ CEO since 2021.
Here is how the CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio has changed over the past five years:
2021
- Total CEO compensation: $14,020,942
- Median employee compensation: $45,454
- Ratio: 309 to 1
2022
- Total CEO compensation: $10,919,976
- Median employee compensation: $49,369
- Ratio: 221 to 1
2023
- Total CEO compensation: $14,407,937
- Median employee compensation: $50,152
- Ratio: 287 to 1
2024
- Total CEO compensation: $15,021,836
- Median employee compensation: $53,396
- Ratio: 281 to 1
2025
- Total CEO compensation: $16,148,937
- Median employee compensation: $57,048
- Ratio: 283 to 1
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