Tenet identifies the median compensated employee using total gross wages earned during the calendar year and pay is annualized for permanent employees who are not employed for a full year.
Ronald Rittenmeyer served as Tenet’s CEO in 2019 and 2020. Saum Sutaria, MD, has served as the health system’s chief executive since 2021.
Here is how the CEO-to-worker median pay ratio has changed the past five years:
2019
Total CEO compensation: $24,288,660
Median employee compensation: $53,714
Ratio: 452 to 1
2020
Total CEO compensation: $16,675,529
Median employee compensation: $54,501
Ratio: 306 to 1
2021
Total CEO compensation: $21,153,671
Median employee compensation: $55,245
Ratio: 383 to 1
2022
Total CEO compensation: $11,047,128
Median employee compensation: $58,435
Ratio: 189 to 1
2023
Total CEO compensation: $18,518,109
Median employee compensation: $60,633
Ratio: 305 to 1
