Milton Johnson, who retired as the company’s CEO at the end of last year, was paid $21.4 million in 2018, nearly $4.2 million more than he earned in 2017, according to a recent Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Several other members of HCA’s C-suite also received pay raises last year. Samuel Hazen, who served as president and COO before taking over as CEO Jan. 1, saw his total pay climb from $9.5 million in 2017 to $10 million in 2018. HCA Executive Vice President and CFO William Rutherford earned $6.8 million last year, up from $4.9 million in 2017.
The executives’ compensation increased as HCA’s bottom line grew. The company ended 2018 with a $3.8 billion profit on revenue of $46.7 billion. In 2017, HCA reported a profit of $2.2 billion on revenue of $43.6 billion.
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