10 healthcare CEOs among 100 highest paid, as CEO pay hits new record high

CEO salaries of the biggest corporations have hit record highs in 2021 for the sixth year in a row, with the annual average pay sitting at $14.7 million. Among the 100 highest paid CEOs of U.S companies were 10 healthcare leaders, according to a May 15 Wall Street Journal article.

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Much of CEO pay was wrapped up in equity, meaning its value could fluctuate. For the same companies in 2020, the average CEO compensation package sat at $13.4 million. To create the ranking of the 425 featured CEOs, the Journal examined the corporate proxy statements of S&P 500 companies for the fiscal year ending after June 2021 through May 6, 2022. 

Here are the 10 healthcare CEOs that were featured: 

32. Ari Bousbib of Iqvia Holdings earned $28.62 million

37. Alex Gorsky of Johnson & Johnson earned $26.74 million.

46. Robert Ford of Abbott Laboratories earned $24.91 million.

52. Albert Bourla of Pfizer earned $24.35 million. 

54. Richard Gonzalez of Abbvie earned $23.91 million. 

81. Robert Bradway of Amgen earned $21.72 million. 

86. David Ricks of Eli Lilly earned $21.51 million. 

90. Marc Casper of Thermo Fisher Scientific earned $21.23 million. 

99. Michael Neidorff of Centene earned $20.64 million. 

100. Samuel Hazen of HCA Healthcare earned $20.64 million. 

Other healthcare CEOs that made the list of 425 CEOs were Adam Schechter of Laboratory Corporation of America, Joseph Zubretsky of Molina Healthcare and David Cordnai of Cigna. 

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