The health care industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the worldwide economy and consists of businesses that provide medical services, manufacture drugs or medical equipment, provide medical insurance, or otherwise facilitate the provision of health care to patients. Executive pay is relatively high in this fast-paced industry. CEOs tend to be the highest-paid executives at any organization.
Below is a list of the top 10 highest-paid CEOs in the health care industry for the most recent complete fiscal year: 2018. The list is ordered by highest total pay and not highest salary. “Other” compensation is defined as total compensation minus salary and includes annual variable cash, long-term incentive awards, non-equity, stocks, and pension, plus any other compensation awarded in 2018.
- Stephen Macmillan – Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President, Hologic Inc
o $1,030,000 in salary: $41,010,142 in additional “other” pay - Joseph Hogan – President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Align Technology Inc
o $1,069,231 in salary: $40,689,107 in additional “other” pay - Kent Thiry – Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer, DaVita Inc
o $1,300,000 in salary: $30,717,501 in additional “other” pay - Leonard Schleifer – Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc
o $1,330,500 in salary: $25,190,055 in additional “other” pay - Michael Neidorff – Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Centene Corp
o $1,500,000 in salary: $24,622,414 in additional “other” pay - John Milligan – President, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Gilead Sciences Inc
o $1,581,623 in salary: $24,380,208 in additional “other” pay - George Yancopoulos – Director, President and Chief Scientific Officer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc
o $1,130,900 in salary: $24,250,229 in additional “other” pay - Miles White – Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Abbott Laboratories
o $1,900,000 in salary: $22,354,238 in additional “other” pay - Nick Leschly – President, Chief Executive Officer, Bluebird Bio Inc
o $610,000 in salary: $23,352,220 in additional “other” pay - Alan Miller – Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Health Services Inc
o $1,665,064 in salary: $21,923,819 in additional “other” pay
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