Payers ranked by CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio

In regulatory filings, companies must disclose how CEO pay stacks up with the median employee’s salary. 

Here are CEO-to-median-employee pay ratios at prominent payers in 2022, ranked from highest to lowest: 

Elevance Health 

CEO compensation: $20.93 million

Median employee compensation: $54,627

CEO to median employee pay ratio: 383-to-1 

CVS Health

CEO compensation: $21.33 million

Median employee compensation: $56,129

CEO to median employee pay ratio: 380-to-1

UnitedHealth Group

CEO compensation: $20.88 million

Median employee compensation: $63,035

CEO to median employee pay ratio: 331-to-1

Molina Healthcare

CEO compensation: $22.13 million

Median employee compensation: $75,433

CEO to median employee pay ratio: 293-to-1

The Cigna Group

CEO compensation: $20.97 million 

Median employee compensation: $75,627

CEO to median employee pay ratio: 277-to-1

Humana

CEO compensation: $17.20 million

Median employee compensation: $72,391

CEO to median employee pay ratio: 238-to-1

Centene

CEO compensation: $13.39 million

Median employee compensation: $78,347

CEO to median employee pay ratio: 171-to-1

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