Payers ranked by employee salary growth

Among the largest health insurers, CVS Health has seen the biggest growth in U.S. median employee salaries over the last five years, while Humana boasted the highest median employee salary in 2023, according to SEC filings.

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Payers ranked by median employee salary growth since 2018:

Company 2018 median salary 2023 median salary Percent change
CVS Health $35,529 $55,237 55.5%
Humana $70,498 $85,122 20.7%
Centene $66,021 $79,507 20.4%
Molina Healthcare $65,652 $78,620 19.8%
Cigna Group $63,526 $75,191 18.4%
UnitedHealth Group $57,412 $66,821 16.4%
Elevance Health $72,308 $56,229 -22.2%

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