CVS Health President and CEO Karen Lynch earned nearly $20.4 million in fiscal year 2021, ranking as the second highest payer compensation package of those publicly released.
Payer CEO earnings ranked from highest to lowest based on public proxy statements:
Former Centene Chair and CEO Michael Neidorff
- Salary: $1,800,000
- Stock awards: $12,750,020
- Option awards: $2,249,984
- Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $3,438,000
- All other compensation: $399,986
- Total: $20,637,990
CVS Health (Aetna) President and CEO Karen Lynch
- Salary: $1,429,167
- Stock awards: $9,749,990
- Option awards: $3,249,997
- Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $5,616,000
- All other compensation: $343,258
- Total: $20,388,412
Cigna Chair and CEO David Cordani
- Salary: $1,500,000
- Stock awards: $11,745,385
- Option awards: $3,625,042
- Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $2,700,000
- All other compensation: $301,839
- Total: $19,872,266
Anthem President and CEO Gail Boudreaux
- Salary: $1,561,538
- Stock awards: $9,900,081
- Option awards: $3,299,986
- Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $4,019,399
- All other compensation: $567,237
- Total: $19,348,241
Humana President and CEO Bruce Broussard
- Salary: $1,349,465
- Stock awards: $9,828,769
- Option awards: $2,779,774
- Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $2,125,407
- All other compensation: $444,621
- Total: $16,528,036