Highest-paid payer CFOs in 2024 

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UnitedHealth Group president and CFO John Rex was the highest-paid payer CFO in 2024. 

Mr. Rex was paid $18.7 million in total compensation, according to proxy filings from the company. 

Here’s how CFOs of the largest payers were compensated in 2024:

John Rex, UnitedHealth Group 

  • Salary: $1,342,308
  • Stock awards: $11,250,762  
  • Option awards: $3,750,184
  • Nonequity incentive plan compensation: $2,100,000
  • All other compensation: $287,929  
  • Total: $18,731,183

Andrew Asher, Centene

  • Salary: $1,025,000
  • Stock awards: $7,179,353
  • Nonequity incentive plan compensation: $2,779,925 
  • Other compensation: $198,134 
  • Total: $11,182,412

Brian Evanko,The Cigna Group

  • Salary: $994,231
  • Stock awards: $5,813,611
  • Option awards: $1,725,052
  • Nonequity incentive plan compensation: $1,700,000
  • Other compensation: $51,738
  • Total: $10,284,632

Susan Diamond, Humana

  • Salary: $846,192
  • Stock awards: $6,733,897
  • Option awards: $948,087
  • Nonequity incentive plan compensation: $911,377
  • Other compensation: $177,961
  • Total: $9,617,514

Thomas Cowhey, CVS Health

  • Salary: $998,387
  • Stock awards: $4,799,848
  • Option awards: $1,199,982
  • Nonequity incentive plan compensation: $436,000
  • Change in pension and nonqualified deferred compensation: $1,713
  • All other compensation: $208,434
  • Total: $7,644,364

Mark Keim, Molina Healthcare

  • Salary: $850,000
  • Stock awards: $5,000,043
  • Nonequity incentive plan compensation: $892,500
  • Other compensation: $303,326
  • Total: $7,045,869

Mark Kaye, Elevance Health

  • Salary: $900,000
  • Stock awards: $4,125,144
  • Option awards: $1,374,953
  • Nonequity incentive plan: $385,560
  • Other compensation: $87,487
  • Total: $6,873,144
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