Humana’s President and CEO Jim Rechtin was paid $18.8 million in total compensation in 2025, the insurer said in regulatory filings published March 6.
CFO Celeste Mellet was the company’s highest-paid executive in 2025, earning $18.9 million in total compensation, including a $6 million bonus. She joined the company in 2025, succeeding former CFO Susan Diamond, who earned $2.4 million in total compensation during her remaining time with the company last year.
The company’s other top-earning executives include CIO Japan Mehta, Chief Human Resources Officer Michelle O’Hara, and CenterWell President Sanjay Shetty, MD.
Here’s what Humana’s highest-paid executives earned in 2025:
Celeste Mellet, Chief Financial Officer
Salary: $900,000
Bonus: $6,000,000
Stock Awards: $10,651,166
Non-Equity Incentive Plan: $1,327,603
Other Compensation: $43,935
Total: $18,922,704
Jim Rechtin, President and CEO
Salary: $1,348,558
Stock Awards: $13,868,141
Non-Equity Incentive Plan: $3,034,740
Other Compensation: $505,636
Total: $18,757,075
Japan Mehta, Chief Information Officer
Salary: $618,750
Bonus: $4,300,000
Stock Awards: $3,908,903
Non-Equity Incentive Plan: $732,787
Other Compensation: $4,123
Total: $9,564,563
Michelle O’Hara, Chief Human Resources Officer
Salary: $715,385
Bonus: $2,500,000
Stock Awards: $4,863,176
Non-Equity Incentive Plan: $840,000
Other Compensation: $24,077
Total: $8,942,638
Sanjay Shetty, MD, President, CenterWell
Salary: $715,769
Bonus: $250,000
Stock Awards: $5,063,055
Non-Equity Incentive Plan: $963,335
Other Compensation: $163,520
Total: $7,155,679
