CVS Health CEO pulls in high-ranking payer salary

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
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