Here are the highest-paid CEOs in the healthcare industry in the United States

According to a report from CEOWORLD magazine, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla was the top-earning CEO in the healthcare industry in America for 2022. His compensation reached $30.5 million in 2022.

In 2022, Richard Gonzalez of AbbVie was the second-highest-paid CEO with a compensation of $25.8 million. Joseph Zubretsky, the CEO of Molina Healthcare, came in third with a salary of $22.1 million.

We have compiled a list of America’s top 11 highest-paid CEOs in the healthcare industry:

1. Albert Bourla, PhD
   Chairman and CEO of Pfizer
   Total compensation: $30,543,706
2. Richard Gonzalez
   Chairman and CEO of AbbVie
   Total compensation: $25,847,971
3. Joseph Zubretsky
   President and CEO of Molina Healthcare
   Total compensation: $22,131,256
4. Daniel O’Day
   Chairman and CEO of Gilead Sciences
   Total compensation: $21,621,253
5. Robert Ford
   Chairman and CEO of Abbott Laboratories
   Total compensation: $21,452,566
6. David Ricks
   Chairman and CEO of Eli Lilly
   Total compensation: $21,398,135
7. David Cordani
   Chairman, president and CEO of The Cigna Group
   Total compensation: $20,965,504
8. Gail Boudreaux
   President and CEO of Elevance Health
   Total compensation: $20,931,081
9. Giovanni Caforio
   Chairman and CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
   Total compensation: $20,053,032
10. Stéphane Bancel
    CEO of Moderna
    Total compensation: $19,363,648
11. Kevin Lobo
    Chair and CEO of Stryker
    Total compensation: $18,563,214

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