King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services CEO Alan Miller made 541 times more money than the average UHS employee in 2017, according to a Bloomberg report.
Bloomberg published an interactive compensation tool detailing the CEO pay ratio for the chief executives of various companies across industries listed in the S&P 500 and Russell 1000. Bloomberg analysts compiled the pay ratios, which take into account full- and part-time employees worldwide, according to data disclosed in each company's recent financial documents. Median pay reported by companies may or may not include employee benefits, such as pensions and retirement contributions, in addition to salary, analysts noted.
Here's how 10 healthcare CEOs' annual salary stacked up to that of the average employee's.
- UHS CEO — 541 to 1
- Johnson & Johnson CEO — 452 to 1
- Centene CEO — 379 to 1
- Humana CEO — 344 to 1
- Acadia Healthcare (Franklin, Tenn.) CEO — 334 to 1
- Pfizer CEO — 313 to 1
- HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.) CEO — 312 to 1
- Aetna CEO — 235 to 1
- Amgen CEO — 127 to 1
- Cerner — 54 to 1
To access Bloomberg's compensation tool, click here.