Here are five numbers providing insight on compensation earned by CEOs in the healthcare industry, using data from the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment survey.
$231,870: The average annual salary of CEOs in the healthcare sector in the U.S.
$111.48 The average hourly wage earned by healthcare CEOs.
$77,030: The average yearly salary for the lowest 10% of earners among healthcare CEOs.
116%: The percent more the average healthcare CEO makes in a year compared to the average annual salary of all workers in the U.S., which is $61,900.
$30.54 million: What Albert Bourla, PhD, CEO of Pfizer, earned in 2022, making him the highest-paid CEO in healthcare.