In the 2023 edition of the Equilar 100, an annual study of America’s largest companies by revenue to file a “proxy” statement by March 31, median CEO pay reached $22.3 million in 2022 —a nearly 8% increase over 2021.
David Cordani, CEO of Bloomfield-based Cigna, one of the world’s largest health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers, ranked No. 66, with total awarded compensation of nearly $21 million. His compensation increased 6% year over year and equaled about 277 times his company’s median worker pay last year.