UNH · Unitedhealth Group Inc · Executive Compensation

$376.79 -0.11 (-0.03%)

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Market Cap

$338.30B

897.59M

Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Dirk C. McMahon	President and Chief Operating Officer	$1,161,539	—	$8,550,501	$2,850,024	$2,050,000	$31,424	$14,643,488
Dirk McMahon	President and Chief Operating Officer	$1,161,539	—	$8,550,501	$2,850,024	$2,050,000	$31,424	$14,643,488
John F. Rex	Executive Vice President and CFO	$1,161,539	—	$8,550,501	$2,850,024	$2,050,000	$25,904	$14,637,967
Brian Thompson	Executive Vice President and CEO, UnitedHealthcare Marianne D. Short Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	$951,154	—	$4,813,113	$2,187,555	$1,700,000	$19,184	$9,671,006

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
David Wichmann	CEO	$1,400,000	—	$9,600,592	$3,200,038	$3,500,000	$172,083	$17,872,713
Andrew Witty	President; CEO, Optum	$418,846	$550,000	$8,025,223	$2,675,007	$920,000	$268,100	$12,857,176
Dirk C. McMahon	President and Chief Operating Officer	$1,000,000	—	$6,750,241	$2,250,044	$2,500,000	$106,199	$12,606,484
Dirk McMahon	President and Chief Operating Officer	$1,000,000	—	$6,750,241	$2,250,044	$2,500,000	$106,199	$12,606,484
John F. Rex	Executive Vice President and CFO	$1,000,000	—	$6,750,241	$2,250,044	$2,500,000	$96,777	$12,597,062
Patricia L. Lewis	Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer	$800,000	$1,500,000	$2,625,211	$875,035	$1,000,000	$390,447	$7,190,693
Brian Thompson	Executive Vice President and CEO, UnitedHealthcare Marianne D. Short Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
David Wichmann	CEO	$1,384,615	—	$9,600,348	$3,200,033	$4,500,000	$201,993	$18,886,989
Andrew Witty	President; CEO, Optum	$1,100,000	—	$9,375,614	$3,125,046	$2,750,000	$175,360	$16,526,020
Steven H. Nelson	Former Executive Vice President and CEO, UnitedHealthcare	$773,077	—	$5,062,628	$1,687,542	—	$6,536,175	$14,059,422
John F. Rex	Executive Vice President and CFO	$1,000,000	—	$5,250,133	$1,750,040	$2,500,000	$126,912	$10,627,085
Dirk C. McMahon	President and Chief Operating Officer	$896,154	—	$4,125,367	$1,375,005	$2,500,000	$70,454	$8,966,980
Dirk McMahon	President and Chief Operating Officer	$896,154	—	$4,125,367	$1,375,005	$2,500,000	$70,454	$8,966,980
Stephen J. Hemsley	Former Executive Chairman	$880,769	—	$3,000,076	$3,000,001	—	$166,265	$7,389,261
Marianne D. Short	Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	$850,000	—	$3,375,085	$1,125,012	$1,500,000	$113,580	$6,963,677
Brian Thompson	Executive Vice President and CEO, UnitedHealthcare Marianne D. Short Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Andrew Witty	President; CEO, Optum	$613,462	—	$16,300,304	$2,100,011	$2,200,000	$18,773	$21,232,550
David Wichmann	CEO	$1,300,000	—	$8,325,394	$2,775,032	$5,390,600	$316,330	$18,107,356
Stephen J. Hemsley	Former Executive Chairman	$1,000,000	—	$6,750,246	$2,250,042	$876,700	$194,510	$11,352,513
Steven H. Nelson	Former Executive Vice President and CEO, UnitedHealthcare	$984,615	—	$5,062,684	$1,687,510	$2,000,000	$28,215	$9,763,024
Marianne D. Short	Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	$842,308	—	$5,000,358	$1,000,009	$2,110,600	$113,124	$9,066,399
John F. Rex	Executive Vice President and CFO	$976,923	—	$3,750,212	$1,250,033	$2,500,000	$110,744	$8,587,912

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Stephen J. Hemsley	Former Executive Chairman	$1,206,538	—	$8,325,219	$2,775,462	$5,745,600	$170,481	$18,454,153
David Wichmann	CEO	$1,162,308	—	$8,325,566	$2,775,328	$4,909,800	$216,974	$17,389,976
John F. Rex	Executive Vice President and CFO	$842,308	—	$3,750,131	$1,250,201	$2,000,000	$88,205	$7,930,845
Steven H. Nelson	Former Executive Vice President and CEO, UnitedHealthcare	$857,692	—	$3,150,092	$1,050,190	$2,500,000	$22,470	$7,580,444
Marianne D. Short	Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer	$800,000	—	$2,715,170	$905,169	$1,970,400	$104,130	$6,494,869

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Dennis Stankiewicz	Chief Accounting Officer	Appointed	2026-03-02	2026-03-02
Scott Gottlieb, M.D.	independent director	Appointed	2025-11-18	2025-11-21
Wayne S. DeVeydt	Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2025-09-02	2025-07-31
Andrew Witty	director	Resigned	2025-05-20	2025-05-21
Steve Hemsley	Chief Executive Officer	Appointed	2025-05-12	2025-05-14
Patrick Conway	Chief Executive Officer of Optum	Appointed	2025-05-06	2025-04-29
Heather Cianfrocco	Executive Vice President, Governance, Compliance and Information Security	Appointed	2025-05-06	2025-04-29
Chris Zaetta	Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary	Appointed	2024-06-04	2024-05-15
Rupert Bondy	Senior Counsel and Executive Vice President, Governance, Compliance and Security	Appointed	2024-06-04	2024-05-15
John Rex	President	Appointed	2024-04-01	2024-03-28
Dirk McMahon	President and Chief Operating Officer	Retired	2024-04-01	2024-02-07
Charles D. Baker	independent director	Appointed	2023-10-30	2023-11-03

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