Health care CEOs lead the way in 2015 compensation

It pays to be healthy. Chief executives at health care companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index made millions more in compensation last year than their counterparts in other industries. A look at the top and bottom-paid CEOs last year, as calculated by The Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm.

Top paid – by industry

1. Health care, median compensation of $14.5 million, up 7 percent from a year earlier

2. Basic materials, median compensation of $12.3 million, up 3 percent

3. Industrial goods, median compensation of $12 million, up 3 percent

Bottom paid – by industry

1. Utilities, median compensation of $9.3 million, up 7 percent

2. Services, median compensation of $9.4 million, flat

3. Technology, median compensation of $10.2 million, up 5 percent

Highest-paid CEOs for 2015

1. Dara Khosrowshahi, Expedia, $94.6 million, up 881 percent. Expedia’s stock return last fiscal year: 47 percent.

2. Leslie Moonves, CBS, $56.4 million, up 4 percent. CBS' stock return: -14 percent.

3. Philippe Dauman, Viacom, $54.1 million, up 22 percent. Viacom’s stock return: -42 percent.

4. Leonard Schleifer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, $47.5 million, up 13 percent. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ stock return: 32 percent.

5. Robert Iger, Walt Disney, $43.5 million, down less than 1 percent. Walt Disney’s stock return: 17 percent.

6. Sandeep Mathrani, General Growth Properties, $39.2 million, up 702 percent. General Growth Properties’ stock return: -1 percent.

7. Brian Roberts, Comcast, $36.2 million, up 10 percent. Comcast’s stock return: -1 percent.

8. Marissa Mayer, Yahoo, $36 million, down 15 percent. Yahoo’s stock return: -34 percent.

9. David Cote, Honeywell International, $33.8 million, up 43 percent. Honeywell International’s stock return: 6 percent.

10. Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com, $33.4 million, down 16 percent. Salesforce.com’s stock return: 21 percent.

Top raises

1. Dara Khosrowshahi, Expedia, $94.6 million, up 881 percent. Stock return last fiscal year: 47 percent.

2. Sandeep Mathrani, General Growth Properties, $39.2 million, up 702 percent. Stock return: -1 percent.

3. Richard Handler, Leucadia, $7.4 million, up 404 percent. Stock return: -21 percent. Handler voluntarily gave up a $2.4 million bonus for 2014.

Deepest cuts

1. Richard Hayne, Urban Outfitters, $44,310, down 92 percent. Stock return: -34 percent.

2. David Zaslav, Discovery Communications, $32.4 million, down 79 percent. Stock return: -23 percent.

3. Hock Tan, Broadcom, $4 million, down 77 percent. Stock return: 45 percent.

This story was originally published May 25, 2016 at 4:49 AM with the headline "Health care CEOs lead the way in 2015 compensation."