In 2018, the CEO of Johnson & Johnson, Alex Gorsky, received compensations totaling 20.1 million U.S. dollars. The statistic illustrates the top CEO compensations provided by large pharmaceutical firms in 2018. 'Large' means they have a market capitalization of over 10 billion U.S. dollars.
Top CEO compensations provided by large pharmaceutical companies in 2018
(in million U.S. dollars)
For the report, BioPharma Dive explicitly grouped firms in these 3 categories:
Large cap biotech: Market capitalization greater than $10 billion.
Mid-sized biotech: Market capitalization between $2 billion and $10 billion.
Small biotech: Market capitalization between $500 million and $2 billion.
This statistic is for large companies worth more than $10 billion.
CEO compensation includes base salary, cash bonuses and long-term
stock and option awards, as described in annual proxy filings.
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BioPharma Dive. (May 28, 2019). Top CEO compensations provided by large pharmaceutical companies in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053225/top-large-pharmaceutical-ceo-compensations/
BioPharma Dive. "Top CEO compensations provided by large pharmaceutical companies in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. May 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053225/top-large-pharmaceutical-ceo-compensations/
BioPharma Dive. (2019). Top CEO compensations provided by large pharmaceutical companies in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053225/top-large-pharmaceutical-ceo-compensations/
BioPharma Dive. "Top Ceo Compensations Provided by Large Pharmaceutical Companies in 2018 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053225/top-large-pharmaceutical-ceo-compensations/
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Top CEO compensations provided by large pharmaceutical companies in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], BioPharma Dive, May 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1053225/top-large-pharmaceutical-ceo-compensations/
