Stephen Hemsley is Chief Executive Officer of UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH). The company reported total compensation of $60,938,062 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $596,154 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 |
| Option awards | $60,000,024 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $341,884 |
| Total | $60,938,062 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure UnitedHealth Group Inc filed April 21, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-046125.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $25,899,173 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $35,038,890 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 80th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 20 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group UnitedHealth Group Inc discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Hemsley this page | Chief Executive Officer | $60,938,062 |
| Andrew Witty | Former Chief Executive Officer | $24,599,372 |
| John Rex | Former President and Chief Financial Officer | $24,475,981 |
| Timothy Noel | Chief Executive Officer, UnitedHealthcare | $20,201,746 |
| Patrick Conway | Chief Executive Officer, Optum | $19,922,610 |
| Christopher Zaetta | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $15,792,307 |
| Wayne DeVeydt | Chief Financial Officer | $14,582,684 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full UnitedHealth Group Inc compensation brief.
Stephen Hemsley's compensation sits inside UnitedHealth Group Inc's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.