Humana (HUM) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

James A. Rechtin, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $18.8M in 2025, up 20% from $15.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 226:1, on median employee pay of $82,935.

Filed
March 6, 2026
Annual meeting
April 16, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$18.8M+20% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
226:1median $82,935
CEO pay in equity
74%$13.9M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
89%of votes cast
CEO Stock Awards
$13,868,141Grant date fair value for 2025
CEO Non-Equity Incentive
$3,034,740Earned for 2025 performance
Median Employee Total Pay
$82,935Based on 2025 W-2 earnings

How Rechtin was paid

$18.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary7%Stock awards74%Non-equity incentive16%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
James A. RechtinPresident and Chief Executive Officer$18,757,075
Celeste M. MelletChief Financial Officer$18,922,704
Susan M. DiamondFormer Chief Financial Officer$2,382,930
Japan A. MehtaChief Information Officer$9,564,563
Michelle A. O’HaraChief Human Resources Officer$8,942,638
Sanjay K. Shetty, M.D.President, CenterWell$7,155,679

What changed and why

  • $18.8MCEO total compensation increased to $18,757,075 in fiscal 2025 from $15,579,476 in fiscal 2024.
  • 89%The 2025 say-on-pay proposal maintained strong approval with 89% of stockholders voting in favor.
  • New executive officers received sign-on cash bonuses and initial equity awards upon joining.
  • No option awards were granted to any named executive officer during fiscal 2025.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.