Let’s do the math together. We’ll use Brian Thompson (CEO UnitedHealth Care) as an example. These are numbers from the 2023 Proxy Statement.
His base salary is $1,000,000.
His target cash incentive award is 200%, which means he is eligible for a $2 million cash bonus.
His bonus was funded to 92%, which means he got a $1,840,000 bonus.
1,840,000 / 1,000,000 * 100 = 184%
He got a 184% bonus.
This doesn’t include the other $7 million in compensation he got for the year including RSUs, options, Cadillac health plan, etc.
Don’t spend that 6% bonus all in one place, now….