Last year, pharmaceutical company CEOs raked in millions, with the top paid CEO making $47.5 million, according to USA today.
Here are the top five paid pharmaceutical company CEOs:
1. Leonard Schleifer, CEO of Regeneron — $47.5 million
2. Jeffrey Leiden, CEO of Vertex — $28.1 million
3. Kenneth Frazier, CEO of Merch — $24.2 million
4. Alex Gorsky, CEO of Johnson & Johnson — $23.8 million
5. Brenton Saunders, CEO of Allergon — $21.6 million
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