==Executive pay: Welltower’s Tim McHugh received a $167 million pay package in 2025

• Median CFO compensation in the S&P 500 reached $6 million in 2025, driven by equity pay amid a strong U.S. stock market.
• Finance chief Tim McHugh’s pay outpaces that of many CEOs and surpasses the Tesla CFO’s $139 million pay package in 2024

Welltower CFO’s Tim McHugh is the new highest-paid finance chief among the biggest U.S. companies. His $167 million pay package in 2025 not only dwarfs that of his CFO peers but also outpaces the compensation of many CEOs. 

McHugh’s pay at Welltower, a real-estate investment trust focused on rental housing for seniors, surpasses the $139 million compensation package received by Tesla’s Vaibhav Taneja in 2024. This puts him more than $135 million above Alphabet’s Anat Ashkenazi, the next highest-paid CFO in 2025.