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Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 37 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head Coach highest compensated employee $4.2M $4.6M | |||||
Head Coach highest compensated employee $3.8M $4.2M | |||||
VP & Chief Investment Officer vice president $2.9M $3.2M | |||||
Professor-kellogg highest compensated employee $2.4M $2.7M | |||||
President Emeritus former officer/director/trustee $1.9M $2.1M | |||||
Managing Dir Absolute Return highest compensated employee $1.7M $1.9M | |||||
Mng Dir Priv Inv & Real Assets former officer/director/trustee $1.6M $1.8M | |||||
VP of Alumni Rel & Development vice president $1.6M $1.8M | |||||
VP Athletics Rec vice president $1.5M $1.7M | |||||
Executive Vice President executive vice president $1.5M $1.6M | |||||
Professor-chemistry highest compensated employee $1.5M $1.6M | |||||
VP & General Counsel vice president $1.3M $1.4M | |||||
Provost officer (unspecified) $1.1M $1.2M | |||||
VP of Research vice president $801k $887k | |||||
VP of Admin & Planning vice president $773k $857k | |||||
VP and Chief Operations Officer vice president $725k $803k | |||||
VP Medical Affairs vice president $693k $768k | |||||
VP & Chief Information Officer chief information officer $656k $726k | |||||
VP & Chief HR Officer vice president $574k $636k | |||||
VP of Facilities Management vice president $559k $619k | |||||
Assoc VP & Dep General Counsel & Former Interim VP HR vice president $556k $616k | |||||
Board Secretary and Advisor to President board president $555k $615k | |||||
Interim VP Alumni Relations Development vice president $548k $607k | |||||
Vice President for Research vice president $490k $543k | |||||
VP Assoc Prov Div and Inc vice president $445k $493k | |||||
VP Student Affairs vice president $442k $490k | |||||
Assoc VP Budget & Planning vice president $401k $444k | |||||
VP Global Mkt & Comm vice president $389k $431k | |||||
Assoc Ad Intercollegiate Srvcs Athletics & Former Interim VP Athletics vice president $386k $428k | |||||
Co-interim VP Global Mkt & Comm vice president $372k $412k | |||||
Former VP Athletics vice president $328k $363k | |||||
VP of International Relations vice president $312k $345k | |||||
VP Global Mkt & Comm vice president $271k $300k | |||||
Interim VP Student Affairs vice president $263k $291k | |||||
VP and Dean of Enrollment vice president $199k $220k | |||||
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 39 unpaid individuals.
Down 31%
from 2022
From $6M in 2022 to $4.2M in 2023.
Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
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