TO SUPPORT AND FURTHER THE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES OF SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 24 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
- Base
- $1M
- Bonus
- $305k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $893k
- Bonus
- $73k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $118k
- Bonus
- $80k
- Other
- $18k
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $164k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $22k
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $189k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $41k
- Benefits
- $1k
- Base
- $185k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $369
- Benefits
- $22k
- Base
- $204k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $74
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $200k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $53k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $110k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $81k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $7k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $24k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $8k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $4k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coach highest compensated employee | $1M | $305k | — | — | $1.5M $1.6M |
Coach highest compensated employee | $893k | $73k | — | — | $1.1M $1.2M |
Athletic Director highest compensated employee | $118k | $80k | $18k | — | $346k $384k |
Researcher - Faculty highest compensated employee | $164k | — | $22k | — | $277k $307k |
News Director, Kpbs board member | $189k | — | $41k | $1k | $248k $275k |
Chief Information Officer chief information officer | $185k | — | $369 | $22k | $226k $251k |
Director of People and Culture, Kpbs board member | $204k | — | $74 | $9k | $223k $247k |
Community Liason highest compensated employee | $200k | — | $3k | — | $213k $237k |
Vice President (sdsu Employee) vice president | $53k | — | — | — | $190k $211k |
President (sdsu Employee) | — | — | — | — | $188k $208k |
Director (sdsu Emp) board member | $110k | — | — | — | $186k $207k |
Director (sdsu Emp) board member | $81k | — | — | — | $156k $173k |
Kpbs-general Manager (sdsu Emp) board member | — | — | — | — | $123k $137k |
Treasurer (sdsu Employee) officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $116k $129k |
Director (sdsu Emp) board member | $7k | — | — | — | $102k $113k |
Director (sdsu Emp) board member | — | — | — | — | $98k $109k |
Director/principal Inv. (sdsu Emp) board member | $24k | — | — | — | $92k $102k |
Director (sdsu Emp) board member | $8k | — | — | — | $83k $93k |
Chief Executive Officer (sdsu Emp) | — | — | — | — | $76k $85k |
Director (sdsu Emp) board member | $4k | — | — | — | $76k $84k |
Chief Financial Officer | — | — | — | — | $74k $82k |
Chief HR Officer (sdsu Emp) key employee | — | — | — | — | $68k $75k |
Director (sdsu Employee) board member | — | — | — | — | $56k $62k |
Secretary/principal Inv. (sdsu Emp) officer (unspecified) | — | — | — | — | $29k $33k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 6 unpaid individuals.
Up 26%
from 2022
From $1.2M in 2022 to $1.5M in 2023.
Estimated with San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 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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