Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 15 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
President (until 7/31/23)
$3.3M
$3.6M
- Base
- $1.6M
- Bonus
- $900k
- Other
- $577k
- Benefits
- $172k
Professor & Oral Surgeon
highest compensated employee
$1.9M
$2.1M
- Base
- $534k
- Bonus
- $1.1M
- Other
- $159k
- Benefits
- $30k
University Provost (until 6/30/23)
key employee
$1.8M
$2M
- Base
- $1.1M
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $541k
- Benefits
- $109k
Chief Investment Officer
highest compensated employee
$1.5M
$1.6M
- Base
- $868k
- Bonus
- $539k
- Other
- $7k
- Benefits
- $22k
Medical Campus Provost
key employee
$1.1M
$1.2M
- Base
- $1M
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $8k
- Benefits
- $499
Interim Pres (8/1/23 - 6/30/24)
officer (unspecified)
$1M
$1.1M
- Base
- $962k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $10k
- Benefits
- $21k
Sr Vp, Cfo, Treas (until 12/31/23)
$804k
$886k
- Base
- $729k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $7k
- Benefits
- $30k
Interim Uni Provost (7/1/23-6/30/24)
key employee
$804k
$886k
- Base
- $723k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $7k
- Benefits
- $37k
Sr Vp, Gen Counsel, Secretary
vice president
$787k
$867k
- Base
- $741k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $5k
- Benefits
- $3k
Sr VP Ops, Assistant Treasurer
vice president
$624k
$687k
- Base
- $561k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $23k
Sr Vp, Cfo, & Treas (as of 1/1/24)
$337k
$371k
- Base
- $282k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $289
- Benefits
- $30k
Trustee (as of 6/1/24) & Professor
board member
$261k
$287k
- Base
- $223k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $11k
Trustee (until 5/31/24) & Professor
board member
$179k
$197k
- Base
- $160k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $219
- Benefits
- $1k
Professor & Physician
highest compensated employee
$125k
$137k
Professor & Physician
highest compensated employee
$59k
$64k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
President (until 7/31/23) | $1.6M | $900k | $577k | $172k | $3.3M $3.6M |
Professor & Oral Surgeon highest compensated employee | $534k | $1.1M | $159k | $30k | $1.9M $2.1M |
University Provost (until 6/30/23) key employee | $1.1M | — | $541k | $109k | $1.8M $2M |
Chief Investment Officer highest compensated employee | $868k | $539k | $7k | $22k | $1.5M $1.6M |
Medical Campus Provost key employee | $1M | — | $8k | $499 | $1.1M $1.2M |
Interim Pres (8/1/23 - 6/30/24) officer (unspecified) | $962k | — | $10k | $21k | $1M $1.1M |
Sr Vp, Cfo, Treas (until 12/31/23) | $729k | — | $7k | $30k | $804k $886k |
Interim Uni Provost (7/1/23-6/30/24) key employee | $723k | — | $7k | $37k | $804k $886k |
Sr Vp, Gen Counsel, Secretary vice president | $741k | — | $5k | $3k | $787k $867k |
Sr VP Ops, Assistant Treasurer vice president | $561k | — | $1k | $23k | $624k $687k |
Sr Vp, Cfo, & Treas (as of 1/1/24) | $282k | — | $289 | $30k | $337k $371k |
Trustee (as of 6/1/24) & Professor board member | $223k | — | $1k | $11k | $261k $287k |
Trustee (until 5/31/24) & Professor board member | $160k | — | $219 | $1k | $179k $197k |
Professor & Physician highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $125k $137k |
Professor & Physician highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $59k $64k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 34 unpaid individuals.
Up 26%
from 2022
From $2.6M in 2022 to $3.3M in 2023.
$2.6M
2022
$3.3M
2023
$2.6M
2022
$3.3M
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 21% in real terms$3M to $3.6M
Estimated with Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend
Revenue and expenses over time
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
RevenueExpenses
$3.3B
$3B
2022
$3.3B
$3.2B
2023
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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