Mission
Detroit Mercy, a Catholic university in the Jesuit and Mercy traditions, exists to provide excellent student-centered undergraduate and graduate education in an urban context. A UDM education seeks to integrate the intellectual, spiritual, ethical and social development of students.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 27 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Head Coach - Men Basketball
highest compensated employee
$600k
$653k
- Base
- $445k
- Bonus
- $97k
- Other
- $8k
- Benefits
- $31k
President
$561k
$611k
- Base
- $452k
- Bonus
- $50k
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $29k
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
vice president
$445k
$484k
- Base
- $396k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
President Emeritus & Distinguished University Professor
highest compensated employee
$445k
$484k
- Base
- $393k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $3k
- Benefits
- $22k
Dean School of Dentistry
key employee
$423k
$460k
- Base
- $373k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
Vice President Finance & Administration
vice president
$379k
$412k
- Base
- $329k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
Associate Professor & Dir Faculty Success Program
highest compensated employee
$337k
$366k
- Base
- $297k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
Associate Professor Business Administration
highest compensated employee
$309k
$337k
- Base
- $259k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $27k
Dean College of Business Administration
key employee
$298k
$324k
- Base
- $253k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
Clinical Assistant Professor
former officer/director/trustee
$297k
$323k
- Base
- $232k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $46k
Vice President of Enrollment & Student Affairs
vice president
$274k
$298k
- Base
- $236k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $19k
Athletic Director
former officer/director/trustee
$265k
$288k
- Base
- $211k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $8k
- Benefits
- $29k
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry
former officer/director/trustee
$258k
$281k
- Base
- $216k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $29k
Associate Dean School of Optometry
highest compensated employee
$256k
$278k
- Base
- $236k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $750
- Benefits
- $12
Dean School of Law
key employee
$250k
$272k
- Base
- $219k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $31k
Associate Professor of Graduate Periodontics
former officer/director/trustee
$249k
$270k
- Base
- $226k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $1k
- Benefits
- $3k
Dean of College of Liberal Arts
key employee
$226k
$245k
- Base
- $205k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $21k
Associate Professor of Graduate Orthodontics
former officer/director/trustee
$223k
$243k
- Base
- $209k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $12
Dean College of Engineering & Science
key employee
$223k
$242k
- Base
- $187k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
Dean School of Architecture & Community Development
key employee
$220k
$240k
- Base
- $174k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $32k
Interim Dean College of Health Professions
key employee
$219k
$238k
- Base
- $181k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $23k
Dean - Law School
key employee
$191k
$208k
- Base
- $177k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $12
University Secretary & Legal Counsel
secretary (operational)
$184k
$200k
- Base
- $159k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
Professor School of Architecture
former officer/director/trustee
$177k
$192k
- Base
- $138k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $24k
Vice President of Advancement
vice president
$172k
$187k
- Base
- $126k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $2k
- Benefits
- $34k
Professor of Health Professions & Mcauley School of Nursing
former officer/director/trustee
$167k
$182k
- Base
- $143k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
Former VP of University Advancement
vice president
$162k
$176k
- Base
- $134k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $4k
- Benefits
- $13k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Head Coach - Men Basketball highest compensated employee | $445k | $97k | $8k | $31k | $600k $653k |
President | $452k | $50k | $4k | $29k | $561k $611k |
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs vice president | $396k | — | — | $23k | $445k $484k |
President Emeritus & Distinguished University Professor highest compensated employee | $393k | — | $3k | $22k | $445k $484k |
Dean School of Dentistry key employee | $373k | — | — | $23k | $423k $460k |
Vice President Finance & Administration vice president | $329k | — | — | $24k | $379k $412k |
Associate Professor & Dir Faculty Success Program highest compensated employee | $297k | — | — | $24k | $337k $366k |
Associate Professor Business Administration highest compensated employee | $259k | — | — | $27k | $309k $337k |
Dean College of Business Administration key employee | $253k | — | — | $24k | $298k $324k |
Clinical Assistant Professor former officer/director/trustee | $232k | — | — | $46k | $297k $323k |
Vice President of Enrollment & Student Affairs vice president | $236k | — | — | $19k | $274k $298k |
Athletic Director former officer/director/trustee | $211k | — | $8k | $29k | $265k $288k |
Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry former officer/director/trustee | $216k | — | — | $29k | $258k $281k |
Associate Dean School of Optometry highest compensated employee | $236k | — | $750 | $12 | $256k $278k |
Dean School of Law key employee | $219k | — | — | $31k | $250k $272k |
Associate Professor of Graduate Periodontics former officer/director/trustee | $226k | — | $1k | $3k | $249k $270k |
Dean of College of Liberal Arts key employee | $205k | — | — | $21k | $226k $245k |
Associate Professor of Graduate Orthodontics former officer/director/trustee | $209k | — | $2k | $12 | $223k $243k |
Dean College of Engineering & Science key employee | $187k | — | — | $24k | $223k $242k |
Dean School of Architecture & Community Development key employee | $174k | — | — | $32k | $220k $240k |
Interim Dean College of Health Professions key employee | $181k | — | — | $23k | $219k $238k |
Dean - Law School key employee | $177k | — | $2k | $12 | $191k $208k |
University Secretary & Legal Counsel secretary (operational) | $159k | — | — | $12k | $184k $200k |
Professor School of Architecture former officer/director/trustee | $138k | — | — | $24k | $177k $192k |
Vice President of Advancement vice president | $126k | — | $2k | $34k | $172k $187k |
Professor of Health Professions & Mcauley School of Nursing former officer/director/trustee | $143k | — | — | $12k | $167k $182k |
Former VP of University Advancement vice president | $134k | — | $4k | $13k | $162k $176k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 25 unpaid individuals.
Down 1%
from 2022
From $607k in 2022 to $600k in 2023.
$607k
2022
$600k
2023
$607k
2022
$600k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 7% in real terms$699k to $653k
Estimated with Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 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.
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