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Executive compensation
Form 990 · Schedule J · 14 reported individuals · Filing year 2022
| Base salary | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|
Vice President of Academic Affairs vice president $289k $320k | ||
Vice President for Finance (through 3/15/23) vice president $221k $244k | ||
Chief Legal Counsel officer (unspecified) $206k $228k | ||
Former Vice President / (current Faculty) vice president $205k $227k | ||
Associate VP for Academic Affairs vice president $200k $221k | ||
Chief Innovation Officer officer (unspecified) $196k $217k | ||
Vice President vice president $188k $208k | ||
Faculty highest compensated employee $188k $208k | ||
Faculty highest compensated employee $175k $194k | ||
Dean highest compensated employee $173k $191k | ||
Vice President vice president $149k $165k | ||
Dean highest compensated employee $143k $158k | ||
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 36 unpaid individuals.
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