Baylor College of Medicine president salary and executive pay
Baylor College of Medicine paid its president, Paul E Klotman MD, $4,716,352 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $264,016 (5.9%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $2,979,794,649, up 8.1% from $2,756,402,389 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Baylor College of Medicine ranks 7th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Baylor College of Medicine has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 74-1613878, Houston, TX.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$4,716,352
Also listed with a president, chancellor or chief executive title on this filing: Bert O'Malley MD (CHANCELLOR (passed away 11-11-25)), $516,298.
- Total revenue
- $2,979,794,649
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 50%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621319349301417.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 66th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.16% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 21 people were paid more than $500,000, 10 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Paul E Klotman MD President PRESIDENT/CEO, EXECUTIVE DEAN | $4,716,352 |
| Christopher Lavergne MDASSISTANT PROF | $2,122,783 |
| Jeffrey Heinle MDPROF/CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY | $2,108,462 |
| Kenneth Liao MD PhDProfessor and Chief | $1,949,689 |
| John A Goss MDPROF/CHIEF, ABDOMINAL TRANS. | $1,912,425 |
Also paid on the latest return: Marc Moon MD (PROF/CHIEF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY), $1,867,107; James T McDeavitt MD (SVP & DEAN OF CLINICAL AFFAIRS), $1,486,242; LARA Shekerdemian MD (CHAIR - DEPT OF PEDIATRICS), $1,427,150; William D Walker (VP - CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER), $1,222,451; Hashem El-Serag MD (CHAIR, DEPT OF MEDICINE), $1,008,895; Joe Doty (SVP & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER), $985,382; Robert F Corrigan Jr JD (SVP/GENERAL COUNSEL, CORP SEC), $930,383; Lorie Tabak (CHIEF OF STAFF), $836,576; Jennifer G Christner MD (DEAN - SCHOOL OF MEDICINE (until 11-15-25)), $819,989; Peter J Hotez MD PhD (DEAN - NAT SCHOOL OF TROP MED), $775,284; Stephanie Young (SVP, INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT), $709,710; Gordon E Schutze MD (CHAIR - DEPT OF PEDIATRICS (INTERIM 02-24-21 UNTIL 09-30-21)), $699,560; Carolyn Smith PhD (SVP (interim 05-01-24 to 10-10-24) & DEAN-GRAD BIOMED SCI / RESEARCH), $667,709; Ashok Balasubramanyam MD (VP ACAD. INTEGR/SR ASSOC DEAN), $622,358; Claire Bassett (VP & CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER), $581,651; and 7 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Christopher D Wallis (TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR), Gail W Stewart (trustee/secretary), Gregory D Brenneman (TRUSTEE/CHAIR-ELECT), Larry P Heard (TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR), William E Mearse (TRUSTEE/VICE CHAIR), Alicia A Saberioon (TRUSTEE), Antonio Falcon MD (TRUSTEE), Barbara B Allbritton (TRUSTEE), Brooks H McGee (TRUSTEE), Charles A Williams (TRUSTEE), Christopher B Sarofim (TRUSTEE), Chuck Watson (TRUSTEE), Corbin J Robertson Jr (TRUSTEE (until 05-14-25)), David C Baldwin (TRUSTEE), David R Dominy (TRUSTEE), Elise Elkins Joseph (TRUSTEE (until 11-20-24)), Eric Mullins (TRUSTEE), Fred R Lummis (TRUSTEE), Henry Jn Taub II (TRUSTEE), Ira M Mitzner (TRUSTEE), J Cary Gray (TRUSTEE), J Murry Bowden (TRUSTEE), Jack Fields (TRUSTEE), James C Flores (TRUSTEE), James T Hackett (TRUSTEE), and 24 more.
President's pay by year
Each row is the president on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Paul E Klotman MD President PRESIDENT/CEO, EXECUTIVE DEAN | $4,716,352 | $2,979,794,649 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Paul E Klotman MD President PRESIDENT/CEO, EXECUTIVE DEAN | $4,452,336 | $2,756,402,389 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | PAUL E KLOTMAN MD President PRESIDENT/CEO, EXECUTIVE DEAN | $2,913,622 | $2,554,771,609 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | PAUL E KLOTMAN MD President PRESIDENT/CEO, EXECUTIVE DEAN | $2,903,881 | $2,510,669,242 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621319349301417.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Paul E Klotman MDPRESIDENT/CEO, EXECUTIVE DEAN | $4,028,822 | $687,530 | $1,800,000 | $1,706,630 | $522,192 | $670,153 | $17,377 | $4,716,352 |
| Christopher Lavergne MDASSISTANT PROF | $2,077,204 | $45,579 | $675,000 | $1,399,882 | $2,322 | $28,487 | $17,092 | $2,122,783 |
| Jeffrey Heinle MDPROF/CONGENITAL HEART SURGERY | $2,061,564 | $46,898 | $2,057,500 | $500 | $3,564 | $28,487 | $18,411 | $2,108,462 |
| Kenneth Liao MD PhDProfessor and Chief | $1,903,391 | $46,298 | $1,849,232 | $50,595 | $3,564 | $28,487 | $17,811 | $1,949,689 |
| John A Goss MDPROF/CHIEF, ABDOMINAL TRANS. | $1,866,127 | $46,298 | $1,582,771 | $279,792 | $3,564 | $28,487 | $17,811 | $1,912,425 |
These figures come from Baylor College of Medicine's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Baylor College of Medicine compares
Ranked 7th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 6th, Savannah College of Art and Design, $5,736,005
- Next in this ranking: 8th, University of Southern California, $4,301,294
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Vanderbilt University$3,416,810 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Northeastern University$3,045,428 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Princeton University$1,657,737 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Notre Dame$1,017,760 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Carnegie Mellon University$3,155,276 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Paul E Klotman MD (PRESIDENT/CEO, EXECUTIVE DEAN) was paid $4,716,352 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $4,028,822 from Baylor College of Medicine and $687,530 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Paul E Klotman MD, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $4,716,352.
Baylor College of Medicine paid its president, Paul E Klotman MD, $4,716,352 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $264,016 (5.9%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was PAUL E KLOTMAN MD, paid $2,903,881. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $2,903,881 (PAUL E KLOTMAN MD); June 2023, $2,913,622; June 2024, $4,452,336; June 2025, $4,716,352.
Baylor College of Medicine's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $2,978,703,069 and total revenue of $2,979,794,649 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $1,091,580. Expenses were $2,764,396,268 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 7.8%. The president's pay of $4,716,352 equals 0.16% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Baylor College of Medicine filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 11, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.