Boston College president salary and executive pay
Boston College's return for the fiscal year ending May 2025 reports $0 for its president, REV WILLIAM P LEAHY SJ. Boston College ranks 96th (tied) of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. Boston College has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as BC.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 04-2103545, Chestnut Hill, MA.
President, fiscal year ending May 2025
$0 as filed
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending May 2025
$3,396,247WILLIAM J O'BRIENHEAD COACH, FBALL (FROM 2/24)
- Total revenue
- $1,838,532,376
- Pay vs. peers
- Lowest (reported as $0)
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202620939349301002.View the filing
Peers: the 95 universities on this site that report top pay above $0, by top pay as a share of revenue. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
The return reports $0 for the president, Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. Its Schedule O says: "BOSTON COLLEGE'S PRESIDENT IS A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF WILLIAM P. LEAHY S.J., ALONG WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE JESUIT COMMUNITY WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO BOSTON COLLEGE, ARE PAID TO THE JESUIT COMMUNITY."
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 12 people were paid more than $500,000, 4 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| WILLIAM J O'BRIENHEAD COACH, FBALL (FROM 2/24) | $3,396,247 |
| EARL GRANTHEAD COACH, MEN'S BASKETBALL | $2,643,403 |
| JOHN J ZONACHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $1,179,499 |
| BLAKE JAMESDIR. OF ATHLETICS | $1,149,257 |
| ANDREW C BOYNTONDEAN CSOM | $888,355 |
President's pay by year
Each row is the president on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | REV WILLIAM P LEAHY SJ President PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE | $0 | $1,838,532,376 | Filing |
| May 2024 | REV WILLIAM P LEAHY SJ President PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE | $0 | $1,638,324,218 | Filing |
| May 2023 | REV WILLIAM P LEAHY SJ President PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE | $0 | $1,344,989,139 | Filing |
| May 2022 | REV WILLIAM P LEAHY SJ President PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE | $0 | $1,638,236,627 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending May 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202620939349301002.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| WILLIAM J O'BRIENHEAD COACH, FBALL (FROM 2/24) | $3,359,931 | $36,316 | $3,334,996 | $0 | $24,935 | $0 | $36,316 | $3,396,247 |
| EARL GRANTHEAD COACH, MEN'S BASKETBALL | $2,574,563 | $68,840 | $2,540,353 | $25,000 | $9,210 | $27,600 | $41,240 | $2,643,403 |
| JOHN J ZONACHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $1,098,930 | $80,569 | $707,386 | $242,782 | $148,762 | $34,500 | $46,069 | $1,179,499 |
| BLAKE JAMESDIR. OF ATHLETICS | $1,082,009 | $67,248 | $999,175 | $50,000 | $32,834 | $27,600 | $39,648 | $1,149,257 |
| ANDREW C BOYNTONDEAN CSOM | $810,870 | $77,485 | $687,830 | $0 | $123,040 | $34,500 | $42,985 | $888,355 |
| REV WILLIAM P LEAHY SJPRESIDENT, TRUSTEE | $0 | $0 | Not listed on Schedule J | |||||
These figures come from Boston College'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 Boston College compares
Ranked 96th (tied) of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Temple University$1,120,249 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Medical College of Wisconsin$1,947,303 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Liberty University$1,127,660 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Tulane University$2,851,000 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Case Western Reserve University$2,148,720 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending May 2025 return reports $0 for REV WILLIAM P LEAHY SJ (PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE). The return reports $0 for the president, Rev. William P. Leahy, S.J. Its Schedule O says: "BOSTON COLLEGE'S PRESIDENT IS A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF WILLIAM P. LEAHY S.J., ALONG WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE JESUIT COMMUNITY WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO BOSTON COLLEGE, ARE PAID TO THE JESUIT COMMUNITY." Boston College ranks 96th (tied) of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was WILLIAM J O'BRIEN (HEAD COACH, FBALL (FROM 2/24)), at $3,396,247. That is $3,396,247 more than the president, REV WILLIAM P LEAHY SJ. Next was EARL GRANT (HEAD COACH, MEN'S BASKETBALL), at $2,643,403. On the latest return, 12 people were paid more than $500,000, 4 of them more than $1 million.
By fiscal year end: May 2022, $0 (REV WILLIAM P LEAHY SJ); May 2023, $0; May 2024, $0; May 2025, $0.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Boston College filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending May 2025 return breaks down pay for 5 of the 6 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.