Creighton University president salary and executive pay
Creighton's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports $0 for its president, Rev Daniel S Hendrickson SJ. Total revenue on that return was $818,149,970, up 9.1% from $750,219,930 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Creighton ranks 133rd (tied) of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Creighton has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as Creighton.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 47-0376583, Omaha, NE.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$0 as filed
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$3,997,008Gregory McDermottAthletic Coach
- Total revenue
- $818,149,970
- Pay vs. peers
- Lowest (reported as $0)
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601289349300110.View the filing
Peers: the 132 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. Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J. Its Schedule J says the University President "is a Jesuit priest and thus has no taxable compensation since his annual salary is paid directly to the religious order in accordance with his vow of poverty."
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 7 people were paid more than $500,000, 3 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Gregory McDermottAthletic Coach | $3,997,008 |
| Nicholas Townley MDProfessor | $1,171,242 |
| John Schmidt MDProfessor | $1,118,556 |
| Robert DunlayDean, School of Medicine | $896,181 |
| Terrance Zach MDProfessor | $676,112 |
Also paid on the latest return: David Brooks MD (Professor), $622,224; Mardell Wilson (Provost), $550,183; Jan Madsen (Executive Vice President), $487,996; James S Jansen JD (General Counsel/Secretary), $407,951; Amy Wilson (Former Key Employee), $373,524; Matt Gerard (Vice President, University Relations), $363,973; Bridget Keegan (Dean, College of Arts & Sciences), $303,698; Mark Latta DMD (Former Key Employee), $296,547; Evan T Robinson (Former Key Employee), $260,810; John J Jesse III (Treasurer), $235,392; Derek Scott (Associate Vice President, Facilities Management), $231,531.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Mr Mark W Henkels (Director, Vice Chair), Ms Diane K Duren (Director, Chair), Rev Daniel S Hendrickson SJ (President), Mr Chris Elias (Director), Mr Chris J Murphy (Director), Mr Clark Lauritzen (Director), Mr Derek Leathers (Director), Mr Donald E Montgomery JD (Director), Mr Eric Keen (Director), Mr James Blackledge (Director), Mr Jerry Crouse (Director), Mr Jim Simpson (Director), Mr John Graham (Director), Mr Kenny Rocker (Director), Mr Kevin Travers (Director), Mr Lee Graves (Director), Mr Mark H Rauenhorst (Director), Mr Mark R Walter (Director), Mr Melvin Palalay (Director), Mr Mike Finley (Director), Mr Richard T Kizer (Director), Mr Robert Greenwood (Director), Mr Robert Reed Jr (Director), Mr Scott C Heider (Director), Mr Thomas Barry (Director), and 19 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 | Rev Daniel S Hendrickson SJ President President | $0 | $818,149,970 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Rev Daniel S Hendrickson SJ President President | $0 | $750,219,930 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Rev Daniel S Hendrickson SJ President President | $0 | $695,414,516 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Rev Daniel S Hendrickson SJ President President | $0 | $724,571,922 | 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 202601289349300110.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Gregory McDermottAthletic Coach | $3,934,580 | $62,428 | $3,688,206 | $200,000 | $46,374 | $24,150 | $38,278 | $3,997,008 |
| Nicholas Townley MDProfessor | $1,138,027 | $33,215 | $1,114,977 | $0 | $23,050 | $24,150 | $9,065 | $1,171,242 |
| John Schmidt MDProfessor | $1,069,049 | $49,507 | $1,068,979 | $0 | $70 | $24,150 | $25,357 | $1,118,556 |
| Robert DunlayDean, School of Medicine | $855,307 | $40,874 | $854,545 | $0 | $762 | $20,877 | $19,997 | $896,181 |
| Terrance Zach MDProfessor | $631,888 | $44,224 | $608,126 | $0 | $23,762 | $24,150 | $20,074 | $676,112 |
| Rev Daniel S Hendrickson SJPresident | $0 | $0 | Not listed on Schedule J | |||||
These figures come from Creighton'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 Creighton compares
Ranked 133rd (tied) of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 133rd, Boston College, $0
- Next in this ranking: 133rd, St. John's University (New York), $0
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Marquette University$869,890 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Lehigh University$1,145,854 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Wake Forest University$1,883,267 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
St. John's University (New York)$0 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Loyola Marymount University$1,237,126 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending June 2025 return reports $0 for Rev Daniel S Hendrickson SJ (President). The return reports $0 for the president, Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J. Its Schedule J says the University President "is a Jesuit priest and thus has no taxable compensation since his annual salary is paid directly to the religious order in accordance with his vow of poverty." Creighton ranks 133rd (tied) of 137 universities on this site by president's pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Gregory McDermott (Athletic Coach), at $3,997,008. That is $3,997,008 more than the president, Rev Daniel S Hendrickson SJ.
By fiscal year end: June 2022, $0 (Rev Daniel S Hendrickson SJ); June 2023, $0; June 2024, $0; June 2025, $0.
Creighton's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $697,145,374 and total revenue of $818,149,970 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $121,004,596. Expenses were $649,348,471 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 7.4%.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Creighton University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 8, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for 5 of the 6 people in the pay breakdown above.