Duke University president salary and executive pay
Duke University paid its president, Vincent E Price, $2,200,045 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $252,467 (13.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $4,754,345,666, up 6.1% from $4,479,223,078 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Duke University ranks 26th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Duke University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 56-0532129, Durham, NC.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$2,200,045
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$5,012,725Neal F TriplettCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
- Total revenue
- $4,754,345,666
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 12%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611359349301296.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 116th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.05% 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, 14 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Neal F TriplettCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $5,012,725 |
| Manuel DiazCOACH | $4,291,195 |
| Jonathan Cook MDPHYSICIAN | $3,376,664 |
| Jennifer FrancisPROFESSOR | $2,985,728 |
| Jonathan ScheyerCOACH | $2,827,208 |
Also paid on the latest return: Joseph Turek MD (PHYSICIAN), $2,594,284; Justin B Nixon (INVESTMENT MANAGER), $2,281,755; Evan L Jones (INVESTMENT MANAGER), $2,271,772; Vincent E Price (PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE), $2,200,045; Kavita Nayar (INVESTMENT MANAGER), $1,899,879; Mary E Klotman MD (EVP FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS & DEAN OF SOM), $1,580,961; Daniel G Ennis (EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT), $1,537,454; Alec Gallimore (PROVOST), $1,212,129; James Scott Gibson (EXEC VICE DEAN OF ADMIN, SOM), $1,060,349; Gary Bennett (DEAN, COLLEGE OF A & S), $795,609; Pamela J Bernard (PART YEAR VP & UNIVERSITY COUNSEL), $762,946; Rachel Satterfield (TREASURER & VP OF FINANCE), $727,987; Kim Taylor (PART YEAR VP & UNIVERSITY COUNSEL), $681,855; Mohamed Noor (FORMER KEY EMPLOYEE), $611,073; Margaret W Epps (UNIVERSITY SECRETARY), $578,436; and 2 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Adam Silver (TRUSTEE), Amy Abernethy (TRUSTEE), Ann Pelham (TRUSTEE), Carmichael S Roberts Jr (TRUSTEE), David S Taylor (TRUSTEE), Eddy H Cue (TRUSTEE), Edgar Virguez (TRUSTEE), Edward A Gilhuly (TRUSTEE), Grant H Hill (TRUSTEE), Jb Pritzker (TRUSTEE), James C Zelter (TRUSTEE), Jeffrey W Ubben (TRUSTEE), Karen M King (TRUSTEE), Kathryn A Hollister (TRUSTEE), L Frederick Sutherland (TRUSTEE), Laurene M Sperling (TRUSTEE), Lisa M Borders (TRUSTEE), Mary T Barra (TRUSTEE), Melissa Bernstein (TRUSTEE), Michael G Rhodes (TRUSTEE), Michael J Bingle (TRUSTEE), Michael R Stone (TRUSTEE), Nancy M Schlichting (TRUSTEE), Nancy-Ann Deparle (TRUSTEE), Patricia Roderick Morton (TRUSTEE), and 10 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 | Vincent E Price President PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE | $2,200,045 | $4,754,345,666 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Vincent E Price President PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE | $1,947,578 | $4,479,223,078 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Vincent E Price President PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE | $1,806,377 | $3,747,197,275 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Vincent E Price President PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE | $2,006,082 | $4,604,378,802 | 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 202611359349301296.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Neal F TriplettCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $4,885,718 | $0 | $127,007 | $887,718 | $3,975,000 | $23,000 | $42,072 | $87,795 | $5,015,585 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Manuel DiazCOACH | $4,171,974 | $0 | $119,221 | $4,119,975 | $28,999 | $23,000 | $42,072 | $77,163 | $4,291,209 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Jonathan Cook MD*PHYSICIAN | $215,316 | $3,098,678 | $62,670 | $192,316 | $0 | $23,000 | $42,072 | $21,149 | $278,537 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $2,506,241 | $592,437 | $0 | $0 | $8,321 | $3,106,999 | |||
| Jennifer FrancisPROFESSOR | $2,935,454 | $0 | $50,274 | $435,454 | $0 | $2,500,000 | $42,072 | $9,604 | $2,987,130 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Jonathan ScheyerCOACH | $2,764,179 | $0 | $63,029 | $1,588,533 | $1,150,000 | $25,646 | $42,072 | $26,206 | $2,832,457 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Vincent E PricePRESIDENT/TRUSTEE | $2,137,417 | $0 | $62,628 | $2,114,417 | $0 | $23,000 | $42,072 | $27,489 | $2,206,978 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
These figures come from Duke University'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 Duke University compares
Ranked 26th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 25th, Morehouse School of Medicine, $2,259,716
- Next in this ranking: 27th, MIT, $2,151,788
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$5,489,914 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Northwestern University$2,085,890 (President), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
University of Chicago$2,082,741 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Washington University in St. Louis$2,382,064 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Southern California$4,301,294 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Vincent E Price (PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE) was paid $2,200,045 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $2,137,417 from Duke University and $62,628 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Neal F Triplett (CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER), at $5,012,725. That is $2,812,680 more than the president, Vincent E Price.
Duke University paid its president, Vincent E Price, $2,200,045 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $252,467 (13.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Vincent E Price, paid $2,006,082. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $2,006,082 (Vincent E Price); June 2023, $1,806,377; June 2024, $1,947,578; June 2025, $2,200,045.
Duke University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $4,350,043,942 and total revenue of $4,754,345,666 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $404,301,724. Expenses were $4,143,403,564 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 5.0%. The president's pay of $2,200,045 equals 0.05% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Duke University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 15, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 6 people in the pay breakdown above.