Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University president salary and executive pay
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University paid its president, Patrick Barry Butler, $1,048,438 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $64,173 (6.5%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $864,220,449, up 6.7% from $810,190,212 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University ranks 101st of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 59-0936101, Daytona Beach, FL.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,048,438
Also listed with a president, chancellor or chief executive title on this filing: John Watret (CHANCELLOR, WORLDWIDE CAMPUS), $586,000; Kenneth Witcher (CHANCELLOR, PRESCOTT CAMPUS), $391,679; Marie Anette Karlsson Term 7312024 (CHANCELLOR, PRESCOTT CAMPUS), $281,105.
- Total revenue
- $864,220,449
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 35%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621339349304742.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 86th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.12% 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, 5 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Patrick Barry Butler President PRESIDENT | $1,048,438 |
| Randall B HowardSVP & CFO | $713,980 |
| John WatretCHANCELLOR, WORLDWIDE CAMPUS | $586,000 |
| Steven RidderHEAD BASKETBALL COACH DB | $581,379 |
| Rodney CruiseSVP & COO | $544,187 |
Also paid on the latest return: Kelly Austin (SVP, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS & PROVOST), $488,562; James Gregory (DEAN, COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING), $445,871; Kenneth Witcher (CHANCELLOR, PRESCOTT CAMPUS), $391,679; Jason Ruckert (SVP, ENROLLMENT MGMT, MKTG, & STUDENT AFFAIRS), $386,795; Kelly Dowling (SVP, PHILANTHROPY & ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT), $379,258; Charles Sevastos (VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL COUNSEL), $354,533; Brandon Young (VICE PRESIDENT & CHRO), $346,992; Riccardo Bevilacqua (INTERIM VICE PROVOST & PROFESSOR), $345,617; Rebecca Vasquez (VICE PRESIDENT & CIO), $331,394; Anastasios Lyrintzis (DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR), $330,306; Barbara Holder (ASSOC PROFESSOR OF SCHOOL OF GRAD STUDIES), $324,932; Massood Towhidnejad (PROFESSOR & ASSOC CHAIR), $323,779; Alan Stolzer (DEAN, COLLEGE OF AVIATION), $309,299; Jeremy Ernst (VP, RESEARCH & DOCTORAL PROGRAMS), $287,967; Marie Anette Karlsson Term 7312024 (CHANCELLOR, PRESCOTT CAMPUS), $281,105; and 1 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Charles Duva (BOARD MEMBER), David O'Maley (BOARD MEMBER), Glenn Ritchey (BOARD MEMBER), Jacqueline Van Ovost (BOARD MEMBER), James Henderson (BOARD MEMBER - VICE CHAIR), Janet Kavandi (BOARD MEMBER), Jean Rosanvallon (BOARD MEMBER), John Amore (BOARD MEMBER), Jon Slangerup (BOARD MEMBER), Joseph Martin (BOARD MEMBER - TREASURER), Kenn Ricci (BOARD MEMBER), Kenneth Dufour (BOARD MEMBER), Leanne Caret (BOARD MEMBER), Michael Amalfitano (BOARD MEMBER), Morteza Hosseini (BOARD MEMBER - CHAIR), Neal Keating (BOARD MEMBER), Sally Mason (BOARD MEMBER), Steve Varsano (BOARD MEMBER), Steven Nordlund (BOARD MEMBER), Zane Rowe (BOARD MEMBER - SECRETARY).
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 | Patrick Barry Butler President PRESIDENT | $1,048,438 | $864,220,449 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Patrick Barry Butler President PRESIDENT | $984,265 | $810,190,212 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Patrick Barry Butler President PRESIDENT | $937,148 | $702,956,238 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | P Barry Butler President PRESIDENT | $866,220 | $704,944,658 | 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 202621339349304742.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Patrick Barry ButlerPRESIDENT | $1,000,497 | $47,941 | $722,602 | $150,730 | $127,165 | $34,500 | $13,441 | $1,048,438 |
| Randall B HowardSVP & CFO | $665,973 | $48,007 | $561,039 | $100,730 | $4,204 | $34,500 | $13,507 | $713,980 |
| John WatretCHANCELLOR, WORLDWIDE CAMPUS | $539,770 | $46,230 | $458,710 | $75,730 | $5,330 | $34,500 | $11,730 | $586,000 |
| Steven RidderHEAD BASKETBALL COACH DB | $535,104 | $46,275 | $525,392 | $730 | $8,982 | $34,500 | $11,775 | $581,379 |
| Rodney CruiseSVP & COO | $491,359 | $52,828 | $408,712 | $80,730 | $1,917 | $34,500 | $18,328 | $544,187 |
These figures come from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical 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 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University compares
Ranked 101st of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 100th, National University, $1,053,175
- Next in this ranking: 102nd, Bucknell University, $1,045,773
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
University of Denver$1,209,539 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
St. John's University (New York)$0 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Wake Forest University$1,883,267 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Lehigh University$1,145,854 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Marquette University$869,890 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Patrick Barry Butler (PRESIDENT) was paid $1,048,438 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,000,497 from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and $47,941 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Patrick Barry Butler, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,048,438.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University paid its president, Patrick Barry Butler, $1,048,438 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $64,173 (6.5%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was P Barry Butler, paid $866,220. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $866,220 (P Barry Butler); June 2023, $937,148 (Patrick Barry Butler); June 2024, $984,265; June 2025, $1,048,438.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $716,120,838 and total revenue of $864,220,449 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $148,099,611. Expenses were $669,093,223 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 7.0%. The president's pay of $1,048,438 equals 0.15% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 13, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.