Gonzaga University president salary and executive pay
Gonzaga University paid its president, MCCULLOH THAYNE M, $2,570,058 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. That is up $1,789,188 (229.1%) from the fiscal year ending May 2024. Gonzaga University ranks 20th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. Gonzaga University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 91-0236600, Spokane, WA.
President, fiscal year ending May 2025
$2,570,058
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending May 2025
$2,986,909FEW MARK NHEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH
- Total revenue
- $508,869,741
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 96%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202630829349300228.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 4th of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.51% 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, 2 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| FEW MARK NHEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | $2,986,909 |
| MCCULLOH THAYNE M President PRESIDENT | $2,570,058 |
| MISPLEY FORTIER LISA MHEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | $855,444 |
| MICHAELSON BRIAN EASSISTANT MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | $753,629 |
| STANDIFORD CHRISTOPHER MATHLETIC DIRECTOR | $575,865 |
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 | MCCULLOH THAYNE M President PRESIDENT | $2,570,058 | $508,869,741 | Filing |
| May 2024 | MCCULLOH THAYNE M President PRESIDENT | $780,870 | $459,047,808 | Filing |
| May 2023 | MCCULLOH THAYNE M President PRESIDENT | $1,336,563 | $424,240,665 | Filing |
| May 2022 | MCCULLOH THAYNE M President PRESIDENT | $1,014,143 | $455,301,335 | 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 202630829349300228.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| FEW MARK NHEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | $2,929,885 | $57,024 | $2,507,151 | $271,481 | $151,253 | $29,325 | $27,699 | $2,986,909 |
| MCCULLOH THAYNE MPRESIDENT | $2,510,494 | $59,564 | $624,255 | $133,635 | $1,752,604 | $29,325 | $30,239 | $2,570,058 |
| MISPLEY FORTIER LISA MHEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | $798,420 | $57,024 | $618,311 | $120,335 | $59,774 | $29,325 | $27,699 | $855,444 |
| MICHAELSON BRIAN EASSISTANT MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | $693,405 | $60,224 | $427,283 | $183,094 | $83,028 | $29,325 | $30,899 | $753,629 |
| STANDIFORD CHRISTOPHER MATHLETIC DIRECTOR | $527,511 | $48,354 | $378,377 | $82,962 | $66,172 | $29,325 | $19,029 | $575,865 |
These figures come from Gonzaga 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 Gonzaga University compares
Ranked 20th of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Middlebury College$810,670 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
High Point University$5,881,203 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Pomona College$1,638,758 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Seattle University$857,322 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Williams College$992,690 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
MCCULLOH THAYNE M (PRESIDENT) was paid $2,570,058 for the fiscal year ending May 2025: $2,510,494 from Gonzaga University and $59,564 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Gonzaga University ranks 20th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was FEW MARK N (HEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH), at $2,986,909. That is $416,851 more than the president, MCCULLOH THAYNE M. Next was MISPLEY FORTIER LISA M (HEAD WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH), at $855,444. On the latest return, 5 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
Gonzaga University paid its president, MCCULLOH THAYNE M, $2,570,058 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. That is up $1,789,188 (229.1%) from the fiscal year ending May 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending May 2022, when the president was MCCULLOH THAYNE M, paid $1,014,143. By fiscal year end: May 2022, $1,014,143 (MCCULLOH THAYNE M); May 2023, $1,336,563; May 2024, $780,870; May 2025, $2,570,058.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Gonzaga University 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 all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.