Harmony Public Schools CEO salary and executive pay
Harmony Public Schools paid its CEO, Fatih Ay, $280,759 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $9,289 (3.4%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $609,931,274, up 1.8% from $599,382,307 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Harmony Public Schools ranks 13th of 14 K-12 schools on this site by CEO pay. Harmony Public Schools has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 76-0615245, Houston, TX.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$280,759
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: David Akdemir (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR), $151,381.
- Total revenue
- $609,931,274
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 5%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202610719349301751.View the filing
Peers: the 330 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 312th of 331 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
No one on the latest return was paid more than $500,000.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Fatih Ay CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $280,759 |
| Umit AlpaslanSENIOR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT | $213,740 |
| Nihat BayhanDEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF OPERATIONS/BUSINESS | $175,770 |
| Emin CavusogluDEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT | $173,657 |
| Yalcin AkyildizCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | $172,823 |
Also paid on the latest return: Metin Ekren (CHIEF INTERNAL AUDITOR), $164,291; Erdal Caglar (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-EXPANSION AND CONSTRUCTION), $163,755; Harun Karan (AREA SUPERINTENDENT), $163,223; Ramazan Coskuner (AREA SUPERINTENDENT), $162,295; Damon Polat (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVE), $162,257; Kaan Camuz (CHIEF PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER), $160,047; Gina Gregory (CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER), $156,397; Abdulrasit Avsar (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR-GLOBAL TALENT SOURCING), $155,523; Salih Aykac (CHIEF COLLEGE AND CAREER OFFICER), $154,746; David Akdemir (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR), $151,381; Andy Ayyildiz (CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER), $150,509; Bulent Coban (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER), $149,693; Serena Jackson (AREA SUPERINTENDENT), $149,009; Emre Altunkopru (CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER), $148,424; John Boyd (CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER), $148,276; and 7 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Dr Hakduran Koc (BOARD SECRETARY), Dr Oner U Celepcikay (BOARD PRESIDENT), Laura Gonzalez (MEMBER), Dr Simon Koch (MEMBER), Kimberly House (MEMBER), Dr Mehmet Argin (TREASURER), Helen Sherwood (SECOND VICE CHAIR).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Fatih Ay CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $280,759 | $609,931,274 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Fatih Ay CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $271,470 | $599,382,307 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Fatih Ay CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $255,735 | $548,949,291 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Fatih Ay CEO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $230,588 | $499,142,320 | 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 202610719349301751.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Fatih AyCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | $242,164 | $38,595 | $242,164 | $0 | $0 | $19,472 | $19,123 | $280,759 |
| Umit AlpaslanSENIOR DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT | $186,406 | $27,334 | $186,406 | $0 | $0 | $14,504 | $12,830 | $213,740 |
| Nihat BayhanDEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF OPERATIONS/BUSINESS | $153,029 | $22,741 | $153,029 | $0 | $0 | $11,880 | $10,861 | $175,770 |
| Emin CavusogluDEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT | $150,844 | $22,813 | $150,844 | $0 | $0 | $11,715 | $11,098 | $173,657 |
| Yalcin AkyildizCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | $140,859 | $31,964 | $140,859 | $0 | $0 | $10,965 | $20,999 | $172,823 |
These figures come from Harmony Public Schools' 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 Harmony Public Schools compares
Ranked 13th of 14 K-12 schools by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 12th, IDEA Public Schools, $401,654
- Next in this ranking: 14th, Somerset Academy, $245,726
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Big 12 Conference$3,598,823 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Noblis$2,126,732 (CEO), fiscal year ending Oct 2025
San Ysidro Health$1,431,424 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Acts Retirement-Life Communities$1,795,839 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
LifeNet Health$4,117,970 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Fatih Ay (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) was paid $280,759 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $242,164 from Harmony Public Schools and $38,595 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Fatih Ay, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $280,759.
Harmony Public Schools paid its CEO, Fatih Ay, $280,759 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $9,289 (3.4%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was Fatih Ay, paid $230,588. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $230,588 (Fatih Ay); June 2023, $255,735; June 2024, $271,470; June 2025, $280,759.
Harmony Public Schools' return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $576,829,789 and total revenue of $609,931,274 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $33,101,485. Expenses were $561,933,836 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 2.7%. The CEO's pay of $280,759 equals 0.05% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Harmony Public Schools filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on March 12, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.