Hofstra University president salary and executive pay
Hofstra University paid its president, Susan Poser, $1,339,336 for the fiscal year ending August 2025. That is up $43,776 (3.4%) from the fiscal year ending August 2024. Total revenue on that return was $733,581,247, up 3.9% from $705,753,783 for the fiscal year ending August 2024. Hofstra University ranks 76th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Hofstra University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 11-1630906, Hempstead, NY.
President, fiscal year ending August 2025
$1,339,336
- Total revenue
- $733,581,247
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 60%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202611819349301316.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 53rd of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.18% 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, 12 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Susan Poser President President | $1,339,336 |
| Craig ClaxtonHead Men's Basketball Coach | $1,118,919 |
| Catherine HennessySVP Finance/Treasurer to 5/25 | $881,195 |
| David BattinelliDean, School of Medicine | $731,027 |
| Charles RiordanProvost & SVP Academic Affairs | $664,422 |
Also paid on the latest return: Jessica Eads (SVP for Enroll Mgmt), $642,944; Alan Kelly (SVP for Development to 6/25), $603,322; Jennifer Mone (SVP for Legal Affairs to 2/25), $588,614; Samara Ginzburg (Vice Dean & Dean for Education), $557,446; Richard Cole (VP for Athletics), $545,185; Sina Rabbany (Dean, School of Engineering), $506,007; Janet Lenaghan (Dean, School of Business), $505,171; Denise Cunningham (VP for Human Resources), $392,560; Theresa Coniglio (VP Marketing & Comm), $350,618; Jean Peden Christodoulou (VP Administration/COS eff 5/25), $349,939; Joseph Barkwill (VP for Facilities to 8/24), $314,694; Paul Romano (VP Facilities & Ops eff 9/24), $307,121; Cornell Craig (VP Equity & Inclusion), $280,087.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Alan J Bernon (Trustee), Kenneth Brodlieb (Trustee), Susan Catalano (Trustee), Frederick E Davis (Trustee), Michael P DeDomenico (Trustee), Michael P Delaney (Trustee), Craig Dempster (Trustee), Arno H Fried (Trustee), Dr Leo A Guthart (Trustee), Peter S Kalikow (Trustee), Hon Arthur J Kremer (Trustee), Diana E Lake (Trustee), Randy Levine (Trustee), David S Mack (Trustee), Kathryn V Marinello (Trustee), Stella Mendes (Trustee), Janis M Meyer Esq (Trustee), Marilyn B Monter (Trustee), Martha S Pope (Trustee), Samuel Ramos (Trustee), Michael Roberge (Trustee), Robert Rosenthal (Trustee to 10/24), Debra A Sandler (Trustee), Jason M Savarese (Trustee), Donald M Schaefer (Trustee), and 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | Susan Poser President President | $1,339,336 | $733,581,247 | Filing |
| Aug 2024 | Susan Poser President President | $1,295,560 | $705,753,783 | Filing |
| Aug 2023 | Susan Poser President President | $1,069,188 | $653,515,145 | Filing |
| Aug 2022 | Susan Poser President President eff 8/1/21 | $547,138 | $607,156,021 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending August 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202611819349301316.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Susan PoserPresident | $1,277,591 | $61,745 | $808,187 | $170,000 | $299,404 | $17,250 | $44,495 | $1,339,336 |
| Craig ClaxtonHead Men's Basketball Coach | $984,595 | $134,324 | $704,667 | $110,000 | $169,928 | – | $134,324 | $1,118,919 |
| Catherine HennessySVP Finance/Treasurer to 5/25 | $781,258 | $99,937 | $611,574 | $100,000 | $69,684 | $55,442 | $44,495 | $881,195 |
| David BattinelliDean, School of Medicine | $712,861 | $18,166 | $693,167 | – | $19,694 | $17,250 | $916 | $731,027 |
| Charles RiordanProvost & SVP Academic Affairs | $646,256 | $18,166 | $517,325 | $100,000 | $28,931 | $17,250 | $916 | $664,422 |
These figures come from Hofstra 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 Hofstra University compares
Ranked 76th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 75th, Tufts University, $1,356,483
- Next in this ranking: 77th, Hillsdale College, $1,325,414
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$1,306,266 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Santa Clara University$1,212,179 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of San Diego$1,682,191 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Pace University$1,165,088 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Pepperdine University$1,323,005 (President), fiscal year ending Jul 2025
Common questions
Susan Poser (President) was paid $1,339,336 for the fiscal year ending August 2025: $1,277,591 from Hofstra University and $61,745 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Susan Poser, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,339,336.
Hofstra University paid its president, Susan Poser, $1,339,336 for the fiscal year ending August 2025. That is up $43,776 (3.4%) from the fiscal year ending August 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending August 2022, when the president was Susan Poser, paid $547,138. By fiscal year end: August 2022, $547,138 (Susan Poser); August 2023, $1,069,188; August 2024, $1,295,560; August 2025, $1,339,336.
Hofstra University's return for the fiscal year ending August 2025 reports total expenses of $679,973,371 and total revenue of $733,581,247 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $53,607,876. Expenses were $642,149,237 for the fiscal year ending August 2024, so they rose 5.9%. The president's pay of $1,339,336 equals 0.20% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Hofstra University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on June 30, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending August 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.