Lehigh University president salary and executive pay
Lehigh University paid its president, Joseph J Helble, $1,145,854 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $133,506 (13.2%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $840,062,522, up 12.2% from $748,495,878 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Lehigh University ranks 91st of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Lehigh University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 24-0795445, Bethlehem, PA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,145,854
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,429,710Kristin AgatoneCHIEF INVESTMENT OFF.
- Total revenue
- $840,062,522
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 42%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202610899349301306.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 76th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.14% 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, 9 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Kristin AgatoneCHIEF INVESTMENT OFF. | $1,429,710 |
| Joseph J Helble President PRESIDENT | $1,145,854 |
| Nathaniel N UrbanPROVOST | $785,941 |
| Michael D GouldDIRECTOR INVEST. OFF. | $752,813 |
| Paul BrockmanPROFESSOR | $588,193 |
Also paid on the latest return: Georgette C Phillips (DEAN,COLL. BUS. & ECON.), $572,250; Frank A Roth (GENERAL COUNSEL, SECRETARY), $537,086; John Welty (PROVOST, WEST REG. OFF.), $518,177; Stephen P Deweerth (DEAN,P.C.ROSSIN COLL OF ENG), $508,629; Robert A Flowers (DEAN,COLL. ARTS & SCI.), $492,976; Kathleen Hanley (PROFESSOR), $475,682; Christine Cook (VP FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION), $466,937; David L Hammer (ASSOCIATE VP & TREASURER), $348,469; Michael J Todd (VP FIN & ADMIN THRU 07/05), $301,050; John D Simon (PROFESSOR/FORMER PRESIDENT), $185,801.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Vincent A Forlenza (CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES), Jordan Hitch (VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES), Ann Lewnes (VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES), Francesca A Bartlett (TRUSTEE), Jeffrey Bosland (TRUSTEE), Paul A Camuti (TRUSTEE), Eric A Clement (TRUSTEE), Frederick R Coleman (TRUSTEE), Sandra L Denton (TRUSTEE), Dina Dilorenzo (TRUSTEE), Andrew D Freed (TRUSTEE), James H Garrett Jr (TRUSTEE), Faith R Glazier (TRUSTEE), Ted Harris (TRUSTEE), Corey L Harrison (TRUSTEE), Christopher D Hite (TRUSTEE), Mary T Kush (TRUSTEE), James R Maida (TRUSTEE), Kendall B O'Brien (TRUSTEE), Michele M Scaringella (TRUSTEE), Christopher M Scott (TRUSTEE), Sarat Sethi (TRUSTEE), Erika J Smith (TRUSTEE), Sandra L Stelling (TRUSTEE), Stephen S Tang (TRUSTEE), and 3 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 | Joseph J Helble President PRESIDENT | $1,145,854 | $840,062,522 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Joseph J Helble President PRESIDENT | $1,012,348 | $748,495,878 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Joseph J Helble President PRESIDENT | $913,757 | $695,392,244 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Nathaniel N Urban President PROVOST, INTERIM PRESIDENT | $669,822 | $713,288,867 | 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 202610899349301306.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Kristin AgatoneCHIEF INVESTMENT OFF. | $1,369,597 | $60,113 | $561,923 | $807,055 | $619 | $33,918 | $26,195 | $1,429,710 |
| Joseph J HelblePRESIDENT | $1,084,009 | $61,845 | $909,313 | $121,680 | $53,016 | $51,382 | $10,463 | $1,145,854 |
| Nathaniel N UrbanPROVOST | $732,579 | $53,362 | $675,097 | $50,000 | $7,482 | $27,018 | $26,344 | $785,941 |
| Michael D GouldDIRECTOR INVEST. OFF. | $696,296 | $56,517 | $309,054 | $386,953 | $289 | $30,650 | $25,867 | $752,813 |
| Paul BrockmanPROFESSOR | $535,725 | $52,468 | $530,224 | – | $5,501 | $33,918 | $18,550 | $588,193 |
These figures come from Lehigh 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 Lehigh University compares
Ranked 91st of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 90th, Bentley University, $1,148,725
- Next in this ranking: 92nd, Belmont University, $1,135,264
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Marquette University$869,890 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Wake Forest University$1,883,267 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Creighton University$0 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University$1,048,438 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Denver$1,209,539 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Joseph J Helble (PRESIDENT) was paid $1,145,854 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,084,009 from Lehigh University and $61,845 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Kristin Agatone (CHIEF INVESTMENT OFF.), at $1,429,710. That is $283,856 more than the president, Joseph J Helble.
Lehigh University paid its president, Joseph J Helble, $1,145,854 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $133,506 (13.2%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Nathaniel N Urban, paid $669,822. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $669,822 (Nathaniel N Urban); June 2023, $913,757 (Joseph J Helble); June 2024, $1,012,348; June 2025, $1,145,854.
Lehigh University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $731,172,334 and total revenue of $840,062,522 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $108,890,188. Expenses were $690,327,461 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 5.9%. The president's pay of $1,145,854 equals 0.16% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Lehigh University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on March 30, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.