Marquette University president salary and executive pay
Marquette University paid its president, Dr James K Ah Yun, $869,890 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Dr Michael R Lovell, paid $902,977. Marquette University ranks 85th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. Marquette University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 39-0806251, Milwaukee, WI.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$869,890
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$4,547,338Mr Shaka SmartMens Basketball Head Coach
- Total revenue
- $839,982,173
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 39%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611349349303611.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 58th of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.10% 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, 7 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Mr Shaka SmartMens Basketball Head Coach | $4,547,338 |
| Dr Michael R LovellFormer President | $3,617,448 |
| Dr James K Ah Yun President President / Acting President | $869,890 |
| Ms Cara ConsuegraWomens Basketball Head Coach | $727,510 |
| Mr Joel S PogodzinskiTreasurer | $718,292 |
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 | Dr James K Ah Yun President President / Acting President | $869,890 | $839,982,173 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Dr Michael R Lovell President President | $902,977 | $750,713,447 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Dr Michael R Lovell President President | $1,368,004 | $709,991,769 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Dr Michael R Lovell President President | $824,177 | $733,396,500 | 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 202611349349303611.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Mr Shaka SmartMens Basketball Head Coach | $4,547,338 | $0 | $4,322,838 | $218,500 | $6,000 | $27,600 | $103,022 | $4,677,960 |
| Dr Michael R LovellFormer President | $3,617,448 | $0 | $322,583 | – | $3,294,865 | $26,250 | $11,864 | $3,655,562 |
| Dr James K Ah YunPresident / Acting President | $869,890 | $0 | $571,965 | $96,900 | $201,025 | $371,956 | $77,435 | $1,319,281 |
| Ms Cara ConsuegraWomens Basketball Head Coach | $727,510 | $0 | $280,001 | $4,000 | $443,508 | $21,333 | $21,002 | $769,844 |
| Mr Joel S PogodzinskiTreasurer | $718,292 | $0 | $476,407 | $96,900 | $144,985 | $152,600 | $71,345 | $942,237 |
These figures come from Marquette 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 Marquette University compares
Ranked 85th of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Lehigh University$1,145,854 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Wake Forest University$1,883,267 (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
Loyola Marymount University$1,237,126 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Common questions
Dr James K Ah Yun (President / Acting President) was paid $869,890 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $869,890 from Marquette University and $0 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Marquette University ranks 85th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Mr Shaka Smart (Mens Basketball Head Coach), at $4,547,338. That is $3,677,448 more than the president, Dr James K Ah Yun. Next was Dr Michael R Lovell (Former President), at $3,617,448. On the latest return, 7 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
Marquette University paid its president, Dr James K Ah Yun, $869,890 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Dr Michael R Lovell, paid $902,977. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Dr Michael R Lovell, paid $824,177. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $824,177 (Dr Michael R Lovell); June 2023, $1,368,004; June 2024, $902,977; June 2025, $869,890 (Dr James K Ah Yun).
From the 4 Form 990 returns Marquette University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.