NCAA CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on National Collegiate Athletic Association's return for the fiscal year ending August 2025 was Charlie Baker, at $3,439,897. On the return for the fiscal year ending August 2024, the highest-paid person was Mark Emmert, paid $6,341,682. National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks 11th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by top pay. National Collegiate Athletic Association has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 44-0567264, Indianapolis, IN.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending August 2025
$3,439,897
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Total revenue
- $1,561,767,784
- Top pay vs. peers
- Higher than 77%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202631779349300603.View the filing
Peers: the 179 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 42nd of 180 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.22% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This is the NCAA national office in Indianapolis. Conferences and member schools file separately or are public universities, so pay at member schools is not here.
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 |
|---|---|
| Charlie BakerPresident | $3,439,897 |
| Stanley WilcoxExecutive Vice President | $1,615,302 |
| Kevin LennonSenior Vice President | $994,524 |
| Daniel GavittSenior Vice President | $883,805 |
| Mario MorrisCFO and SVP of Administrative Services | $855,870 |
Top pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return, or the highest-paid person where no one has a chief executive title.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | Charlie BakerPresident (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $3,439,897 | $1,561,767,784 | Filing |
| Aug 2024 | Mark EmmertFormer President (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $6,341,682 | $1,293,598,274 | Filing |
| Aug 2023 | Mark EmmertPresident (until 6/30/23) (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $3,305,259 | $1,255,174,694 | Filing |
| Aug 2022 | Donald RemyChief Operating Officer (thru 7/17/21) (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $3,547,697 | $1,224,314,780 | 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 202631779349300603.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Charlie BakerPresident | $3,391,089 | $48,808 | $3,000,001 | $0 | $391,088 | $48,300 | $508 | $3,439,897 |
| Stanley WilcoxExecutive Vice President | $1,538,430 | $76,872 | $1,369,571 | $15,000 | $153,859 | $48,300 | $28,572 | $1,615,302 |
| Kevin LennonSenior Vice President | $920,038 | $74,486 | $601,010 | $275,000 | $44,028 | $48,300 | $26,186 | $994,524 |
| Daniel GavittSenior Vice President | $793,017 | $90,788 | $716,985 | $15,000 | $61,032 | $48,300 | $42,488 | $883,805 |
| Mario MorrisCFO and SVP of Administrative Services | $762,678 | $93,192 | $691,964 | $15,000 | $55,714 | $48,300 | $44,892 | $855,870 |
These figures come from National Collegiate Athletic Association'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 National Collegiate Athletic Association compares
Ranked 11th of 46 major nonprofits by top pay.
Closest in revenue among the organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion:
Baylor University$3,033,323 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Tufts University$1,356,483 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Thomas Jefferson University$7,010,762 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Shriners Hospitals for Children$2,387,804 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Dec 2025
BayCare Health System$3,027,169 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
The fiscal year ending August 2025 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, Charlie Baker (President), was paid $3,439,897. National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks 11th of 46 major nonprofits on this site by top pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Charlie Baker (President), at $3,439,897. Next was Stanley Wilcox (Executive Vice President), at $1,615,302. On the latest return, 12 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
This is the NCAA national office in Indianapolis. Conferences and member schools file separately or are public universities, so pay at member schools is not here.
The highest-paid person on National Collegiate Athletic Association's return for the fiscal year ending August 2025 was Charlie Baker, at $3,439,897. On the return for the fiscal year ending August 2024, the highest-paid person was Mark Emmert, paid $6,341,682. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending August 2022, when the highest-paid person was Donald Remy, paid $3,547,697. By fiscal year end: August 2022, $3,547,697 (Donald Remy); August 2023, $3,305,259 (Mark Emmert); August 2024, $6,341,682; August 2025, $3,439,897 (Charlie Baker).
From the 4 Form 990 returns NCAA filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending August 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.