Pomona College president salary and executive pay
Pomona College paid its president, G Gabrielle Starr, $1,638,758 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Gabi Starr, paid $1,030,033. Total revenue on that return was $501,709,667, up 52.3% from $329,449,183 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Pomona College ranks 57th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Pomona College has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 95-1664112, Claremont, CA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,638,758
- Total revenue
- $501,709,667
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 84%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621329349306532.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 21st of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.33% 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, 4 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| G Gabrielle Starr President PRESIDENT | $1,638,758 |
| David WallaceASST TREASURER/CIO | $708,436 |
| Joshua RossDIR OF INVESTMENTS | $520,710 |
| Craig HylandAVP DEVELOPMENT (THRU 12/2/24) | $518,274 |
| Maria WatsonVP ADVANCEMENT | $467,845 |
Also paid on the latest return: Jeff Roth (VP TREASURER, COO), $459,328; Seth Allen (VP STRATEGY/DEAN ADM (THRU 2/25/25)), $422,060; Robert Gaines (PROFESSOR/FMR DEAN OF COLLEGE), $413,462; Avis Hinkson (VP DEAN OF STUDENTS), $387,892; Yuqing Wu (VP DEAN OF COLLEGE (THRU 6/30/25)), $366,653; Jose Rodriguez (VP CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER), $358,953; Robert Robinson (ASST VP OF FACILITIES), $356,482; Gary Smith (PROFESSOR), $316,012; April Mayes (PROFESSOR), $311,707; Rodger Divine (PROFESSOR), $309,235; Mary Lou Woods (ASST VP/ASSOC TREASURER), $303,182; Christina Ciambriello (CHIEF OF STAFF/BOARD SEC (THRU 7/24)), $283,147; Dana Wood (ASST TREASURER (THRU 11/1/24)), $206,605; Mark Kendall (CHIEF COMM OFFICER (THRU 8/2/24)), $196,550; Erin Collins (REGISTRAR), $182,335; and 3 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Janet Inskeep Benton (TRUSTEE/BOARD CHAIR), Alicia Zalesin (TRUSTEE/BOARD VICE CHAIR), Christina Wire (TRUSTEE/BOARD VICE CHAIR), David Nunes (TRUSTEE/BOARD VICE CHAIR), John Gingrich (TRUSTEE/BOARD VICE CHAIR), Peter G Sasaki (TRUSTEE/BOARD VICE CHAIR), Samuel Glick (TRUSTEE/BOARD VICE CHAIR), Stephen B Loeb (TRUSTEE/BOARD VICE CHAIR), Susan Dunn (TRUSTEE/BOARD VICE CHAIR), Wendall Jackson Jack Long (TRUSTEE/BOARD VICE CHAIR), Aditya Sood (TRUSTEE), Carlos Garcia (TRUSTEE), Elizabeth Atwater (TRUSTEE), Erika James (TRUSTEE (AS OF 7/1/24)), James Valone (TRUSTEE), Jason Sheasby (TRUSTEE (AS OF 7/1/24)), Jefferey T Parks (TRUSTEE), Jennifer Wilcox Thomas (TRUSTEE (AS OF 7/1/24)), John Starr (TRUSTEE), Johny Ex-Aban (TRUSTEE), Mackenzie Teymouri (TRUSTEE), Matthew J Estes (TRUSTEE), Nathan Seaver Dean (TRUSTEE (AS OF 7/1/24)), Onetta Brooks (TRUSTEE), Paul F Eckstein (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 | G Gabrielle Starr President PRESIDENT | $1,638,758 | $501,709,667 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Gabi Starr President PRESIDENT | $1,030,033 | $329,449,183 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Gabi Starr President PRESIDENT | $1,120,378 | $243,684,660 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Gabi Starr President PRESIDENT | $752,213 | $498,817,030 | 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 202621329349306532.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| G Gabrielle StarrPRESIDENT | $818,840 | $819,918 | $717,960 | $0 | $100,880 | $113,028 | $706,890 | $1,638,758 |
| David WallaceASST TREASURER/CIO | $638,695 | $69,741 | $489,997 | $148,698 | $0 | $38,028 | $31,713 | $708,436 |
| Joshua RossDIR OF INVESTMENTS | $445,957 | $74,753 | $301,795 | $98,162 | $46,000 | $38,028 | $36,725 | $520,710 |
| Craig HylandAVP DEVELOPMENT (THRU 12/2/24) | $482,147 | $36,127 | $307,984 | $0 | $174,163 | $24,564 | $11,563 | $518,274 |
| Maria WatsonVP ADVANCEMENT | $398,054 | $69,791 | $398,054 | $0 | $0 | $38,028 | $31,763 | $467,845 |
These figures come from Pomona College'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 Pomona College compares
Ranked 57th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 56th, Harvard University, $1,642,838
- Next in this ranking: 58th, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, $1,609,483
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
High Point University$5,881,203 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Brandeis University$1,371,189 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Gonzaga University$2,570,058 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Middlebury College$810,670 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
California Baptist University$2,296,028 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
G Gabrielle Starr (PRESIDENT) was paid $1,638,758 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $818,840 from Pomona College and $819,918 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, G Gabrielle Starr, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,638,758.
Pomona College paid its president, G Gabrielle Starr, $1,638,758 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Gabi Starr, paid $1,030,033. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Gabi Starr, paid $752,213. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $752,213 (Gabi Starr); June 2023, $1,120,378; June 2024, $1,030,033; June 2025, $1,638,758 (G Gabrielle Starr).
Pomona College's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $318,676,147 and total revenue of $501,709,667 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $183,033,520. Expenses were $303,814,330 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 4.9%. The president's pay of $1,638,758 equals 0.51% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Pomona College filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 12, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.