Princeton University president salary and executive pay
Princeton paid its president, Christopher Eisgruber, $1,657,737 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $134,391 (8.8%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $3,208,577,000, up 3.6% from $3,096,823,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Princeton ranks 54th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Princeton has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as Princeton.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 21-0634501, Princeton, NJ.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,657,737
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$4,722,776Vincent TuoheyPresident of PRINCO
- Total revenue
- $3,208,577,000
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 15%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611349349307136.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 112th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.05% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
The highest-paid "President" on Princeton's return is the president of PRINCO, its investment company ("President of PRINCO"). The university president is shown as Princeton's lead.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 30 people were paid more than $500,000, 11 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Vincent TuoheyPresident of PRINCO | $4,722,776 |
| Jonathan Ericksonmanaging director of PRINCO | $2,953,681 |
| Tae Kyoon Kimmanaging director of PRINCO | $2,654,521 |
| Jennifer Birminghammanaging director of PRINCO | $2,575,719 |
| Susan Butler Cinigliomanaging director of PRINCO | $2,291,759 |
Also paid on the latest return: Ting Zhou (managing director of PRINCO), $1,844,951; Christopher Eisgruber (PRESIDENT), $1,657,737; Andrew Golden (Former president of PRINCO), $1,598,789; Catherine Callow-Wright (Executive Vice President), $1,313,236; Ramona Romero (vice president and general counsel), $1,064,022; Jennifer Rexford (Provost), $1,051,999; Pablo Debenedetti (Former Dean for Research), $962,723; Kevin Heaney (vice president for advancement), $895,787; Gene Andrew Jarrett (Dean of the Faculty), $880,891; James Matteo (vice president for finance and treasurer), $743,921; Sanjeev Kulkarni (Professor, Former Dean of the Faculty), $740,446; Sarah-Jane Leslie (Professor, Former Dean of the Graduate School), $739,088; Peter Schiffer (Dean for Research), $715,534; Daren Hubbard (Vice President for Information Technology and CIO), $692,164; Gadi Dechter (vice president for communications and government affairs), $687,042; and 10 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Aisha F Chebbi (Trustee), Ann Chen (Trustee), Anthony A Yoseloff (Trustee), Anthony D Romero (Trustee), Anthony HP Lee (Trustee), Beth F Cobert (Trustee), Blair W Effron (Trustee), Bob Peck (Trustee), Bradford L smith (Trustee), Carol Quillen (Trustee), Edward H Felsenthal (Trustee), Elizabeth Prus Myers (Trustee), Gordon P Ritter (Trustee), Heather K Gerken (Trustee), Jackie Y Ying (Trustee), Jos B Alvarez (Trustee), Joshua B Bolten (Trustee), Kamil Ali-Jackson (Trustee), Kathryn Roth-Douquet (Trustee), Kathy F Kiely (TRUSTEE), Kimberly H Johnson (Trustee), Lori Fouch (Trustee), Louise S Sams (TRUSTEE), Marisa J Demeo (Trustee), Morgan A smith (Trustee), and 11 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 | Christopher Eisgruber President PRESIDENT | $1,657,737 | $3,208,577,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Christopher Eisgruber President PRESIDENT | $1,523,346 | $3,096,823,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Christopher Eisgruber President PRESIDENT | $1,273,306 | $3,611,165,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Christopher Eisgruber President PRESIDENT | $1,065,915 | $5,021,934,000 | 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 202611349349307136.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Vincent TuoheyPresident of PRINCO | $3,762,747 | $960,029 | $860,440 | $876,250 | $2,026,057 | $918,390 | $41,639 | $4,722,776 |
| Jonathan Ericksonmanaging director of PRINCO | $2,785,511 | $168,170 | $1,019,536 | $1,756,645 | $9,330 | $42,140 | $126,030 | $2,953,681 |
| Tae Kyoon Kimmanaging director of PRINCO | $2,049,037 | $605,484 | $765,796 | $1,210,062 | $73,179 | $570,681 | $34,803 | $2,654,521 |
| Jennifer Birminghammanaging director of PRINCO | $2,002,806 | $572,913 | $864,987 | $1,048,199 | $89,620 | $500,184 | $72,729 | $2,575,719 |
| Susan Butler Cinigliomanaging director of PRINCO | $1,686,082 | $605,677 | $765,603 | $847,832 | $72,647 | $570,681 | $34,996 | $2,291,759 |
| Christopher EisgruberPRESIDENT | $1,518,245 | $139,492 | $1,360,953 | $0 | $157,292 | $42,140 | $97,352 | $1,657,737 |
These figures come from Princeton'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 Princeton compares
Ranked 54th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 53rd, University of San Diego, $1,682,191
- Next in this ranking: 55th, Maryville University, $1,656,133
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Northeastern University$3,045,428 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Notre Dame$1,017,760 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Baylor College of Medicine$4,716,352 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Boston University$1,704,300 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Vanderbilt University$3,416,810 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Christopher Eisgruber (PRESIDENT) was paid $1,657,737 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,518,245 from Princeton and $139,492 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Vincent Tuohey (President of PRINCO), at $4,722,776. That is $3,065,039 more than the president, Christopher Eisgruber.
Princeton paid its president, Christopher Eisgruber, $1,657,737 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $134,391 (8.8%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Christopher Eisgruber, paid $1,065,915. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,065,915 (Christopher Eisgruber); June 2023, $1,273,306; June 2024, $1,523,346; June 2025, $1,657,737.
Princeton's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $3,196,203,000 and total revenue of $3,208,577,000 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $12,374,000. Expenses were $2,885,186,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 10.8%. The president's pay of $1,657,737 equals 0.05% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Princeton University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 14, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 6 people in the pay breakdown above.