Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute president salary and executive pay
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute paid its president, Martin Schmidt, $1,306,266 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is down $17,678 (1.3%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranks 61st of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 14-1340095, Troy, NY.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,306,266
- Total revenue
- $737,196,871
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 74%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202631359349300033.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 25th of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.18% 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, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Martin Schmidt President President | $1,306,266 |
| Rebecca DoergeProvost | $729,612 |
| Jonathan DordickVice President for Strategic Alliances and Translation | $579,648 |
| Matthew Ter MolenVP of Institute Advancement | $571,109 |
| Craig CookSecretary and General Counsel | $568,272 |
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 | Martin Schmidt President President | $1,306,266 | $737,196,871 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Martin Schmidt President President | $1,323,944 | $709,446,445 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Martin Schmidt President President | $563,214 | $666,573,071 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Shirley Ann Jackson President President | $2,466,927 | $703,187,253 | 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 202631359349300033.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Martin SchmidtPresident | $1,230,040 | $76,226 | $1,103,253 | $100,000 | $26,787 | $27,600 | $48,626 | $1,306,266 |
| Rebecca DoergeProvost | $676,131 | $53,481 | $671,775 | $0 | $4,356 | $39,900 | $13,581 | $729,612 |
| Jonathan DordickVice President for Strategic Alliances and Translation | $526,502 | $53,146 | $518,000 | $0 | $8,502 | $25,867 | $27,279 | $579,648 |
| Matthew Ter MolenVP of Institute Advancement | $508,202 | $62,907 | $505,364 | $0 | $2,838 | $26,049 | $36,858 | $571,109 |
| Craig CookSecretary and General Counsel | $514,929 | $53,343 | $510,573 | $0 | $4,356 | $26,147 | $27,196 | $568,272 |
These figures come from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute'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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute compares
Ranked 61st of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Hofstra University$1,339,336 (President), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
University of San Diego$1,682,191 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Santa Clara University$1,212,179 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Pepperdine University$1,323,005 (President), fiscal year ending Jul 2025
Pace University$1,165,088 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Martin Schmidt (President) was paid $1,306,266 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,230,040 from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and $76,226 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranks 61st of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The president, Martin Schmidt, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,306,266. Next was Rebecca Doerge (Provost), at $729,612. On the latest return, 7 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute paid its president, Martin Schmidt, $1,306,266 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is down $17,678 (1.3%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Shirley Ann Jackson, paid $2,466,927. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $2,466,927 (Shirley Ann Jackson); June 2023, $563,214 (Martin Schmidt); June 2024, $1,323,944; June 2025, $1,306,266.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 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.