Sacred Heart University president salary and executive pay
Sacred Heart University paid its president, John J Petillo PhD, $1,524,281 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $47,686 (3.2%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $575,678,695, up 6.6% from $539,970,186 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Sacred Heart University ranks 62nd of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Sacred Heart University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 06-0776644, Fairfield, CT.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,524,281
- Total revenue
- $575,678,695
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 75%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202641349349301749.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 33rd of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.26% 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, 3 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| John J Petillo PhD President PRESIDENT | $1,524,281 |
| Robin CautinPROVOST | $571,759 |
| Peter WardSR VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE | $556,749 |
| Karen DaleyDEAN | $498,898 |
| Miguel Martinez-SaenzSR VP FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT | $443,848 |
Also paid on the latest return: Paul Sutera (SR VP FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT), $415,844; Michael Iannazzi (SR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION), $408,034; Michael Larobina Esq (GENERAL COUNSEL), $395,809; Michael Alfano (Vice President for Strategic Initiatives), $380,807; David Taylor (DEAN), $378,912; Marc Izzo (VP OF CONSTRUCTION & FACILITIES), $344,742; Deanna Fiorentino (VP FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT), $319,529; Robert Hardy (VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES), $308,517.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Gary Levin (VICE CHARIMAN), John Vazquez (CHAIRMAN), Keith McCullough (TRUSTEE), Pamela Miller Esq (SECRETARY), Christopher K McLeod (TRUSTEE), Cory J Robinson (TRUSTEE), Dominick Ferro (TRUSTEE), Douglas Kennedy (TRUSTEE), Eric A Wood EdD (TRUSTEE), Frank R Martire (TRUSTEE), James T Morley Jr (TRUSTEE), John Cofini (TRUSTEE), Kathleen Boozang (TRUSTEE), Kenneth S Siegel Esq (TRUSTEE), Linda McMahon (TRUSTEE (END 03/25)), Mary-Ann Bunting (TRUSTEE), Morgan Ford (TRUSTEE), Nicholas Patino (TRUSTEE), Patrick Carolan MD (TRUSTEE), Pauline Spinelli (TRUSTEE), Susan Davis RN EdD FACHE (TRUSTEE (End 12/24)), Thomas Scrivo (TRUSTEE), William Mitchell (TRUSTEE).
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 | John J Petillo PhD President PRESIDENT | $1,524,281 | $575,678,695 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | John J Petillo PhD President President | $1,476,595 | $539,970,186 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | John J Petillo PhD President PRESIDENT | $1,391,683 | $509,040,952 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | John J Petillo PhD President PRESIDENT | $1,316,501 | $476,875,710 | 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 202641349349301749.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| John J Petillo PhDPRESIDENT | $1,394,216 | $130,065 | $739,593 | $629,594 | $25,029 | $30,464 | $99,601 | $1,524,281 |
| Robin CautinPROVOST | $487,965 | $83,794 | $367,340 | $118,041 | $2,584 | $37,043 | $46,751 | $571,759 |
| Peter WardSR VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE | $484,714 | $72,035 | $331,851 | $149,250 | $3,613 | $39,540 | $32,495 | $556,749 |
| Karen DaleyDEAN | $451,724 | $47,174 | $233,731 | $130,146 | $87,847 | $19,573 | $27,601 | $498,898 |
| Miguel Martinez-SaenzSR VP FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT | $367,269 | $76,579 | $290,877 | $75,081 | $1,311 | $30,306 | $46,273 | $443,848 |
These figures come from Sacred Heart 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 Sacred Heart University compares
Ranked 62nd of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 61st, Stanford University, $1,564,885
- Next in this ranking: 63rd, University of Delaware, $1,523,193
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Stevens Institute of Technology$1,296,964 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Belmont University$1,135,264 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
University of the Pacific$816,167 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
National University$1,053,175 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Midwestern University$1,968,182 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
John J Petillo PhD (PRESIDENT) was paid $1,524,281 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,394,216 from Sacred Heart University and $130,065 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, John J Petillo PhD, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,524,281.
Sacred Heart University paid its president, John J Petillo PhD, $1,524,281 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $47,686 (3.2%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was John J Petillo PhD, paid $1,316,501. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,316,501 (John J Petillo PhD); June 2023, $1,391,683; June 2024, $1,476,595; June 2025, $1,524,281.
Sacred Heart University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $504,144,257 and total revenue of $575,678,695 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $71,534,438. Expenses were $459,144,809 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 9.8%. The president's pay of $1,524,281 equals 0.30% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Sacred Heart 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 5 people in the pay breakdown above.