Saint Louis University president salary and executive pay
Saint Louis University paid its president, FRED P PESTELLO, $1,841,355 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $900,457 (95.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Saint Louis University ranks 42nd of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. Saint Louis University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 43-0654872, St Louis, MO.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,841,355
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$2,834,120TRAVIS S FORDHEAD COACH-BASKETBALL
- Total revenue
- $1,195,599,660
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 63%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611359349302171.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 35th of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.15% 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, 9 people were paid more than $500,000, 3 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| TRAVIS S FORDHEAD COACH-BASKETBALL | $2,834,120 |
| FRED P PESTELLO President PRESIDENT | $1,841,355 |
| JOSH SCHERTZHEAD COACH-BASKETBALL | $1,309,639 |
| CHRISTINE K JACOBSVP MEDICAL AFFAIRS | $795,316 |
| BERNARD ROUSSEAUDEAN - HEALTH SCIENCES | $601,579 |
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 | FRED P PESTELLO President PRESIDENT | $1,841,355 | $1,195,599,660 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | FRED P PESTELLO President PRESIDENT | $940,898 | $864,274,135 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | FRED P PESTELLO President PRESIDENT | $996,523 | $1,121,394,454 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | FRED P PESTELLO President PRESIDENT | $825,844 | $1,324,139,331 | 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 202611359349302171.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| TRAVIS S FORDHEAD COACH-BASKETBALL | $2,775,369 | $58,751 | $2,049,634 | $0 | $725,735 | $34,500 | $24,251 | $2,834,120 |
| FRED P PESTELLOPRESIDENT | $1,804,665 | $36,690 | $1,800,957 | $0 | $3,708 | $34,500 | $2,190 | $1,841,355 |
| JOSH SCHERTZHEAD COACH-BASKETBALL | $1,274,390 | $35,249 | $1,273,917 | $0 | $473 | $13,490 | $21,759 | $1,309,639 |
| CHRISTINE K JACOBSVP MEDICAL AFFAIRS | $738,685 | $56,631 | $733,351 | $0 | $5,334 | $34,500 | $22,131 | $795,316 |
| BERNARD ROUSSEAUDEAN - HEALTH SCIENCES | $531,773 | $69,806 | $531,143 | $0 | $630 | $34,500 | $35,306 | $601,579 |
These figures come from Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis University compares
Ranked 42nd of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Southern Methodist University$2,319,722 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Rochester Institute of Technology$1,421,925 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Fordham University$1,846,798 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Texas Christian University$3,499,401 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending May 2025
Nova Southeastern University$1,800,665 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
FRED P PESTELLO (PRESIDENT) was paid $1,841,355 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,804,665 from Saint Louis University and $36,690 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Saint Louis University ranks 42nd of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was TRAVIS S FORD (HEAD COACH-BASKETBALL), at $2,834,120. That is $992,765 more than the president, FRED P PESTELLO. Next was JOSH SCHERTZ (HEAD COACH-BASKETBALL), at $1,309,639. On the latest return, 9 people were paid more than $500,000, 3 of them more than $1 million.
Saint Louis University paid its president, FRED P PESTELLO, $1,841,355 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $900,457 (95.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was FRED P PESTELLO, paid $825,844. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $825,844 (FRED P PESTELLO); June 2023, $996,523; June 2024, $940,898; June 2025, $1,841,355.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Saint Louis University 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.