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. Total revenue on that return was $1,195,599,660, up 38.3% from $864,274,135 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Saint Louis University ranks 46th of 137 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 48%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611359349302171.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 68th of 132 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 |
Also paid on the latest return: Daniela Salvemini (ACADEMIC DEPT CHAIR - NONMED), $595,867; Christopher May (DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS), $561,708; Michael A Lewis (PROVOST), $543,283; David F Heimburger (VP & CFO), $512,728; Michael J Luna (VP HR), $435,442; Sheila M Manion (VP DEVELOPMENT), $434,919; Kyle D Collins (VP IT, CIO (IT) & CIO (INNOV)), $418,591; Robert Reddy (INTERIM VP ENROLLMENT), $406,807; Danielle T Uy (VP, GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY), $384,017; William Johnson (VP & RECTOR SLU MADRID (START OCT24)), $377,968; Michael A Lucido (VP FACILITIES), $362,911; Rochelle Smith (VP DIV/COMM ENG), $347,398; Jessica Evenson (VP ETHICS & COMPLIANCE), $279,943; Ellen Barnidge (INTERIM VP RESEARCH (START JUN24)), $262,050; James H Fugel (TREASURER), $255,021; and 5 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Akberet Boykin-Farr (TRUSTEE), Andrew Hoog (TRUSTEE), Arindam Kar (TRUSTEE), Chang-Soo Huh (TRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)), Darryl T Jones (TRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)), Edward Ignaczak (TRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)), Eric Engler (TRUSTEE), George A Brill (TRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)), Holden Thorp (TRUSTEE), James Lally (TRUSTEE), James P Kavanaugh (TRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)), Jerry Dwyer (TRUSTEE), Jessie Knight (TRUSTEE), Jimmie Edwards (TRUSTEE), John Johnson (TRUSTEE), Joseph Conran (TRUSTEE), Joseph McShane Sj (TRUSTEE), Marian Bo Mehan (TRUSTEE), Martha Uhlhorn (TRUSTEE), Michael Garanzini (TRUSTEE), Michael McFarland (TRUSTEE (TERMED MAY25)), Michael McMillan (TRUSTEE), Perry Vyas (TRUSTEE), Philip Steele (TRUSTEE), Rex A Sinquefield (TRUSTEE), and 12 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 | 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 46th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 45th, Syracuse University, $1,845,442
- Next in this ranking: 47th, Columbia University, $1,826,091
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).
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.
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.
Saint Louis University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $967,639,853 and total revenue of $1,195,599,660 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $227,959,807. Expenses were $915,038,750 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 5.7%. The president's pay of $1,841,355 equals 0.19% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Saint Louis University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 15, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.