Savannah College of Art and Design president salary and executive pay
SCAD paid its president, Paula S Wallace, $5,736,005 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $3,097,104 (117.4%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. SCAD ranks 7th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. SCAD has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as SCAD.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 58-1357177, Savannah, GA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$5,736,005
- Total revenue
- $952,827,667
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 97%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202631339349305483.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 3rd of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.60% 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, 8 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Paula S Wallace President President | $5,736,005 |
| Jeffery Josiah WallerCFO | $1,042,079 |
| Lesley Camille HanakChief Human Resources Officer | $814,241 |
| Jason FoxChief Academic Officer | $750,357 |
| Hannah FlowerVP of SCAD Atlanta / General Counsel | $750,349 |
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 | Paula S Wallace President President | $5,736,005 | $952,827,667 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | PAULA WALLACE President PRESIDENT | $2,638,901 | $882,534,327 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | PAULA WALLACE President PRESIDENT | $2,740,721 | $776,798,715 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | PAULA WALLACE President PRESIDENT | $2,892,437 | $622,387,162 | 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 202631339349305483.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Paula S WallacePresident | $5,693,816 | $42,189 | $1,369,063 | $1,329,176 | $2,995,577 | $20,700 | $21,489 | $5,736,005 |
| Jeffery Josiah WallerCFO | $999,577 | $42,502 | $615,600 | $348,300 | $35,677 | $20,700 | $21,802 | $1,042,079 |
| Lesley Camille HanakChief Human Resources Officer | $771,832 | $42,409 | $451,371 | $277,500 | $42,961 | $20,700 | $21,709 | $814,241 |
| Jason FoxChief Academic Officer | $728,114 | $22,243 | $438,306 | $270,000 | $19,808 | $20,700 | $1,543 | $750,357 |
| Hannah FlowerVP of SCAD Atlanta / General Counsel | $708,006 | $42,343 | $409,933 | $262,000 | $36,073 | $20,700 | $21,643 | $750,349 |
These figures come from SCAD'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 SCAD compares
Ranked 7th of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
University of Dayton$2,681,214 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
DePaul University$1,189,697 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Bard College$689,293 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
American University$569,942 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Denver$1,209,539 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Paula S Wallace (President) was paid $5,736,005 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $5,693,816 from SCAD and $42,189 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). SCAD ranks 7th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The president, Paula S Wallace, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $5,736,005. Next was Jeffery Josiah Waller (CFO), at $1,042,079. On the latest return, 8 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
SCAD paid its president, Paula S Wallace, $5,736,005 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $3,097,104 (117.4%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was PAULA WALLACE, paid $2,892,437. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $2,892,437 (PAULA WALLACE); June 2023, $2,740,721; June 2024, $2,638,901; June 2025, $5,736,005.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Savannah College of Art and Design 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.