Seattle University president salary and executive pay
Seattle University paid its president, Eduardo Penalver, $857,322 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is down $16,788 (1.9%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $520,511,868, up 14.4% from $455,110,469 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Seattle University ranks 111th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Seattle University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 91-0565006, Seattle, WA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$857,322
- Total revenue
- $520,511,868
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 54%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611359349316201.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 60th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.16% 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, 2 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Eduardo Penalver President President and Board Member | $857,322 |
| Shane MartinProvost | $522,786 |
| Anthony VaronaDean, School of Law | $412,628 |
| Christopher MalinsVice President and Chief Financial Officer | $387,998 |
| Charles O'KelleyProfessor, Law | $384,115 |
Also paid on the latest return: Christopher Victor (Head Coach, Men's Basketball), $381,462; Joseph Phillips (Dean, Albers Sch of Bus and Econ), $366,136; Edgardo Gonzalez (VP, Advancement Services), $365,371; Mary Petersen (VP and University Counsel; Corp Secretary), $357,529; Melore Nielsen (Vice Provost for Enrollment Management), $347,548; Butch de Castro (Dean, College of Nursing), $338,545; Christopher Van Liew (Vice President for Strategic Initiatives), $334,826; Brooke Coleman (Professor, Law), $331,747; Amit Shukla (Dean, College of Science and Engineering), $323,067; Sharon Fink (Director of Athletics), $315,631; Steven Bender (Professor, Law), $301,861; Cynthia Dillard (Dean, College of Education), $294,790; Jerron Lowe (Vice President, Human Resources), $294,596; Deirdre Bowen (Associate Professor, Law), $294,333; Alvin Sturdivant (Vice Provost for Student Development), $292,936; and 15 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Kathleen Aikenhead (Board Member), Ann Alokolaro (Board Member), Fernando Alvarez-Lara SJ (Board Member), Ann Blume (Board Member), Maureen Brotherton (Board Member), Laury Bryant (Board Member), David Burcham (Board Member), Patrick Callans (Board Chair), Brenda Christensen (Board Member), Anita Crawford-Willis (Board Member), Melvin Flowers (Board Member), Michelle Galvin (Board Member), Valerie Gorder (Board Member), Russell Hagen (Board Member), Drew Herdener (Board Member), Richard Jones (Board Member), Steve Knight (Board Member), Tod Leiweke (Board Member), Joe Manca (Board Member), Jason Oliver (Board Vice Chair), Charles Porter (Board Member), Mala Raman (Board Member), Fred Rivera (Board Member), David Rothrock (Board Member), Ryan Sawyer (Board Member), and 6 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 | Eduardo Penalver President President and Board Member | $857,322 | $520,511,868 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Eduardo Penalver President President and Board Member | $874,110 | $455,110,469 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Eduardo Penalver President President and Board Member | $955,386 | $349,870,682 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Eduardo Penalver President President | $453,423 | $384,624,846 | 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 202611359349316201.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Eduardo PenalverPresident and Board Member | $822,488 | $34,834 | $658,088 | $0 | $164,400 | $34,500 | $334 | $857,322 |
| Shane MartinProvost | $479,075 | $43,711 | $449,075 | $0 | $30,000 | $34,500 | $9,211 | $522,786 |
| Anthony VaronaDean, School of Law | $371,431 | $41,197 | $371,431 | $0 | $0 | $34,500 | $6,697 | $412,628 |
| Christopher MalinsVice President and Chief Financial Officer | $353,356 | $34,642 | $353,356 | $0 | $0 | $34,500 | $142 | $387,998 |
| Charles O'KelleyProfessor, Law | $340,347 | $43,768 | $340,347 | $0 | $0 | $34,365 | $9,403 | $384,115 |
These figures come from Seattle 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 Seattle University compares
Ranked 111th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 110th, Illinois Institute of Technology, $865,337
- Next in this ranking: 112th, Vassar College, $854,501
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Williams College$992,690 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Worcester Polytechnic Institute$1,122,817 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Middlebury College$810,670 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Gonzaga University$2,570,058 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Smith College$745,032 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Eduardo Penalver (President and Board Member) was paid $857,322 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $822,488 from Seattle University and $34,834 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Eduardo Penalver, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $857,322.
Seattle University paid its president, Eduardo Penalver, $857,322 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is down $16,788 (1.9%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Eduardo Penalver, paid $453,423. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $453,423 (Eduardo Penalver); June 2023, $955,386; June 2024, $874,110; June 2025, $857,322.
Seattle University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $417,526,248 and total revenue of $520,511,868 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $102,985,620. Expenses were $400,285,206 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 4.3%. The president's pay of $857,322 equals 0.21% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Seattle 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.