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. Seattle University ranks 86th of 100 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 69%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611359349316201.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 30th of 95 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 |
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 86th of 100 universities by president's pay.
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). Seattle University ranks 86th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The president, Eduardo Penalver, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $857,322. Next was Shane Martin (Provost), at $522,786. On the latest return, 2 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
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.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Seattle 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.