Southeastern Conference CEO salary and executive pay
The highest-paid person on Southeastern Conference's return for the fiscal year ending August 2025 was Mr Greg Sankey, at $4,828,580. That is up $535,514 (12.5%) from the fiscal year ending August 2024. Total revenue on that return was $1,108,919,128, up 32.1% from $839,744,771 for the fiscal year ending August 2024. Southeastern Conference has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 63-0377461, Birmingham, AL.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending August 2025
$4,828,580
No one on this filing has a chief executive title, so this shows the highest-paid person.
- Total revenue
- $1,108,919,128
- Top pay vs. peers
- Higher than 94%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202630359349300608.View the filing
Peers: the 330 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 20th of 331 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.44% 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, 6 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Mr Greg SankeyCOMMISSIONER | $4,828,580 |
| Charles HusseyDEPUTY COMMISSIONER | $867,283 |
| William KingASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER | $863,902 |
| Tiffany DanielsASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER | $615,043 |
| Mark WomackEXECUTIVE ASSOC. COMMISSIO | $610,166 |
Also paid on the latest return: John McDaid (CORRDINATOR OF FOOTBALL OF), $571,989.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Dr Donde Plowman (PRES/DIRECTOR (UNIV. OF TN), Dr Mun Choi (VP/DIRECTOR (UNIV. OF MO)), Paul Batista (SECRETARY (UNIV. OF TEXAS A&M)), Dr Peter Mohler (DIRECTOR (UNIV OF AL)), Dr Charles Robinson (DIRECTOR (UNIV OF AR)), Dr Christopher Roberts (DIRECTOR (AUBURN UNIV.)), Dr Kent Fuchs (DIRECTOR (UNIV. OF FL)), Jere W Morehead (DIRECTOR (UNIV OF GEORGIA)), Dr Eli Capilouto (DIRECTOR (UNIV. OF KY)), Dr William Tate IV (DIRECTOR (LSU)), Dr Glenn Boyce (DIRECTOR (UNIV. OF MISS.)), Dr Mark Keenum (DIRECTOR (MISSISSIPPI ST.)), Dr Joseph Harroz Jr (DIRECTOR (UNIV OF OKLAHOMA), Dr Michael Amiridis (DIRECTOR (UNIV OF SC)), Dr Jay Hartzell (DIRECTOR (UNIV OF TEXAS)), Gen Ret Mark Welsh (DIRECTOR (TEXAS A&M UNIV.), Dr Daniel Diermeier (DIRECTOR (VANDERBILT UNIV.), Dr Stuart Bell (DIRECTOR (UNIV OF AL)- FORMER).
Top pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return, or the highest-paid person where no one has a chief executive title.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | Mr Greg SankeyCOMMISSIONER (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $4,828,580 | $1,108,919,128 | Filing |
| Aug 2024 | Mr Greg SankeyCOMMISSIONER (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $4,293,066 | $839,744,771 | Filing |
| Aug 2023 | Mr Greg SankeyCOMMISSIONER (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $3,616,740 | $852,577,281 | Filing |
| Aug 2022 | Mr Greg SankeyCOMMISSIONER (highest-paid; no CEO title listed) | $3,783,378 | $802,021,967 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending August 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202630359349300608.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Mr Greg SankeyCOMMISSIONER | $4,757,734 | $70,846 | $4,716,667 | $0 | $41,067 | $51,750 | $19,096 | $4,828,580 |
| Charles HusseyDEPUTY COMMISSIONER | $788,111 | $79,172 | $773,333 | $0 | $14,778 | $51,750 | $27,422 | $867,283 |
| William KingASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER | $784,730 | $79,172 | $751,667 | $0 | $33,063 | $51,750 | $27,422 | $863,902 |
| Tiffany DanielsASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER | $535,871 | $79,172 | $494,900 | $0 | $40,971 | $51,750 | $27,422 | $615,043 |
| Mark WomackEXECUTIVE ASSOC. COMMISSIO | $540,600 | $69,566 | $495,333 | $0 | $45,267 | $51,750 | $17,816 | $610,166 |
These figures come from Southeastern Conference'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 Southeastern Conference compares
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Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
American Heart Association$4,563,563 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
College Board$2,345,561 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
IDEA Public Schools$401,654 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
SCL Health$3,849,642 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
RTI International$1,823,892 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending August 2025 filing does not list anyone with a chief executive title. The highest-paid person, Mr Greg Sankey (COMMISSIONER), was paid $4,828,580: $4,757,734 from Southeastern Conference and $70,846 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Mr Greg Sankey (COMMISSIONER), at $4,828,580.
The highest-paid person on Southeastern Conference's return for the fiscal year ending August 2025 was Mr Greg Sankey, at $4,828,580. That is up $535,514 (12.5%) from the fiscal year ending August 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending August 2022, when the highest-paid person was Mr Greg Sankey, paid $3,783,378. By fiscal year end: August 2022, $3,783,378 (Mr Greg Sankey); August 2023, $3,616,740; August 2024, $4,293,066; August 2025, $4,828,580.
Southeastern Conference's return for the fiscal year ending August 2025 reports total expenses of $1,123,407,863 and total revenue of $1,108,919,128 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $14,488,735. Expenses were $898,754,431 for the fiscal year ending August 2024, so they rose 25.0%. The highest-paid person's pay of $4,828,580 equals 0.43% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Southeastern Conference filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on February 4, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending August 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.