Southern New Hampshire University president salary and executive pay
Southern New Hampshire University paid its president, Lisa Marsh Ryerson, $1,071,826 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Dr Paul J Leblanc, paid $1,522,184. Total revenue on that return was $1,616,008,924, up 6.9% from $1,511,787,208 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Southern New Hampshire University ranks 99th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Southern New Hampshire University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 02-0274509, Manchester, NH.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,071,826
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,914,508Dr Paul J LeblancFormer President/CEO (Thru 6/30/24)
- Total revenue
- $1,616,008,924
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 19%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611349349306821.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 107th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.07% 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, 10 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Dr Paul J LeblancFormer President/CEO (Thru 6/30/24) | $1,914,508 |
| Lisa Marsh Ryerson President President | $1,071,826 |
| Amelia ManningChief Operating Officer (Thru 2/1/25) | $902,954 |
| Kelly PalmerEVP, Chief Strategy Officer (thru 7/12/24) | $869,693 |
| Danielle StantonEVP, Chief Administrative Officer (AS OF 1/28/24) | $692,565 |
Also paid on the latest return: R Yvette Clark (Former Gen Counsel & Asst Sec (Thru 6/30/24)), $665,837; Kenneth Lee (Treasurer & CFO), $602,382; Susan Nathan (Chief Experience Officer), $568,624; Alana Burns (Chief Marketing Officer), $559,358; Libby May (EVP, CHIEF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER), $522,153; Iris Lafferty (SVP, Special Initiatives (Thru 7/10/24)), $490,342; Jennifer Batchelor (EVP, Provost (AS OF 7/28/24)), $480,144; Brian Curtis (Chief Information Officer), $466,082; Donald Brezinski (EVP, Campus Administration), $436,698; Evan Lowry (SVP, General Counsel (AS OF 2/25/24) Assistant Secretary), $398,703; Lisa Heffernan (Asst. Treasurer), $317,560.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Maribel Duran (TRUSTEE/SECRETARY), Winifred Lerner (TRUSTEE/CHAIRMAN), Andre Hawaux (TRUSTEE (Thru 3/25)), Diane Tryneski (TRUSTEE), Dr Maryellen C McGuire (TRUSTEE), Dr Sonja Brookins Santelises (TRUSTEE), Howard Brodsky (TRUSTEE (THRU 10/24)), James Chilton (TRUSTEE (AS OF 2/25)), Janiece Y Evans-Page (TRUSTEE), Lisa M Guertin (TRUSTEE), Luis Arturo Lopez (TRUSTEE), Matthew Greenfield (TRUSTEE), Melanie Whelan (TRUSTEE), R Grady Burnett (TRUSTEE), Ralph Richard Banks (TRUSTEE).
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 | Lisa Marsh Ryerson President President | $1,071,826 | $1,616,008,924 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Dr Paul J Leblanc President PRESIDENT/CEO | $1,522,184 | $1,511,787,208 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Dr Paul J LeBlanc President President/CEO | $1,586,691 | $1,371,032,680 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Dr Paul J LeBlanc President President/CEO | $1,330,556 | $1,295,154,762 | 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 202611349349306821.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Dr Paul J Leblanc*Former President/CEO (Thru 6/30/24) | $1,450,863 | $417,000 | $46,645 | $945,543 | $400,000 | $105,320 | $20,700 | $25,945 | $1,497,508 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $417,000 | $0 | $0 | $417,000 | |||
| Lisa Marsh RyersonPresident | $1,025,097 | $0 | $46,729 | $703,107 | $240,000 | $81,990 | $20,700 | $26,029 | $1,071,826 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Amelia ManningChief Operating Officer (Thru 2/1/25) | $848,456 | $0 | $54,498 | $577,775 | $175,600 | $95,081 | $20,700 | $33,798 | $902,954 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Kelly PalmerEVP, Chief Strategy Officer (thru 7/12/24) | $842,936 | $0 | $26,757 | $386,775 | $0 | $456,161 | $19,066 | $7,691 | $869,693 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Danielle StantonEVP, Chief Administrative Officer (AS OF 1/28/24) | $638,067 | $0 | $54,498 | $456,007 | $180,000 | $2,060 | $20,700 | $33,798 | $692,565 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
These figures come from Southern New Hampshire 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 Southern New Hampshire University compares
Ranked 99th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 98th, Howard University, $1,080,698
- Next in this ranking: 100th, National University, $1,053,175
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Rice University$2,074,566 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Thomas Jefferson University$7,010,762 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Baylor University$3,033,323 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Tufts University$1,356,483 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Western Governors University$2,131,084 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Lisa Marsh Ryerson (President) was paid $1,071,826 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,025,097 from Southern New Hampshire University and $46,729 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Dr Paul J Leblanc (Former President/CEO (Thru 6/30/24)), at $1,914,508. That is $842,682 more than the president, Lisa Marsh Ryerson.
Southern New Hampshire University paid its president, Lisa Marsh Ryerson, $1,071,826 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Dr Paul J Leblanc, paid $1,522,184. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Dr Paul J LeBlanc, paid $1,330,556. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,330,556 (Dr Paul J LeBlanc); June 2023, $1,586,691; June 2024, $1,522,184; June 2025, $1,071,826 (Lisa Marsh Ryerson).
Southern New Hampshire University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $1,425,430,607 and total revenue of $1,616,008,924 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $190,578,317. Expenses were $1,381,097,196 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 3.2%. The president's pay of $1,071,826 equals 0.08% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Southern New Hampshire University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 14, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.