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. Southern New Hampshire University ranks 77th of 100 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 24%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611349349306821.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 72nd of 95 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 |
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 77th of 100 universities by president's pay.
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). Southern New Hampshire University ranks 77th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
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. Next was AMELIA MANNING (Chief Operating Officer (Thru 2/1/25)), at $902,954. On the latest return, 10 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
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).
From the 4 Form 990 returns Southern New Hampshire 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.