St. John's University (New York) president salary and executive pay
St. John's' return for the fiscal year ending May 2025 reports $0 for its president, Rev Brian J Shanley Op. Total revenue on that return was $843,696,353, up 5.5% from $799,639,612 for the fiscal year ending May 2024. St. John's ranks 133rd (tied) of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. St. John's has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as St. John's University or SJU.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 11-1630830, Jamaica, NY.
President, fiscal year ending May 2025
$0 as filed
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending May 2025
$7,840,000Michael A AndersonForMER HEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL
- Total revenue
- $843,696,353
- Pay vs. peers
- Lowest (reported as $0)
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202621039349300337.View the filing
Peers: the 132 universities on this site that report top pay above $0, by top pay as a share of revenue. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
The return reports $0 for the president, Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. Its Schedule O says: "PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DOMINICAN FRIARS PROVINCE OF SAINT JOSEPH, COMPENSATION FOR REV. BRIAN J. SHANLEY, O.P., PRESIDENT, IS PAID DIRECTLY TO THE DOMINICAN FRIARS PROVINCE. PAYMENTS TO THE DOMINICAN FRIARS PROVINCE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024 TOTALED $683,220."
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 8 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Michael A AndersonForMER HEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL | $7,840,000 |
| Richard A PitinoHEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL | $3,327,321 |
| Joseph L TartamellaHEAD COACH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | $653,907 |
| Joseph E OlivaSENIOR VP & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $626,557 |
| Simon Geir MollerPROVOST & SENIOR VP ACAD AFFAIRS | $622,490 |
Also paid on the latest return: Sharon Hewitt Watkins (VP FOR BUS AFFAIRS, CFO & TREAsurer), $604,923; Mark J Browne (PROFESSOR), $564,479; Michael Cragg (ATHLETIC DIRECTOR), $557,321; Maciek Nowak (DEAN TOBIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS), $496,392; Nunziatina A Manuli (VP, CHIEF OF STAFF & SECRETARY), $264,048.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Margaret M Keane (ELECTED VICE CHAIR OF BOARD), Rev Brian J Shanley Op (PRESIDENT), Very Rev Stephen M Grozio Cm (PROVINCIAL VICE CHAIR OF BOARD), William J Janetschek (CHAIR OF BOARD), Barbara M Donnellan (BOARD MEMBER), Catherine M Verrelli (BOARD MEMBER), Damon A Young (BOARD MEMBER), Daniel Finnegan (BOARD MEMBER - BEGAN 5/14/25), Deacon Frank Kurre (BOARD MEMBER - BEGAN 5/14/25), Donna Drummond (BOARD MEMBER - BEGAN 4/4/25), Frank J Dellafera (BOARD MEMBER - BEGAN 4/4/25), Gregory S Hendrick (BOARD MEMBER - BEGAN 10/30/24), James Christmas (BOARD MEMBER), James E Galowski (BOARD MEMBER), James J Shannon (BOARD MEMBER), James P Walsh (BOARD MEMBER - BEGAN 5/14/25), Jeanmarie Grisi (BOARD MEMBER), Jeffrey D Alter (BOARD MEMBER), Joseph A Tarantino (BOARD MEMBER), Kevin Reed (BOARD MEMBER), Margaret Larosa Dangelo (BOARD MEMBER), Margaret M Fitzpatrick Sc (BOARD MEMBER), Mark P Kritzman (BOARD MEMBER), Martin A Mbugua (BOARD MEMBER), Mary Jane Helenek (BOARD MEMBER - BEGAN 5/14/25), and 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Rev Brian J Shanley Op President PRESIDENT | $0 | $843,696,353 | Filing |
| May 2024 | Rev Brian J Shanley Op PhD President PRESIDENT | $0 | $799,639,612 | Filing |
| May 2023 | Rev Brian J Shanley Op PhD President PRESIDENT | $0 | $780,737,391 | Filing |
| May 2022 | Rev Brian J Shanley Op PhD President PRESIDENT | $0 | $798,473,536 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending May 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202621039349300337.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Michael A Anderson*ForMER HEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL | $7,840,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,840,000 | $0 | $0 | $7,840,000 |
| Richard A PitinoHEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL | $3,238,365 | $88,956 | $3,163,335 | $50,000 | $25,030 | $40,250 | $48,706 | $3,327,321 |
| Joseph L TartamellaHEAD COACH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | $560,117 | $93,790 | $525,918 | $30,000 | $4,199 | $42,367 | $51,423 | $653,907 |
| Joseph E OlivaSENIOR VP & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | $516,564 | $109,993 | $509,790 | $0 | $6,774 | $36,920 | $73,073 | $626,557 |
| Simon Geir MollerPROVOST & SENIOR VP ACAD AFFAIRS | $539,209 | $83,281 | $531,235 | $0 | $7,974 | $35,808 | $47,473 | $622,490 |
| Rev Brian J Shanley OpPRESIDENT | $0 | $0 | Not listed on Schedule J | |||||
These figures come from St. John'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 St. John's compares
Ranked 133rd (tied) of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 133rd, Creighton University, $0
- Next in this ranking: 133rd, University of San Francisco, $0
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Wake Forest University$1,883,267 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Lehigh University$1,145,854 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University$1,048,438 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Creighton University$0 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Denver$1,209,539 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
The fiscal year ending May 2025 return reports $0 for Rev Brian J Shanley Op (PRESIDENT). The return reports $0 for the president, Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P. Its Schedule O says: "PURSUANT TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DOMINICAN FRIARS PROVINCE OF SAINT JOSEPH, COMPENSATION FOR REV. BRIAN J. SHANLEY, O.P., PRESIDENT, IS PAID DIRECTLY TO THE DOMINICAN FRIARS PROVINCE. PAYMENTS TO THE DOMINICAN FRIARS PROVINCE IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024 TOTALED $683,220." St. John's ranks 133rd (tied) of 137 universities on this site by president's pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Michael A Anderson (ForMER HEAD COACH MEN'S BASKETBALL), at $7,840,000. That is $7,840,000 more than the president, Rev Brian J Shanley Op.
By fiscal year end: May 2022, $0 (Rev Brian J Shanley Op PhD); May 2023, $0; May 2024, $0; May 2025, $0.
St. John's' return for the fiscal year ending May 2025 reports total expenses of $830,706,780 and total revenue of $843,696,353 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $12,989,573. Expenses were $796,562,824 for the fiscal year ending May 2024, so they rose 4.3%.
From the 4 Form 990 returns St. John's University (New York) filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on April 13, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending May 2025 return breaks down pay for 5 of the 6 people in the pay breakdown above.