Thomas Jefferson University president salary and executive pay
Thomas Jefferson University paid its CEO, JOSEPH G CACCHIONEMDFACC, $7,010,762 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $1,262,832 (22.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Thomas Jefferson University ranks 3rd of 100 universities on this site by CEO pay. Thomas Jefferson University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as Jefferson or TJU.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 23-1352651, Philadelphia, PA.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$7,010,762
- Total revenue
- $1,581,285,779
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 94%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202631349349301748.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 6th of 95 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.
Thomas Jefferson University's return also reports Jefferson Health executives. Its lead is filed as "TRUSTEE - CEO TJU/JEFF HEALTH"; no one on the latest return has a university president title.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 19 people were paid more than $500,000, 17 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| JOSEPH G CACCHIONEMDFACC CEO TRUSTEE - CEO TJU/JEFF HEALTH | $7,010,762 |
| Baligh R YehiaMDMPPMScPRESIDENT JEFFERSON HEALTH | $3,720,349 |
| JOHN P MORDACHTREAS. - EVP/CFO (TERM 2/2025) | $2,905,617 |
| SRINIVAS PRASAD MD MSPROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN | $2,723,764 |
| JACK JALLO MD PHDPROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN | $2,510,867 |
President's pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | JOSEPH G CACCHIONEMDFACC CEO TRUSTEE - CEO TJU/JEFF HEALTH | $7,010,762 | $1,581,285,779 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | JOSEPH G CACCHIONEMDFACC CEO TRUSTEE - CEO TJU/JEFF HEALTH | $5,747,930 | $1,613,249,283 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | H RICHARD HAVERSTICK JR CEO INT PRS TJU&CEO JH(TERM 10/22) | $1,657,215 | $1,666,137,809 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | STEPHEN K KLASKO MD MBA President TRUSTEE-PRES/CEO (TERM 12/21) | $5,364,537 | $1,341,009,086 | 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 202631349349301748.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| JOSEPH G CACCHIONEMDFACCTRUSTEE - CEO TJU/JEFF HEALTH | $6,932,295 | $0 | $78,467 | $2,603,871 | $1,833,440 | $2,494,984 | $44,850 | $33,617 | $7,010,762 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Baligh R YehiaMDMPPMScPRESIDENT JEFFERSON HEALTH | $3,159,075 | $0 | $561,274 | $1,741,380 | $1,020,773 | $396,922 | $550,063 | $11,211 | $3,720,349 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| JOHN P MORDACHTREAS. - EVP/CFO (TERM 2/2025) | $2,830,350 | $0 | $75,267 | $1,312,196 | $822,593 | $695,561 | $44,850 | $30,417 | $2,905,617 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| SRINIVAS PRASAD MD MSPROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN | $60,806 | $2,611,051 | $51,907 | $59,096 | $0 | $1,710 | $6,600 | $10,807 | $78,213 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $1,127,212 | $1,483,839 | $0 | $34,500 | $0 | $2,645,551 | |||
| JACK JALLO MD PHDPROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN | $299,663 | $2,112,137 | $99,067 | $260,692 | $0 | $38,971 | $34,450 | $30,117 | $364,230 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $946,633 | $1,165,504 | $0 | $34,500 | $0 | $2,146,637 | |||
These figures come from Thomas Jefferson 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 Thomas Jefferson University compares
Ranked 3rd of 100 universities by CEO pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Baylor University$3,033,323 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Tufts University$1,356,483 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Southern New Hampshire University$1,071,826 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Rice University$2,074,566 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Western Governors University$2,131,084 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
JOSEPH G CACCHIONEMDFACC (TRUSTEE - CEO TJU/JEFF HEALTH) was paid $7,010,762 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $6,932,295 from Thomas Jefferson University and $78,467 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Thomas Jefferson University ranks 3rd of 100 universities on this site by CEO pay.
The CEO, JOSEPH G CACCHIONEMDFACC, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $7,010,762. Next was Baligh R YehiaMDMPPMSc (PRESIDENT JEFFERSON HEALTH), at $3,720,349. On the latest return, 19 people were paid more than $500,000, 17 of them more than $1 million.
Thomas Jefferson University paid its CEO, JOSEPH G CACCHIONEMDFACC, $7,010,762 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $1,262,832 (22.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was STEPHEN K KLASKO MD MBA, paid $5,364,537. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $5,364,537 (STEPHEN K KLASKO MD MBA); June 2023, $1,657,215 (H RICHARD HAVERSTICK JR); June 2024, $5,747,930 (JOSEPH G CACCHIONEMDFACC); June 2025, $7,010,762.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Thomas Jefferson 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.