Tulane University president salary and executive pay
Tulane University paid its president, Michael Fitts, $2,851,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is down $461,000 (13.9%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Tulane University ranks 18th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. Tulane University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 72-0423889, New Orleans, LA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$2,851,000
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$3,081,000Jonathan SumrallHead Football Coach
- Total revenue
- $1,943,508,000
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 61%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601359349303230.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 37th of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.15% 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, 13 people were paid more than $500,000, 10 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Jonathan SumrallHead Football Coach | $3,081,000 |
| Michael Fitts President President | $2,851,000 |
| Richard ChauChief Investment Officer | $2,005,000 |
| Dr John Thompson JrPhysician | $1,457,000 |
| Patrick NortonCOO and Treasurer of the University | $1,351,000 |
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 | Michael Fitts President President | $2,851,000 | $1,943,508,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Michael Fitts President President | $3,312,000 | $1,798,067,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Michael Fitts President President | $1,927,000 | $1,674,159,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Mr Michael A Fitts President President | $1,885,000 | $1,639,844,000 | 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 202601359349303230.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Jonathan SumrallHead Football Coach | $3,017,000 | $64,000 | $537,000 | $0 | $2,480,000 | $35,000 | $29,000 | $3,081,000 |
| Michael FittsPresident | $2,460,000 | $391,000 | $1,835,000 | $400,000 | $226,000 | $368,000 | $22,000 | $2,851,000 |
| Richard ChauChief Investment Officer | $1,717,000 | $288,000 | $647,000 | $1,017,000 | $53,000 | $288,000 | $0 | $2,005,000 |
| Dr John Thompson JrPhysician | $1,393,000 | $64,000 | $272,000 | $1,055,000 | $66,000 | $35,000 | $29,000 | $1,457,000 |
| Patrick NortonCOO and Treasurer of the University | $1,032,000 | $319,000 | $871,000 | $100,000 | $60,000 | $227,000 | $93,000 | $1,351,000 |
These figures come from Tulane 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 Tulane University compares
Ranked 18th of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Liberty University$1,127,660 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Syracuse University$1,845,442 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Grand Canyon University$799,495 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
George Washington University$1,907,439 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Brown University$1,953,784 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Michael Fitts (President) was paid $2,851,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $2,460,000 from Tulane University and $391,000 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Tulane University ranks 18th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Jonathan Sumrall (Head Football Coach), at $3,081,000. That is $230,000 more than the president, Michael Fitts. Next was Richard Chau (Chief Investment Officer), at $2,005,000. On the latest return, 13 people were paid more than $500,000, 10 of them more than $1 million.
Tulane University paid its president, Michael Fitts, $2,851,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is down $461,000 (13.9%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Mr Michael A Fitts, paid $1,885,000. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,885,000 (Mr Michael A Fitts); June 2023, $1,927,000 (Michael Fitts); June 2024, $3,312,000; June 2025, $2,851,000.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Tulane 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.