University of Chicago president salary and executive pay
University of Chicago paid its president, A Paul Alivisatos, $2,082,741 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Paul Alivisatos, paid $1,899,536. Total revenue on that return was $5,617,072,703, up 14.9% from $4,888,334,650 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. University of Chicago ranks 32nd of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. University of Chicago has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 36-2177139, Chicago, IL.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$2,082,741
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$3,295,016Mark AndersonEXEC. VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS
- Total revenue
- $5,617,072,703
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 9%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202601349349303110.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 120th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.04% 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, 26 people were paid more than $500,000, 13 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Mark AndersonEXEC. VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS | $3,295,016 |
| Andrew WardVP AND CHIEF INVEST. OFFICER | $2,759,396 |
| Valluvan JeevanandamPROFESSOR OF SURGERY | $2,250,873 |
| Ivan SamsteinENTERPRISE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $2,189,928 |
| A Paul Alivisatos President PRESIDENT | $2,082,741 |
Also paid on the latest return: Luca Vricella (PROFESSOR OF SURGERY), $1,816,183; Christopher Salerno (PROFESSOR), $1,808,224; Husam Balkhy (PROFESSOR OF SURGERY), $1,628,354; Mohamed Farhat (PROFESSOR), $1,565,785; MaryFrances McCourt (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (UNTIL 10/1/2023)), $1,500,000; David Barclay (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER CRSP), $1,195,328; Madhav Rajan (DEAN BOOTH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS), $1,165,432; Katherine Baicker (PROVOST), $1,150,932; Armin Afsahi (VP FOR ALUMNI RELATIONS AND DEV.), $989,447; James Nondorf (VP ENROLL. & STUDENT ADV.), $986,426; Ka Yee Christina Lee (INTERIM DEAN), $928,371; Nadya Mason (INTERIM VP FOR SCIENCE, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS), $876,631; Juan Jose De Pablo (VP FOR NATIONAL LABORATORIES (UNTIL 10/1/2024)), $778,109; Paul Rand (VP COMMUNICATIONS (UNTIL 8/15/25)), $740,717; Lori Berko (VP & SECRETARY), $704,264; and 7 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Andrew M Alper (TRUSTEE), Andrew M Rosenfield (TRUSTEE), Antonio J Gracias (TRUSTEE), Ashley D Joyce (TRUSTEE), Barry Fields (TRUSTEE), Brady W Dougan (TRUSTEE (UNTIL MARCH 2025)), Brett J Hart (TRUSTEE), Brien M O'Brien (TRUSTEE), Byron D Trott (TRUSTEE), Daniel L Doctoroff (TRUSTEE), David M Rubenstein (TRUSTEE), Debra A Cafaro (TRUSTEE), Donald R Wilson Jr (TRUSTEE), Emily Nicklin (TRUSTEE), Emmanuel Roman (TRUSTEE), Frank A Baker II (TRUSTEE), Gregory W Wendt (TRUSTEE), Guru Ramakrishnan (TRUSTEE), Hilarie Koplow-McAdams (TRUSTEE), Hilary Krane (TRUSTEE), Jason J Tyler (TRUSTEE), John A Edwardson (TRUSTEE (UNTIL MAY 2025)), John Liew (TRUSTEE), John W Rogers Jr (TRUSTEE), Katherine Adams (TRUSTEE), and 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | A Paul Alivisatos President PRESIDENT | $2,082,741 | $5,617,072,703 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Paul Alivisatos President PRESIDENT | $1,899,536 | $4,888,334,650 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | A Paul Alivisatos President PRESIDENT | $2,125,787 | $4,659,559,211 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | ROBERT J ZIMMER President PRESIDENT | $3,813,941 | $4,613,831,972 | 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 202601349349303110.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Mark AndersonEXEC. VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS | $3,233,711 | $0 | $61,305 | $2,468,596 | $745,200 | $19,915 | $27,600 | $33,705 | $3,295,016 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Andrew WardVP AND CHIEF INVEST. OFFICER | $2,690,389 | $0 | $69,007 | $704,000 | $1,929,021 | $57,368 | $27,600 | $41,407 | $2,759,396 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Valluvan JeevanandamPROFESSOR OF SURGERY | $2,200,677 | $0 | $50,196 | $1,939,694 | $260,983 | $0 | $27,600 | $22,596 | $2,250,873 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Ivan SamsteinENTERPRISE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $138,158 | $1,795,872 | $255,898 | $138,158 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,292 | $141,450 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $947,364 | $833,378 | $15,130 | $214,114 | $38,492 | $2,048,478 | |||
| A Paul AlivisatosPRESIDENT | $2,031,564 | $0 | $51,177 | $1,399,992 | $399,360 | $232,212 | $27,600 | $23,577 | $2,082,741 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
These figures come from University of Chicago'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 University of Chicago compares
Ranked 32nd of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 31st, Northwestern University, $2,085,890
- Next in this ranking: 33rd, Rice University, $2,074,566
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Washington University in St. Louis$2,382,064 (Chancellor), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Southern California$4,301,294 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Rochester$1,803,590 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Duke University$2,200,045 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$5,489,914 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
A Paul Alivisatos (PRESIDENT) was paid $2,082,741 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $2,031,564 from University of Chicago and $51,177 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Mark Anderson (EXEC. VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS), at $3,295,016. That is $1,212,275 more than the president, A Paul Alivisatos.
University of Chicago paid its president, A Paul Alivisatos, $2,082,741 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Paul Alivisatos, paid $1,899,536. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was ROBERT J ZIMMER, paid $3,813,941. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $3,813,941 (ROBERT J ZIMMER); June 2023, $2,125,787 (A Paul Alivisatos); June 2024, $1,899,536 (Paul Alivisatos); June 2025, $2,082,741 (A Paul Alivisatos).
University of Chicago's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $5,563,252,626 and total revenue of $5,617,072,703 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $53,820,077. Expenses were $5,247,378,934 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 6.0%. The president's pay of $2,082,741 equals 0.04% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University of Chicago 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.