University of the Pacific president salary and executive pay
University of the Pacific paid its president, Christopher Callahan, $816,167 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is down $179,612 (18.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $588,040,814, up 11.6% from $526,898,582 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. University of the Pacific ranks 115th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. University of the Pacific has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 94-1156266, Stockton, CA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$816,167
- Total revenue
- $588,040,814
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 44%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202641319349303084.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 74th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.14% 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, 4 people were paid more than $500,000, none of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Christopher Callahan President President | $816,167 |
| Lam DavidAssociate Dean Medical Integration, Chairperson Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Professor | $756,967 |
| Cox DarrenProfessor | $555,161 |
| Nadershahi NaderDean, Dugoni School of Dentistry | $530,803 |
| Walsh JamesChief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations | $485,765 |
Also paid on the latest return: Edwalds-Gilbert Gretchen (Provost & Executive Vice President), $475,169; Smart David (Head Coach, Mens Basketball), $455,854; Schoenthaler Lauren (Chief General Counsel), $448,400; Orwin Elizabeth (Dean, Engineering and Computer Science), $446,609; Schwartz Michael (Dean, McGeorge School of Law), $430,689; Blandizzi Maria (VP, Student Life), $423,773; Biedermann Scott (VP, Development), $423,125; Ferguson Christopher (VP, Enrollment Management), $411,088; Bugnariu Nicoleta (Dean, School of Health Sciences), $401,713; Gale Lewis (Dean, Eberhardt School of Business), $392,415; Lomax-Ghirarduzzi Mary (VP, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), $391,694; Tschuor Adam (Athletics Director), $372,048; Davies Austin (Assistant Professor), $366,780; Gundersen Berit (Dean, School of Pharmacy), $366,627; Skinner Lee (Dean, College of the Pacific), $359,076; and 8 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Dassenko Paul (Board Member, Vice Chair, Committee Chair), Eberhardt Mary-Elizabeth (Board Member, Chair, Committee Chair), Fathi Nava (Board Member, Secretary, Committee Chair), Robles Leticia (Board Member, Treasurer, Committee Chair), Ardron Marty (Board Member), Bass Randall (Board Member, Committee Chair), Berberian Dea (Board Member), Boardman Gregory (Board Member, Committee Chair), Callahan Consuelo (Board Member), Chan Tony (Board Member), Coleman Jessica (Board Member), Du Jie (Board Member), Eglet Robert (Board Member), Follmer Kit (Board Member), Foster Cindy (Board Member), Gleason Brad (Board Member), Hall Rupert (Board Member), Jefferson Tafa (Board Member), Johnson Elizabeth (Board Member), Liggett Scott (Board Member), Milne Anne (Board Member, Committee Chair), Rogers Janet (Board Member), Shafer Brad (Board Member), Zimmerman Eve (Board Member).
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 | Christopher Callahan President President | $816,167 | $588,040,814 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Christopher Callahan President President | $995,779 | $526,898,582 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Callahan Christopher President President | $877,354 | $488,744,010 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Callahan Christopher President President | $719,546 | $484,790,770 | 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 202641319349303084.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Christopher CallahanPresident | $695,607 | $120,560 | $667,543 | $0 | $28,064 | $57,500 | $63,060 | $816,167 |
| Lam DavidAssociate Dean Medical Integration, Chairperson Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Professor | $686,675 | $70,292 | $685,691 | $0 | $984 | $34,500 | $35,792 | $756,967 |
| Cox DarrenProfessor | $509,838 | $45,323 | $508,894 | $0 | $944 | $34,500 | $10,823 | $555,161 |
| Nadershahi NaderDean, Dugoni School of Dentistry | $468,414 | $62,389 | $453,867 | $0 | $14,547 | $34,500 | $27,889 | $530,803 |
| Walsh JamesChief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for Finance and Operations | $392,071 | $93,694 | $378,882 | $0 | $13,189 | $57,500 | $36,194 | $485,765 |
These figures come from University of the Pacific'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 the Pacific compares
Ranked 115th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 114th, University of St. Thomas (Minnesota), $821,274
- Next in this ranking: 116th, Middlebury College, $810,670
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Belmont University$1,135,264 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Stevens Institute of Technology$1,296,964 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Sacred Heart University$1,524,281 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)$821,274 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
The New School$766,385 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Christopher Callahan (President) was paid $816,167 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $695,607 from University of the Pacific and $120,560 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Christopher Callahan, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $816,167.
University of the Pacific paid its president, Christopher Callahan, $816,167 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is down $179,612 (18.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Callahan Christopher, paid $719,546. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $719,546 (Callahan Christopher); June 2023, $877,354; June 2024, $995,779; June 2025, $816,167.
University of the Pacific's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $532,251,889 and total revenue of $588,040,814 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $55,788,925. Expenses were $501,336,365 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 6.2%. The president's pay of $816,167 equals 0.15% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University of the Pacific filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 11, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.