University of Pittsburgh chancellor salary and executive pay
Pitt paid its chancellor, Joan Ta Gabel, $1,241,200 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the chancellor was Patrick D Gallagher, paid $801,462. Total revenue on that return was $3,574,990,567, up 4.4% from $3,425,374,580 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Pitt ranks 82nd of 137 universities on this site by chancellor's pay. $25,000 of Joan Ta Gabel's pay came from related organizations (column E). Pitt has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as Pitt.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 25-0965591, Pittsburgh, PA.
Chancellor, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,241,200
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$7,296,114Patrick R NarduzziHEAD FOOTBALL COACH
- Total revenue
- $3,574,990,567
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 8%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202641349349307379.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 121st of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.03% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Pitt is a state-related university: it files its own Form 990 and pays its chancellor on it.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 16 people were paid more than $500,000, 7 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Patrick R NarduzziHEAD FOOTBALL COACH | $7,296,114 |
| F Jeffrey Capel IIIHEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | $3,933,965 |
| Edward J GrefenstetteFORMER TRUSTEE | $3,594,546 |
| Jeffer ChoudhryCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $2,079,209 |
| Anantha ShekharSVC HEALTH SCIENCES | $1,701,927 |
Also paid on the latest return: Joan Ta Gabel (CHANCELLOR / CEO), $1,241,200; Heather R Lyke (DIR. OF ATHLETICS THRU 9/24), $1,190,065; Randy V Bates (ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH), $940,667; Arthur S Levine (FMR SVC HEALTH SCI. THRU 6/20), $919,056; Kade K Bell (ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACH), $916,680; Geovette E Washington (SVC & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER), $737,836; Patrick D Gallagher (CHANCELLOR / CEO THRU 7/23), $582,900; David N Dejong (SVC BUSINESS OPS THRU 7/24), $574,609; Joseph J McCarthy (PROVOST/SR VICE CHANCELLOR), $573,398; Robin A Rutenbar (SR VICE CHANCELLOR- RESEARCH), $572,797; Paul Lawrence (TREASURER), $522,236; Dwayne L Pinkney (EXEC SVC & CFO AS OF 7/24), $366,100; Paul A Supowitz (INTERIM SECRETARY THRU 06/24), $291,972; Philip J Bakken (VC & SECRETARY OF BOT), $201,053.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: John J Verbanac (CHAIRMAN OF THE BOT), Aerion A Abney (TRUSTEE), Robert O Agbede (TRUSTEE), Curtis Aiken (TRUSTEE), Salisa Berrien (TRUSTEE), Eva Tansky Blum (TRUSTEE THRU 5/8/25), Sundaa Bridgett-Jones (TRUSTEE), Gary T Brownlee (TRUSTEE), Vaughn S Clagette (TRUSTEE), Jay Costa Jr (TRUSTEE), James P Covert (TRUSTEE), Deborah J Gillotti (TRUSTEE), John P Gismondi (TRUSTEE), Lisa A Golden (TRUSTEE), Tamara M Haddad (TRUSTEE), Dawne S Hickton (TRUSTEE), William K Lieberman (TRUSTEE), Roberta A Luxbacher (TRUSTEE), John A Maher III (TRUSTEE), Erin W McDowell (TRUSTEE), Larry J Merlo (TRUSTEE), David J Morehouse (TRUSTEE), Valerie Njie (TRUSTEE), Robert Ritson Jr (TRUSTEE), Arthur J Rooney II (TRUSTEE), and 10 more.
Chancellor's pay by year
Each row is the chancellor on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Joan Ta Gabel Chancellor CHANCELLOR / CEO | $1,241,200 | $3,574,990,567 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Patrick D Gallagher Chancellor CHANCELLOR / CEO THRU 7/2023 | $801,462 | $3,425,374,580 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Patrick D Gallagher Chancellor CHANCELLOR / CEO | $844,354 | $3,139,570,956 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Patrick D Gallagher Chancellor CHANCELLOR / CEO | $845,673 | $3,230,553,057 | 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 202641349349307379.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Patrick R NarduzziHEAD FOOTBALL COACH | $7,031,086 | $0 | $265,028 | $5,972,999 | $1,025,000 | $33,087 | $241,400 | $23,628 | $7,296,114 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| F Jeffrey Capel IIIHEAD MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH | $3,870,072 | $0 | $63,893 | $3,734,520 | $75,000 | $60,552 | $41,400 | $22,493 | $3,933,965 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Edward J Grefenstette*FORMER TRUSTEE | $0 | $2,098,335 | $1,496,211 | Not listed on Schedule J | |||||
| Jeffer ChoudhryCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $2,038,200 | $0 | $41,009 | $756,464 | $1,272,060 | $9,676 | $29,409 | $11,600 | $2,079,209 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Anantha ShekharSVC HEALTH SCIENCES | $1,511,468 | $0 | $190,459 | $1,080,226 | $400,000 | $31,242 | $141,400 | $49,059 | $1,701,927 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Joan Ta GabelCHANCELLOR / CEO | $1,081,466 | $25,000 | $134,734 | $943,964 | $122,652 | $14,850 | $27,600 | $107,134 | $1,216,200 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 | |||
These figures come from Pitt'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 Pitt compares
Ranked 82nd of 137 universities by chancellor's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 81st, Stevens Institute of Technology, $1,296,964
- Next in this ranking: 83rd, Loyola Marymount University, $1,237,126
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Caltech$1,753,140 (President), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Boston University$1,704,300 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Notre Dame$1,017,760 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Northwestern University$2,085,890 (President), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai$5,489,914 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Common questions
Joan Ta Gabel (CHANCELLOR / CEO) was paid $1,241,200 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,081,466 from Pitt, $25,000 from related organizations and $134,734 in other compensation (Part VII columns D, E and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Patrick R Narduzzi (HEAD FOOTBALL COACH), at $7,296,114. That is $6,054,914 more than the chancellor, Joan Ta Gabel.
Pitt paid its chancellor, Joan Ta Gabel, $1,241,200 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the chancellor was Patrick D Gallagher, paid $801,462. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the chancellor was Patrick D Gallagher, paid $845,673. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $845,673 (Patrick D Gallagher); June 2023, $844,354; June 2024, $801,462; June 2025, $1,241,200 (Joan Ta Gabel).
Pitt's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $3,512,410,195 and total revenue of $3,574,990,567 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $62,580,372. Expenses were $3,393,447,240 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 3.5%. The chancellor's pay of $1,241,200 equals 0.04% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University of Pittsburgh 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 5 of the 6 people in the pay breakdown above.