University of San Diego president salary and executive pay
University of San Diego paid its president, JAMES T HARRIS III, $1,682,191 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $508,971 (43.4%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. University of San Diego ranks 48th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. University of San Diego has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 95-2544535, San Diego, CA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,682,191
- Total revenue
- $741,185,768
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 87%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611339349306196.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 13th of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.23% 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, 7 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| JAMES T HARRIS III President PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $1,682,191 |
| STEVEN LAVINHEAD COACH, MEN'S BASKETBALL | $904,329 |
| RICHARD VIRGINVP, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT | $627,936 |
| KATHRYN ROIGVICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE & CFO | $611,761 |
| GAIL BAKER MCCARTYSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & PROVOST | $605,081 |
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 | JAMES T HARRIS III President PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $1,682,191 | $741,185,768 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | JAMES T HARRIS III President PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $1,173,220 | $622,209,265 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | JAMES HARRIS III President PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $1,121,955 | $554,548,971 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | JAMES T HARRIS III President PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $950,520 | $586,050,045 | 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 202611339349306196.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| JAMES T HARRIS IIIPRESIDENT & TRUSTEE | $1,092,808 | $589,383 | $955,418 | $0 | $137,390 | $508,023 | $81,360 | $1,682,191 |
| STEVEN LAVINHEAD COACH, MEN'S BASKETBALL | $858,764 | $45,565 | $845,889 | $0 | $12,875 | $34,500 | $11,065 | $904,329 |
| RICHARD VIRGINVP, UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT | $535,691 | $92,245 | $440,480 | $0 | $95,211 | $64,500 | $27,745 | $627,936 |
| KATHRYN ROIGVICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE & CFO | $519,452 | $92,309 | $507,543 | $0 | $11,909 | $64,500 | $27,809 | $611,761 |
| GAIL BAKER MCCARTYSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT & PROVOST | $568,284 | $36,797 | $553,314 | $0 | $14,970 | $24,500 | $12,297 | $605,081 |
These figures come from University of San Diego'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 San Diego compares
Ranked 48th of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$1,306,266 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Hofstra University$1,339,336 (President), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Pepperdine University$1,323,005 (President), fiscal year ending Jul 2025
Santa Clara University$1,212,179 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Chapman University$1,897,658 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Common questions
JAMES T HARRIS III (PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE) was paid $1,682,191 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,092,808 from University of San Diego and $589,383 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). University of San Diego ranks 48th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The president, JAMES T HARRIS III, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,682,191. Next was STEVEN LAVIN (HEAD COACH, MEN'S BASKETBALL), at $904,329. On the latest return, 7 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
University of San Diego paid its president, JAMES T HARRIS III, $1,682,191 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $508,971 (43.4%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was JAMES T HARRIS III, paid $950,520. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $950,520 (JAMES T HARRIS III); June 2023, $1,121,955; June 2024, $1,173,220; June 2025, $1,682,191.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University of San Diego 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.