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. Total revenue on that return was $741,185,768, up 19.1% from $622,209,265 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. University of San Diego ranks 53rd of 137 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 71%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611339349306196.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 38th of 132 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 |
Also paid on the latest return: Ky Snyder (VP, UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS), $588,392; Robert Shapiro (DEAN, SCHOOL OF LAW), $541,672; Thomas Skinner (GENERAL COUNSEL), $492,509; Chell A Roberts Dean (SHILEY MARCOS SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING), $482,743; Charlotte Johnson (VICE PRESIDENT, STUDENT AFFAIRS), $474,640; Kimberly White Smith (DEAN, SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP), $420,358; Andrew T Allen Former (VP, INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS), $411,670; Steven Smith (FACULTY, SCHOOL OF LAW), $396,990; Noelle Norton Dean (COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES), $393,528; Stephen Ferruolo (FORMER DEAN, SCHOOL OF LAW), $370,600; Marko Svetina Department (CHAIR OF FINANCE AND REAL ESTATE), $368,476; William McGillis Former Assoc (VP & EXEC DIRECTOR OR ATHLETICS), $365,464; Roy Brooks (PROFFESSOR OF LAW), $356,243; Patricia Marquez Former Dean (KROC SCHOOL OF PEACE STUDIES), $338,473; Michael Lovette Coyler (VICE PRESIDENT, MISSION INTEGRATION), $305,252; and 8 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Thomas F Mulvaney (CHAIR), Kimberly M Koro (SECRETARY), Reverend P Ruben Arceo (TRUSTEE), Jon Balousek (TRUSTEE), Thomas Breitling (TRUSTEE), Kim Busch (TRUSTEE), Jacqueline Dupont Carlson (TRUSTEE), Chris Carr (TRUSTEE), Curtis S Chambers (TRUSTEE), Sister Suzanne Cooke (TRUSTEE), Sue Cunningham (TRUSTEE), Leandro A Festino (TRUSTEE), John D Frager (TRUSTEE), David F Hale (TRUSTEE), Marina Hernandez (TRUSTEE), Laurie C Kelley (TRUSTEE), Donald R Knauss (TRUSTEE), Ann Marie Krejcarek (TRUSTEE), Lisa Bicker Martin (TRUSTEE), Reverend Peter McGuine (TRUSTEE), Michael A Persall (TRUSTEE), Paul M Purcell (TRUSTEE), Sandro Salsano (TRUSTEE), Alan Schulman (TRUSTEE), Timothy Scott (TRUSTEE), and 1 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 | 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 53rd of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 52nd, Boston University, $1,704,300
- Next in this ranking: 54th, Princeton University, $1,657,737
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
Santa Clara University$1,212,179 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Chapman University$1,897,658 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Amherst College$846,242 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 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).
The president, James T Harris III, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,682,191.
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.
University of San Diego's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $653,084,165 and total revenue of $741,185,768 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $88,101,603. Expenses were $608,615,992 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 7.3%. The president's pay of $1,682,191 equals 0.26% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns University of San Diego filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 13, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.