University of Tennessee Medical Center CEO salary and executive pay
University of Tennessee Medical Center paid its CEO, Joseph R Landsman Jr, $4,119,053 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $2,044,039 (98.5%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $1,624,770,137, up 8.5% from $1,498,061,787 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. University of Tennessee Medical Center ranks 83rd of 229 hospital systems on this site by CEO pay. University of Tennessee Medical Center has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 31-1626179, Knoxville, TN.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$4,119,053
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Dr Keith D Gray (President & CEO), $1,398,676.
- Total revenue
- $1,624,770,137
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 79%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202513189349303676.View the filing
Peers: the 183 other hospital systems on this site. Ranked 38th of 184 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.25% 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, 16 people were paid more than $500,000, 8 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Joseph R Landsman Jr CEO President & CEO | $4,119,053 |
| Oscar GrandasPhysician | $1,521,227 |
| Dr Keith D GrayPresident & CEO | $1,398,676 |
| Michael B FreemanPhysician | $1,372,597 |
| James Mosley IIIPhysician | $1,174,405 |
Also paid on the latest return: Raymond A Dieter III (Physician), $1,164,518; David N Aljadir (Physician), $1,137,224; Dr James E Shamiyeh (Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer), $1,085,467; Benjamin M Cunningham Jr (SR VP & CFO), $875,259; Dr Jerry J Crook II (SR VP Physician Enterprise), $843,782; Bennett Cox (SR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL), $822,921; Dr Lisa D Duncan (SR VP COE), $765,147; Cassandra Leake (SR VP & CNO), $594,962; Bruce R Hartmann (SR VP & CCRO), $582,334; Katherine Boyd (SR VP & CHIEF PHILANTHROPY & EQUITY OFFICER), $545,900; Stephen Clapp (SR VP Strategic Development), $501,829; Julia Coco (SR VP Clinical Integration), $466,547.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: H W Sherrod Jr (Vice Chair), Renda Burkhart (Chair), Sara Rose (Vice Chair), Carolyn Fairbank (Board Member), Christopher P Kinney (Board Member), Cristen G Haslam (Board Member), David L Miller (Board Member), Dr Barger Stevens Amy (Board Member), Dr Donde A Plowman (Board Member), Dr Joseph T Chun (Board Member), Dr Keri Lattimore (Board Member), Dr Patrick O McConville (Board Member), Dr Peter F Buckley (Board Member), Randy Boyd (Board Member), Renee D Kelley (Board Member), Wes Stowers (Board Member), William D Edwards (Board Member).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Joseph R Landsman Jr CEO President & CEO | $4,119,053 | $1,624,770,137 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Joseph R Landsman Jr CEO President & CEO | $2,075,014 | $1,498,061,787 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Joseph R Landsman Jr CEO PRESIDENT & CEO | $2,182,760 | $1,294,065,150 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202513189349303676.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Joseph R Landsman JrPresident & CEO | $3,712,123 | $406,930 | $134,267 | $2,500,175 | $1,077,681 | $401,581 | $5,349 | $4,119,053 |
| Oscar GrandasPhysician | $1,424,471 | $96,756 | $700,000 | $270,191 | $454,280 | $96,336 | $420 | $1,521,227 |
| Dr Keith D GrayPresident & CEO | $1,275,563 | $123,113 | $1,017,500 | $201,844 | $56,219 | $122,183 | $930 | $1,398,676 |
| Michael B FreemanPhysician | $1,256,901 | $115,696 | $674,999 | $476,177 | $105,725 | $115,339 | $357 | $1,372,597 |
| James Mosley IIIPhysician | $1,057,284 | $117,121 | $556,274 | $456,385 | $44,625 | $101,311 | $15,810 | $1,174,405 |
These figures come from University of Tennessee Medical Center'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 Tennessee Medical Center compares
Ranked 83rd of 229 hospital systems by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 82nd, Ballad Health, $4,135,022
- Next in this ranking: 84th, Norton Healthcare, $4,115,838
Closest in revenue among the hospital systems on this site:
Erlanger Health$1,672,028 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Texas Health Resources$5,590,405 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
BayCare Health System$3,027,169 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Mercy$8,335,401 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Reading Hospital$1,229,468 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Joseph R Landsman Jr (President & CEO) was paid $4,119,053 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $3,712,123 from University of Tennessee Medical Center and $406,930 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Joseph R Landsman Jr, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $4,119,053.
University of Tennessee Medical Center paid its CEO, Joseph R Landsman Jr, $4,119,053 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $2,044,039 (98.5%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Joseph R Landsman Jr, paid $2,182,760. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $2,182,760 (Joseph R Landsman Jr); December 2023, $2,075,014; December 2024, $4,119,053.
University of Tennessee Medical Center's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $1,609,785,246 and total revenue of $1,624,770,137 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $14,984,891. Expenses were $1,458,694,623 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 10.4%. The CEO's pay of $4,119,053 equals 0.26% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns University of Tennessee Medical Center filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 14, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.