Vanderbilt University chancellor salary and executive pay
Vanderbilt paid its chancellor, Daniel Diermeier, $3,416,810 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $606,908 (21.6%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Vanderbilt ranks 12th of 100 universities on this site by chancellor's pay. Vanderbilt has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as Vanderbilt.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 62-0476822, Nashville, TN.
Chancellor, fiscal year ending June 2025
$3,416,810
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$8,427,395Anders W HallSee Schedule O
- Total revenue
- $2,818,556,976
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 44%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621319349302052.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 53rd of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.12% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Vanderbilt's return gives every Part VII title as "See Schedule O". Schedule O lists "Daniel Diermeier - Chancellor", the title shown. The highest-paid person on the return is the chief investment officer.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 22 people were paid more than $500,000, 11 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Anders W HallSee Schedule O | $8,427,395 |
| Jerry StackhouseSee Schedule O | $4,788,385 |
| Clark LeaSee Schedule O | $4,354,357 |
| Daniel Diermeier Chancellor Chancellor (Schedule O) | $3,416,810 |
| Mark ByingtonSee Schedule O | $2,710,329 |
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 | Daniel Diermeier Chancellor Chancellor (Schedule O) | $3,416,810 | $2,818,556,976 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Daniel Diermeier Chancellor Chancellor (Schedule O) | $2,809,902 | $2,567,650,038 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Daniel Diermeier Chancellor Chancellor (Schedule O) | $2,510,921 | $2,266,404,948 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Daniel Diermeier Chancellor Chancellor (Schedule O) | $2,216,923 | $3,316,640,682 | 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 202621319349302052.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Anders W HallSee Schedule O | $5,747,977 | $2,679,418 | $1,081,252 | $2,530,491 | $2,136,234 | $2,625,958 | $53,460 | $8,427,395 |
| Jerry Stackhouse*See Schedule O | $4,779,501 | $8,884 | $1,223,740 | $60,000 | $3,495,761 | $8,122 | $762 | $4,788,385 |
| Clark LeaSee Schedule O | $4,302,829 | $51,528 | $4,082,289 | $194,000 | $26,540 | $20,390 | $31,138 | $4,354,357 |
| Daniel DiermeierChancellor (Schedule O) | $3,020,799 | $396,011 | $1,615,362 | $1,083,200 | $322,237 | $371,501 | $24,510 | $3,416,810 |
| Mark ByingtonSee Schedule O | $2,600,247 | $110,082 | $2,477,196 | $100,000 | $23,051 | $92,179 | $17,903 | $2,710,329 |
These figures come from Vanderbilt'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 Vanderbilt compares
Ranked 12th of 100 universities by chancellor's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Baylor College of Medicine$4,716,352 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Northeastern University$3,045,428 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Carnegie Mellon University$3,155,276 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Princeton University$1,657,737 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Notre Dame$1,017,760 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Daniel Diermeier (Chancellor (Schedule O)) was paid $3,416,810 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $3,020,799 from Vanderbilt and $396,011 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). Vanderbilt ranks 12th of 100 universities on this site by chancellor's pay.
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Anders W Hall (See Schedule O), at $8,427,395. That is $5,010,585 more than the chancellor, Daniel Diermeier. Next was Jerry Stackhouse (See Schedule O), at $4,788,385. On the latest return, 22 people were paid more than $500,000, 11 of them more than $1 million.
Vanderbilt paid its chancellor, Daniel Diermeier, $3,416,810 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $606,908 (21.6%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the chancellor was Daniel Diermeier, paid $2,216,923. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $2,216,923 (Daniel Diermeier); June 2023, $2,510,921; June 2024, $2,809,902; June 2025, $3,416,810.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Vanderbilt University 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.