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. Total revenue on that return was $2,818,556,976, up 9.8% from $2,567,650,038 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Vanderbilt ranks 10th of 137 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 34%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621319349302052.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 87th of 132 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 |
Also paid on the latest return: Timothy C Corbin (See Schedule O), $2,047,379; Brett C Sweet (See Schedule O), $2,015,539; Douglas Christiansen (See Schedule O), $1,510,028; Candice S Lee (See Schedule O), $1,396,932; John M Lutz (See Schedule O), $1,260,565; C Cybele Raver (See Schedule O), $1,182,896; Ruby Shellaway (See Schedule O), $992,408; Eric C Kopstain (See Schedule O), $874,559; John Kuriyan (See Schedule O), $861,462; Timothy P McNamara (See Schedule O), $840,461; Sydney Savion (See Schedule O), $789,432; John Geer (See Schedule O), $786,661; Andre L Churchwell (See Schedule O), $725,816; Lawrence J Marnett (See Schedule O), $632,574; Nathan Green (See Schedule O), $606,972; and 3 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Adena Friedman (Trustee), Adolpho A Birch III (Secretary), Alexander C Taylor (Trustee), Andrew Hoine (Trustee), Anu Pardeshi (Trustee), Bruce R Evans (Chairman), Cindy Kent (Trustee), Conner Searcy (Trustee), Corey E Thomas (Trustee), Cynthia J Warner (Trustee), David Ingram (Trustee), George Huber (Trustee), Greg S Allen (Trustee), Ike Lawrence Epstein (Trustee), Jeffrey J Rothschild (Vice-Chairman), Jennifer Frist (Trustee), John Arnold (Trustee), Jon Winkelried (Trustee), Justin Ishbia (Trustee), Kathleen E Justice-Moore (Trustee), Kito K Huggins (Trustee), Lamar Alexander (Trustee), Makeba Williams (Trustee), Mark P Mays (Trustee), Mark Wilf (Trustee), and 9 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 | 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 10th of 137 universities by chancellor's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 9th, Texas Christian University, $3,499,401
- Next in this ranking: 11th, Colby College, $3,203,132
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
Georgetown University$1,947,390 (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).
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.
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.
Vanderbilt's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $2,400,025,861 and total revenue of $2,818,556,976 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $418,531,115. Expenses were $2,297,164,772 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 4.5%. The chancellor's pay of $3,416,810 equals 0.14% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Vanderbilt University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 11, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.