Washington University in St. Louis chancellor salary and executive pay
WashU paid its chancellor, Andrew Martin, $2,382,064 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $438,866 (22.6%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $5,899,375,814, up 13.4% from $5,204,380,540 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. WashU ranks 22nd of 137 universities on this site by chancellor's pay. WashU has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Also known as WashU.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 43-0653611, Saint Louis, MO.
Chancellor, fiscal year ending June 2025
$2,382,064
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$13,031,999Scott WilsonCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
- Total revenue
- $5,899,375,814
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 11%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202641359349315719.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 117th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.04% 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, 23 people were paid more than $500,000, 12 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Scott WilsonCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $13,031,999 |
| Andrew ChoquetteDEP CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $4,973,267 |
| David PerlmutterEXEC VC MEDICAL AFFAIRS | $2,480,417 |
| Andrew Martin Chancellor CHANCELLOR | $2,382,064 |
| Jennifer VoelkerCOO - INVESTMENT MGMT | $2,144,285 |
Also paid on the latest return: Todd Margolis (DEPT HEAD & OPHTHALMOLOGY PROF), $2,100,421; John Clohisy (PROF OF ORTHO SURG), $1,971,799; Ryan Nunley (ASSOC PROF OF ORTHO SURG), $1,852,382; Paul Scheel Jr (VC CLINICAL AFFAIRS), $1,259,066; Amy Kweskin (EXEC VC FIN & CFO (UNTIL 8/24)), $1,163,559; Beverly Wendland (PROVOST & EXEC VC ACAD AFFAIRS), $1,054,107; Pamella Henson (EXEC VC UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT), $1,020,355; Nichol Luoma (EXEC VC ADMIN & CAO), $914,053; Richard Stanton (VC MEDICAL FINANCE & ADMIN), $898,692; Philip Payne (VC BIO INFO &DATA (AS OF 5/25)), $855,546; Monica Allen (VC & GENERAL COUNSEL), $808,601; Jessie Minton (VC & CHIEF INFO OFFICER), $729,635; Greg Barrett (VC BIO MED S&M (UNTIL 5/25)), $701,371; Rebecca Brown (VC STRATEGIC INITIATIVES & GOV), $643,038; Mark Lowe (VC RESEARCH), $640,261; and 18 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Christopher Boerner (TRUSTEE), Blackford F Brauer (TRUSTEE), Andrew M Bursky (TRUSTEE - CHAIR), Howard N Cayne (TRUSTEE UNTIL 09/24), Corinna Cotsen (TRUSTEE), Lori Coulter (TRUSTEE), Valerie Davisson (TRUSTEE), Arnold Donald (TRUSTEE), Jeffrey L Fox (TRUSTEE), Gaurav Garg (TRUSTEE), Avram A Glazer (TRUSTEE), John J Hamilton III (TRUSTEE), Catherine Hanaway (TRUSTEE), Stacey L Hightower (TRUSTEE), Thomas J Hillman (TRUSTEE), Louis G Hutt Jr (TRUSTEE), Carrie Johnson (TRUSTEE), Jerald L Kent (TRUSTEE), David W Kemper (TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR), Richard J Liekweg (TRUSTEE), Alaina Macia (TRUSTEE), Vicki Match Suna (TRUSTEE), Susan B McCollum (TRUSTEE), Alicia McDonnell (TRUSTEE), James M McKelvey Jr (TRUSTEE), and 17 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 | Andrew Martin Chancellor CHANCELLOR | $2,382,064 | $5,899,375,814 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Andrew Martin Chancellor CHANCELLOR | $1,943,198 | $5,204,380,540 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Andrew Martin Chancellor CHANCELLOR | $1,650,841 | $5,086,312,965 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Andrew Martin Chancellor CHANCELLOR | $1,545,685 | $5,567,524,594 | 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 202641359349315719.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Scott WilsonCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $11,971,244 | $1,060,755 | $1,069,710 | $10,792,533 | $109,001 | $1,029,743 | $31,012 | $13,031,999 |
| Andrew ChoquetteDEP CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $4,398,980 | $574,287 | $718,740 | $3,612,883 | $67,357 | $537,460 | $36,827 | $4,973,267 |
| David PerlmutterEXEC VC MEDICAL AFFAIRS | $2,146,122 | $334,295 | $1,825,982 | $273,162 | $46,978 | $317,223 | $17,072 | $2,480,417 |
| Andrew MartinCHANCELLOR | $1,898,738 | $483,326 | $1,555,235 | $310,000 | $33,503 | $342,500 | $140,826 | $2,382,064 |
| Jennifer VoelkerCOO - INVESTMENT MGMT | $1,645,460 | $498,825 | $534,005 | $1,062,257 | $49,198 | $481,324 | $17,501 | $2,144,285 |
These figures come from WashU'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 WashU compares
Ranked 22nd of 137 universities by chancellor's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 21st, Trinity College, $2,418,290
- Next in this ranking: 23rd, Southern Methodist University, $2,319,722
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
University of Southern California$4,301,294 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Chicago$2,082,741 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
University of Rochester$1,803,590 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
MIT$2,151,788 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Duke University$2,200,045 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Andrew Martin (CHANCELLOR) was paid $2,382,064 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,898,738 from WashU and $483,326 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Scott Wilson (CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER), at $13,031,999. That is $10,649,935 more than the chancellor, Andrew Martin.
WashU paid its chancellor, Andrew Martin, $2,382,064 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $438,866 (22.6%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the chancellor was Andrew Martin, paid $1,545,685. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,545,685 (Andrew Martin); June 2023, $1,650,841; June 2024, $1,943,198; June 2025, $2,382,064.
WashU's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $5,466,387,066 and total revenue of $5,899,375,814 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $432,988,748. Expenses were $5,558,765,254 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they fell 1.7%. The chancellor's pay of $2,382,064 equals 0.04% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Washington University in St. Louis filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 15, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.