Salaries for University Presidents  
     

Yale

$550,000

 

Harvard

$500,110

 

Univ. of Michigan

$475,000*

 

Univ. of Texas System

$468,000*

 

UC System

$395,000

 

   

-Source: Chronicle of Higher Education 11/04
*Not including deferred compensation

 

     
Salary Comparisons for UC Chancellors  
     
Avg. UC Chancellor Salary $312,370 UC Lag

Avg. Private University Salary

$547,343

- 75%

Comparison Eight Avg. Salary

$430,597

- 38%

Full Comparison Group Avg. Salary

$415,798

- 33%

Avg. Public University Salary

$324,728

- 4%

     

Avg. UC Chancellor Salary for
Campuses with Medical Schools

$324,075

UC Lag

Comparison Eight Avg. Salary

$434,090

- 34%

Full Comparison Group Avg. Salary

$428,018

- 32%

     
-Source: July 2005 Mercer Salary Survey of UC Chancellors; data includes new chancellor salaries at San Diego, Berkeley and Santa Cruz.

Institutions comprising UC’s Full Comparison Group

Brown University *
California Institute of Technology*
University of Colorado, system
University of Colorado, Boulder
Columbia University *
Cornell University *
Harvard University *
University of Illinois, Chicago
University of Illinois, Urbana
Massachusetts Institute of Technology*
University of Michigan
University of Minnesota (system)
University of Minnesota (Duluth)
Northwestern University*
Stanford University *
State University of New York (Buffalo)
State University of New York (Stony Brook)
University of Texas
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin
Yale University *

* = Private university
Italics = Institutions comprising UC’s Comparison Eight Group