2019 Administrators' Salaries Compared to Median Salaries

*Basic pay is being compared against median salary here.

In 2019, there were two Chief Student Financial Aid Officers because both served partial years. The two Deputy Chief Advancement/Development Officers represent a Philanthropy Principal Executive Director and a Philanthropy Senior Executive Director.

*The following positions had salaries at least 25 percent above the CUPA-HR median. Would UK staff have any comments about why these positions would receive higher compensation than the average at high research universities?

  • CEO, Single Inst/Campus in Syst (President Capilouto)
  • Chief Acad Affairs Officer/Prov (Provost Blackwell)
  • Chief Athletics Admr (Athletics Director Barnhart)
  • Chief Business Officer (Executive Vice President Monday)
  • Chief Dev/Advance Officer (Vice President Richey)
  • Chief Human Resources Officer (VP for Human Resources Wilson)

*The Chief Student Affairs/Student Life Officer (Assoc Provost Student & Academic Life Heileman) had a salary that was 27 percent below the median. Heileman had a higher salary in the previous year ($287,500). Would UK staff have any comments about why salary would be less than the average high research university?

University of KentuckyCompensationCUPA MedianKY at % of Median
Top Executive and Senior Institutional Officers
CEO, Single Inst/Campus in Syst$865,813$509,850170%
Chief Acad Affairs Officer/Prov538,204390,150138
Chief Athletics Admr950,000307,695309
Chief Audit Officer169,166161,151105
Chief Business Officer482,412310,054156
Chief Dev/Advance Officer469,087335,351140
Chief Financial Officer308,675284,580108
Chief Human Resources Officer372,264215,000173
Chief Info/IT Officer298,882261,800114
Chief Legal Affairs Officer300,057270,000111
Chief Library Officer 1113,750200,00857
Chief Library Officer 2125,217200,00863
Chief Stu Affairs/Life Officer172,826236,76273
Institutional Administrators
Chief Accnting Officer/Contrlr194,160179,625108
Chief Student Fin Aid Officer 130,489126,72824
Chief Student Fin Aid Officer 287,762126,72869
Heads of Divisions, Departments & Centers
Dev Chief of Advisory/Dev Officer 1225,522180,602110

Dep Chief Advance/Dev Officer 1 225,533 189,603 119