Salaries of Public University Presidents in Alabama

WAKA Action 8 News,

Posted: Jun 10, 2015 9:34 PM CDT

Updated: Dec 4, 2015 5:13 PM CST

The salaries of many university presidents in Alabama are well into the six figure amounts.

According to a report from the Chronicle for Higher Education, the median base pay for public-college presidents in 2014 was $400,000.

In our state, outgoing Alabama University President Judy Bonner made $670,000 in 2014. At Auburn University, President Jay Gogue made nearly $488,000. Troy University Chancellor Jack Hawkins made $467,000. Embattled UAB President Ray Watts made $552,000 in 2014.

The highest paid public university president in the country was Rodney Erickson at Penn State. He made $1,500,000 in 2014.

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chronicle.com/factfile/ec-2015#id=table_public_2014