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Compensation at the top of Florida's universities

State university presidents’ five-year contracts typically include health and life insurance, state employee retirement plan contributions, travel expenses for spouses outside university service areas and a paid sabbatical if they resign from the presidency and remain at the school.

 

Mark Rosenberg
Florida International University

Base salary: $475,000
Other compensation: Deferred compensation of $75,000 a year
Other benefits: Required to live in president’s house; $10,500 car allowance; tenured professorship

 

Judy Genshaft
University of South Florida

Base salary: $470,000
Bonuses: Performance stipend of up to $175,000
Other compensation: Deferred compensation of 12% of base salary
Other benefits: Retention stipend at rate of $100,000 annually upon completion of contract (2016); car; membership in Tampa Palms Country Club and University Club; tenured professorship; required to live in president’s house

 

John Hitt
University of Central Florida

Base salary: $463,500
Bonuses: Undefined lump sum incentive at board’s discretion
Other compensation: Deferred compensation at 20% of base salary
Other benefits: Car; $4,000 monthly for spousal travel, memberships at Citrus Club and Interlachen Country Club; required to live in president’s house

 

Eric Barron
Florida State University

Base salary: $395,000
Bonuses: $100,000 for each $100 million raised during fundraising campaign
Other compensation: A retention bonus of $400,000 if he stays for eight years; deferred compensation of 15% of annual base
Other benefits: Car; required to live in president’s house; tenured professorship

 

Bernard Machen
University of Florida

Base salary: $375,000
Bonuses: Retention bonus after five years of $225,000; $300,000 additional potential bonus after eight years, $100,000 more after nine
Other compensation: Annual retirement contribution of $75,000; tenured professorship
Other benefits: Car; house

 

John Delaney
University of North Florida

Base salary: $370,000
Bonuses: Performance-based “compensation award” of up to 30%
of base salary; retention bonus
Other compensation: Deferred compensation of 20% of base salary
Other benefits: Car; $48,000 annual housing allowance; post-presidential appointment to an academic unit or research or policy center; $5,000 for an executive physical

 

Mary Jane Saunders
Florida Atlantic University

Base salary: $345,000
Bonuses: Up to $50,000, performance-related
Other compensation: Retirement benefit of up to 15% of annual base salary
Other benefits: Tenured professorship; new car every three years; required to live in president’s home

 

Wilson Bradshaw
Florida Gulf Coast University

Base salary: $310,000
Bonuses: Up to $60,000 based on performance each year; retention bonus that accumulates at $50,000 annually paid in lump sum of $250,000 after completing five years at the university
Other compensation: Deferred compensation of 15% of base salary; $50,000 housing allowance
Other benefits: Car, tenured professorship

 

Judith Bense
University of West Florida

Base salary: $275,000
Bonuses: Performance-based merit bonus of up to 15% of base salary
Other compensation: Deferred compensation of 12% of annual
base salary; housing allowance of $24,000 annually
Other benefits: Tenured professorship; $14,000 car allowance

 

Donal O’Shea
New College

Base salary: $260,000
Other compensation: Deferred compensation of 15% of base salary; $5,000 annual car allowance; $10,000 discretionary fund for expenses; $45,000 for expenses that can’t be funded with state/public funds; $6,000 stipend for academic research activities
Other benefits: $30,000 housing allowance; tenured professorship

» Public University Pay

College Full Prof. Assoc. Prof. Asst. Prof. Instructor
UF $122,500 $81,100 $71,000 NA
USF St. Petersburg 119,400 77,800 56,300 51,400
UCF 118,100 81,600 67,400 47,900
FIU 117,300 88,100 76,500 56,300
FSU 109,400 76,700 77,100 34,100
USF 108,100 78,500 67,100 44,400
USF Sarasota/Manatee 103,500 87,900 67,700 56,700
FAU 96,700 71,900 66,100 47,500
FGCU 95,700 70,200 61,700 45,000
FAMU 94,800 77,100 61,200 55,100
UNF 94,600 67,100 58,500 45,800
UWF 92,200 67,700 60,900 47,300
New College 84,600 67,200 54,700 NA

 

» Private University Pay

College Full Prof. Assoc. Prof. Asst. Prof. Instructor
University of Miami $144,800 $94,800 $83,400 NA
Nova Southeastern 121,100 85,900 72,100 $60,100
Stetson 115,900 71,900 72,400 NA
Embry-Riddle 105,500 77,500 65,900 44,000
Rollins 101,900 75,800 61,300 53,900
Florida Tech 101,500 80,600 65,200 47,500
Barry 92,900 74,500 63,300 51,500
University of Tampa 92,800 82,500 65,400 53,000
Eckerd 83,400 64,700 54,700 NA
Jacksonville University 80,800 62,300 60,800 45,800
Southeastern University 76,400 61,900 50,800 NA
Florida Southern 75,400 61,300 57,200 53,000
Palm Beach Atlantic 74,700 61,700 58,600 50,400
Flagler 73,100 63,100 54,700 50,300
Bethune-Cookman 65,500 58,200 50,400 45,200

Source: 2013 AAUP Faculty Salary Survey/Chronicle of Higher Education


FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
Larry Robinson is interim president of Florida A&M University. The school’s previous president, James Ammons, resigned last year. Ammons’ base salary at the time was $325,000. He was eligible for 25% to 35% performance-related bonuses. His contract also called for him to receive an annunity worth 12% of his base salary, a $36,000 housing allowance, $1,000-a-month automobile allowance, membership in the Governor’s Club and a country club and a tenured professorship.