Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2024	University of Kentucky	Stoops Mark	Head Coach/Football	$9,199,999.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Stoops Mark	Head Coach/Football	$9,099,999.96	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Calipari John	Head Coach/Basketball	$8,409,999.97	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Pope Mark E	Head Coach/Basketball	$5,184,163.49	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Louisville	Mack Christopher L	Head Coach	$4,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Louisville	Mack Christopher L	Head Coach	$4,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Louisville	Mack Christopher L	Head Coach	$4,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2021	University of Louisville	Mack Christopher L	Head Coach	$4,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2022	University of Louisville	Mack Christopher L	Head Coach	$4,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2020	University of Louisville	Mack Christopher L	Head Coach	$4,000,000.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Mack Christopher L	Head Coach	$4,000,000.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Mack Christopher L	Head Coach	$4,000,000.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Satterfield Fredric S	Head Coach	$3,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Louisville	Satterfield Fredric S	Head Coach	$3,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2020	University of Louisville	Satterfield Fredric S	Head Coach	$3,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Louisville	Satterfield Fredric S	Head Coach	$3,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2023	University of Louisville	Satterfield Fredric S	Head Coach	$3,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2021	University of Louisville	Satterfield Fredric S	Head Coach	$3,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2022	University of Louisville	Satterfield Fredric S	Head Coach	$3,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Satterfield Fredric S	Head Coach	$3,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Kentucky	Barnhart Mitchell S	Athletics Director	$1,945,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Capilouto Eli I	President	$1,814,330.81	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Barnhart Mitchell S	Athletics Director	$1,770,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	White Bradley M	Assistant Coach/Football	$1,755,171.96	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Newman Mark F	Univ Adv Hlthcare Innov & Growth/Ukhc	$1,721,416.22	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Dipaola Robert S	Provost/Co-Evpha	$1,705,335.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Coen Liam P	Coach Assistant Football	$1,700,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	White Bradley M	Assistant Coach/Football	$1,630,172.01	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Monday Eric N	Evpfa/Co-Evpha	$1,587,123.12	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Capilouto Eli I	President	$1,578,123.52	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Farhadi Francis	Associate Professor	$1,556,332.04	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Louisville	Walz Jeff J	Head Coach	$1,525,000.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Louisville	Walz Jeff J	Head Coach	$1,525,000.00	University of Louisville
2021	University of Louisville	Walz Jeff J	Head Coach	$1,525,000.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Louisville	Walz Jeff J	Head Coach	$1,525,000.00	University of Louisville
2023	University of Louisville	Walz Jeff J	Head Coach	$1,525,000.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Kentucky	Marrow Vince C	Assistant Coach/Football	$1,511,865.43	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Farhadi Francis	Associate Professor	$1,510,803.04	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	White Bradley M	Coach Assistant Football	$1,500,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Walz Jeff J	Head Coach	$1,475,000.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Walz Jeff J	Head Coach	$1,475,000.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Walz Jeff J	Head Coach	$1,475,000.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Kentucky	Malempati Chaitanya S	Associate Professor	$1,435,909.69	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Newman Mark F	Univ Adv Hlthcare Innov & Growth/Ukhc	$1,423,701.82	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	White Bradley M	Coach Assistant Football	$1,400,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Brooks Kenneth R	Head Coach/Basketball	$1,364,314.45	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Newman Mark F	Vp Executive Health Affairs/Ukhc	$1,363,112.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Newman Mark F	Vp Executive Health Affairs/Ukhc	$1,363,112.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Brgoch Morgan S	Assistant Professor	$1,348,426.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Mardini Samuel H	Professor	$1,331,608.04	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Motiei-Langroudi Rouzbeh	Assistant Professor	$1,331,477.96	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Dipaola Robert S	Provost/Co-Evpha	$1,327,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Pittman Thomas	Professor	$1,317,126.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Desai Rasesh R	Associate Professor	$1,315,393.71	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Desai Rasesh R	Associate Professor	$1,304,609.98	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Dipaola Robert S	Provost/Co-Evpha	$1,300,090.38	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Marrow Vince C	Assistant Coach/Football	$1,300,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Motiei-Langroudi Rouzbeh	Assistant Professor	$1,299,728.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Sekela Michael	Professor	$1,281,499.92	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Dornbos David	Assistant Professor	$1,279,897.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Barnhart Mitchell S	Athletics Director	$1,275,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Fraser Justin	Professor	$1,268,987.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Hamdan Bush B	Assistant Coach/Football	$1,254,800.04	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Louisville	Mcdonnell Daniel S	Head Coach	$1,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2023	University of Louisville	Mcdonnell Daniel S	Head Coach	$1,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Louisville	Mcdonnell Daniel S	Head Coach	$1,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2021	University of Louisville	Mcdonnell Daniel S	Head Coach	$1,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2022	University of Louisville	Mcdonnell Daniel S	Head Coach	$1,250,000.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Kentucky	Pittman Thomas	Professor	$1,249,909.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Hofler Ryan C	Assistant Professor	$1,249,793.00	University of Kentucky
2022	Northern Kentucky University	Vaidya Ashish Kamalakar	President	$1,237,311.33	Northern Kentucky University
2024	University of Kentucky	Malempati Chaitanya S	Associate Professor	$1,217,704.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Duncan Stephen T	Professor	$1,210,207.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Marrow Vince C	Coach Assistant Football	$1,200,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Barnhart Mitchell S	Athletics Director	$1,200,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Monday Eric N	Evpfa/Co-Evpha	$1,199,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Detelich Danielle M	Assistant Professor	$1,181,196.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Mingione Nicholas J	Head Coach/Baseball	$1,177,499.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Mckinney Michael E	Assistant Professor	$1,163,670.24	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Monday Eric N	Evpfa/Co-Evpha	$1,161,416.21	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Newman Mark F	Vp Executive Health Affairs/Ukhc	$1,156,405.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Newman Mark F	Univ Adv Hlthcare Innov & Growth/Ukhc	$1,150,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Coen Liam P	Assistant Coach/Football	$1,143,103.47	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Newman Mark F	Vp Executive Health Affairs/Ukhc	$1,133,730.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Newman Mark F	Vp Executive Health Affairs/Ukhc	$1,133,730.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Selby Jeffrey B	Professor	$1,123,995.08	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Tibbs Phillip A	Regular Faculty	$1,120,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Newman Mark Franklin	Vp Executive Health Affairs/Ukhc	$1,111,500.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Pope Mark E	Head Coach/Basketball	$1,101,733.49	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Selby Jeffrey B	Professor	$1,100,002.04	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Mcdonnell Daniel S	Head Coach	$1,100,000.00	University of Louisville
2022	University of Kentucky	Marrow Vince C	Coach Assistant Football	$1,100,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Reda Hassan	Professor	$1,100,000.04	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Louisville	Mcdonnell Daniel S	Head Coach	$1,100,000.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Mcdonnell Daniel S	Head Coach	$1,100,000.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Kentucky	Gilbert Peter N	Svp & Chief Operations Officer/Ukhc	$1,098,226.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Fraser Justin	Professor	$1,085,294.76	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Barnhart Mitchell S	Athletics Director	$1,075,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Pittman Thomas	Professor	$1,074,015.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Capilouto Eli I	President	$1,064,221.00	University of Kentucky