Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2018	University of Kentucky	Badarudeen Sameer	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Drake David B	Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Badarudeen Sameer	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Grupke Stephen L	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Collis Philip N	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	London-Bounds Tessa	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Willis Chad B	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Hartmann Katherine	Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	Northern Kentucky University	Short-Thompson Cady	President	$524,930.96	Northern Kentucky University
2025	University of Kentucky	Martin Julia	Professor	$524,659.34	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Flomenhoft Deborah R	Associate Professor	$523,479.30	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Wilson Benjamin R	Assistant Professor	$523,390.96	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Walsh Sharon L	Professor	$523,160.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Hart Jason K	Assistant Coach/Basketball	$523,000.04	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Mair Scott	Professor	$523,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Humphries Roger L	Professor	$523,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Mair Scott	Professor	$523,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Day Scottie B	Associate Professor	$523,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Mair Scott	Professor	$523,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Cruz Angelo A	Assistant Professor	$522,912.04	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Fraser Claire E	Assistant Professor	$522,722.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Fraser Claire E	Associate Professor	$522,722.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Shabila Andrew H	Assistant Professor	$522,676.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Fueger Cody W	Assistant Coach/Basketball	$522,250.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Anthony Lowell	Professor	$522,153.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Gabriel Gaby E	Associate Professor	$522,101.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Lattermann Christian	Special Faculty	$522,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Skinner John C	Head Coach/Volleyball	$521,999.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Sobieh Ahmed M	Assistant Professor	$521,911.96	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Aouad Rony	Associate Professor	$520,304.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Monday Eric N	Vp Executive Finance/Administration	$520,204.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Monday Eric N	Vp Executive Finance/Administration	$520,204.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Monday Eric N	Vp Executive Finance/Administration	$520,204.00	University of Kentucky
2020	Murray State University	Mcmahon Matthew J	Head Men's Basketball Coach	$520,000.04	Murray State University
2019	University of Kentucky	Wheeler Greg R	Assistant Professor	$520,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Wheeler Greg R	Assistant Professor	$520,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Wheeler Greg R	Assistant Professor	$520,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Meyerson Shari L	Professor	$520,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Cassidy Ryan Carter	Clinical Faculty	$520,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Wheeler Greg R	Assistant Professor	$520,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Wheeler Greg R	Assistant Professor	$520,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Wheeler Greg Robert	Clinical Faculty	$520,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Meyerson Shari L	Professor	$520,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Wheeler Greg R	Assistant Professor	$520,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Baker Matthew L	Associate Professor	$519,914.33	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Cass Nathan D	Assistant Professor	$519,895.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	True Jennifer F	Assistant Professor	$519,882.54	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Lee Dong H	Assistant Professor	$519,730.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Abiri Brian A	Assistant Professor	$519,706.58	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Chonde Daniel B	Assistant Professor	$517,925.04	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Lee Daniel O	Professor	$517,536.48	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Ganesh Halemane	Associate Professor	$517,500.08	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Ellison Kristin E	Associate Professor	$517,328.18	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Al-Abdouh Ahmad A	Assistant Professor	$517,207.74	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Wright Raymond D	Professor	$517,200.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Muchow Ryan D	Associate Professor	$516,975.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Sudhakar Padmaja	Associate Professor	$516,193.04	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Aneja Arun	Assistant Professor	$516,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Aneja Arun	Assistant Professor	$516,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Doty Christopher I	Professor	$515,494.68	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Louisville	Neimat Joseph S	Chairperson & Professor	$515,333.00	University of Louisville
2021	University of Louisville	Neimat Joseph S	Chairperson & Professor	$515,333.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Louisville	Neimat Joseph S	Chairperson & Professor	$515,333.00	University of Louisville
2023	University of Louisville	Neimat Joseph S	Chairperson & Professor	$515,333.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Louisville	Neimat Joseph S	Chairperson & Professor	$515,333.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Kentucky	Hall Sarah J	Associate Professor	$515,201.08	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Tescula Matthew J	Assistant Professor	$515,199.31	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Shah Malay B	Professor	$515,000.04	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Kim Joseph	Professor	$515,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Louisville	Bhatnagar Aruni	Endowed Chair Professor	$515,000.00	University of Louisville
2023	University of Kentucky	Lee Daniel O	Professor	$515,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Saha Sibu	Clinical Faculty	$515,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Bhatnagar Aruni	Endowed Chair Professor	$515,000.00	University of Louisville
2023	University of Kentucky	Roth John S	Professor	$515,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Shah Malay B	Professor	$515,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Bernard Andrew C	Professor	$515,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Louisville	Bhatnagar Aruni	Assoc Professor Term	$515,000.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Kentucky	Gran Eddie E	Special Assistant To Head Football Coach	$514,583.29	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Ram Harish	Associate Professor	$514,575.38	University of Kentucky
2020	Northern Kentucky University	Vaidya Ashish Kamalakar	President	$514,490.63	Northern Kentucky University
2024	University of Kentucky	Thacker Jeremy W	Assistant Professor	$514,429.04	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Louisville	Metzinger Daniel S	Assoc Professor Term	$514,100.00	University of Louisville
2020	University of Louisville	Metzinger Daniel S	Assoc Professor Term	$514,100.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Metzinger Daniel S	Endowed Chair Professor	$514,100.00	University of Louisville
2023	University of Kentucky	Valentino Joseph	Professor	$513,298.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Giannone Peter J	Professor	$513,007.05	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Wright Raymond D	Associate Professor	$513,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Dwan Bradley J	Assistant Professor	$512,566.04	University of Kentucky
2021	Murray State University	Mcmahon Matthew J	Head Men's Basketball Coach	$512,500.04	Murray State University
2025	University of Kentucky	Bernard Mark E	Associate Professor	$512,007.04	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Moghadamian Eric S	Associate Professor	$512,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Riley Scott A	Professor	$511,812.04	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Nickols Alexis K	Assistant Professor	$511,734.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Shabila Andrew H	Assistant Professor	$511,556.88	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Fritz Mark A	Associate Professor	$511,504.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Gewirtz Amy S	Professor	$510,575.04	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Fraser Claire E	Assistant Professor	$510,204.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Roth John S	Professor	$510,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Wong Lesley	Professor	$510,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Miller Jordan D	Associate Professor	$510,000.00	University of Kentucky