Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2025	University of Kentucky	Liau James Y	Professor	$756,284.04	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Moghadamian Eric S	Professor	$755,715.96	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Capilouto Eli I	President	$754,501.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Mirza Farhan A	Assistant Professor	$753,699.96	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Azbell Christopher H	Assistant Professor	$752,837.39	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Johnson Darren L	Professor	$750,787.92	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Liau James Y	Associate Professor	$750,677.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Coen Liam P	Coach Assistant Football	$750,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Payne Kenneth	Assistant Coach	$750,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Farhadi Hooman F	Associate Professor	$750,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Reda Hassan	Professor	$750,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Reda Hassan	Professor	$750,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Reda Hassan	Professor	$750,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Melgar Sergio	Vp Sr Health Affairs/Cfo Ukhc/Ukhc	$750,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Reda Hassan	Professor	$750,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Tibbs Phillip A	Professor	$749,999.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Tibbs Phillip A	Professor	$749,999.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Nguyen Dung	Associate Professor	$749,728.08	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Bush Matthew L	Professor	$747,230.42	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Selby Jeffrey B	Clinical Faculty	$746,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Pittman Thomas	Special Faculty	$745,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Hofler Ryan C	Assistant Professor	$744,549.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Scott Brandon R	Assistant Professor	$744,453.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Qasrawi Ayman H	Assistant Professor	$744,450.92	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Poore Andrew E	Assistant Professor	$744,241.75	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Aouad Rony	Associate Professor	$744,174.96	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Aouad Rony	Associate Professor	$740,354.04	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Yang Eddy S	Professor	$740,250.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Birdwhistell Mark D	Svp & Chief Administrative Officer/Ukhc	$738,320.18	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Dipaola Robert S	Dean/Vice Pres Clinical Academic Affairs	$737,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Antigua Orlando R	Assistant Coach/Basketball	$732,500.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Bolli Roberto	Endowed Chair Professor	$732,262.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Bolli Roberto	Assoc Professor Term	$732,262.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Bolli Roberto	Endowed Chair Professor	$732,262.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Louisville	Heird Joshua W	Interim Athletic Director	$731,795.00	University of Louisville
2022	University of Louisville	Heird Joshua W	Interim Athletic Director	$731,795.00	University of Louisville
2021	University of Louisville	Heird Joshua W	Interim Athletic Director	$731,795.00	University of Louisville
2023	University of Louisville	Heird Joshua W	Interim Athletic Director	$731,795.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Louisville	Heird Joshua W	Interim Athletic Director	$731,795.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Kentucky	Stoops Michael J	Assistant Coach/Football	$731,250.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Chonde Daniel B	Assistant Professor	$730,507.50	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Mirza Farhan A	Assistant Professor	$730,128.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Mair Scott	Professor	$730,031.92	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Azbell Christopher H	Associate Professor	$729,497.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Rodeberg David A	Professor	$729,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Rodeberg David A	Professor	$729,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Moliterno David J	Professor	$728,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Moliterno David J	Professor	$728,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Moliterno David Jon	Regular Faculty	$728,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Moliterno David J	Professor	$728,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Conwell Darwin L	Professor	$722,000.04	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Boakye Maxwell	Professor Term	$720,544.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Boakye Maxwell	Endowed Chair Professor	$720,544.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Nauta Haring J	Professor Term	$720,544.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Boakye Maxwell	Professor Term	$720,544.00	University of Louisville
2020	University of Kentucky	Johnson Darren L	Professor	$719,047.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Beck Sandra	Professor	$718,717.96	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Hendrix Nancy W	Assistant Professor	$712,303.97	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Birdwhistell Mark D	Svp & Chief Administrative Officer/Ukhc	$712,179.05	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Ogburn Erinn A	Assistant Professor	$712,000.08	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Strup Stephen	Professor	$710,682.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Acosta Luis F	Assistant Professor	$707,899.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Nickels David	Associate Professor	$706,543.04	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Valentino Joseph	Professor	$704,918.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Saam Trustin A	Assistant Professor	$704,018.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Ibrahim-Zada Irada	Assistant Professor	$703,845.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Conwell Darwin L	Professor	$702,000.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Iverson Kenneth C	Associate Professor	$700,357.04	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Mair Scott	Professor	$700,101.96	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Nauta Haring J	Professor Term	$700,000.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Nauta Haring J	Professor Term	$700,000.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Kentucky	Monohan Gregory P	Professor	$697,949.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Oates Mary Elizabeth	Professor	$694,940.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Willis Chad B	Assistant Professor	$693,819.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	O'donnell Patrick W	Professor	$691,793.08	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Gedaly Roberto	Professor	$691,131.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Roth John S	Professor	$690,091.04	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Fraser Justin	Associate Professor	$690,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Fraser Justin	Associate Professor	$690,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Fraser Justin	Associate Professor	$690,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Fraser Justin	Associate Professor	$690,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Fraser Claire E	Associate Professor	$688,222.96	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Bernard Andrew C	Professor	$687,463.25	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Aneja Arun	Associate Professor	$682,442.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Talwalkar Vishwas	Professor	$682,250.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Kamineni Srinath	Associate Professor	$681,995.00	University of Kentucky
2023	Northern Kentucky University	Vaidya Ashish Kamalakar	President	$678,385.00	Northern Kentucky University
2025	University of Kentucky	Iragavarapu Chaitanya	Assistant Professor	$677,778.92	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Bond Allen R	Assistant Professor	$677,012.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Dunlap Quinn A	Assistant Professor	$676,996.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Gedaly Roberto	Professor	$675,372.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Sumrall Jonathan E	Coach Assistant Football	$675,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Stoops Michael J	Assistant Coach/Football	$675,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Gedaly Roberto	Professor	$675,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Stoops Michael J	Coach Assistant Football	$675,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Arnold Susanne M	Professor	$674,560.93	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Strup Stephen	Professor	$673,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Hassan Zaki U	Professor	$672,695.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Collins Craig C	Vp Sr Health Affairs/Cfo Ukhc/Ukhc	$672,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Anstead Michael I	Professor	$670,477.03	University of Kentucky