Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2025	University of Kentucky	Rudy David W	Professor	$269,239.96	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Hankins Kristine	Professor	$269,189.25	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Hankins Kristine	Professor	$269,189.25	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	O'neill Terence W	Assistant Professor	$269,127.06	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Hosey Robert G	Special Faculty	$269,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Ayach Taha	Associate Professor	$269,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Kloecker Goetz H	Professor	$268,956.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Kloecker Goetz H	Chairperson & Professor	$268,956.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Kloecker Goetz H	Professor	$268,956.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Kentucky	Payne Jeffery	Professor	$268,940.74	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Fallin-Bennett Keisa L	Associate Professor	$268,907.86	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Romanelli Frank	Professor	$268,889.44	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Hunter Jennifer L	Professor	$268,881.80	University of Kentucky
2022	Northern Kentucky University	Hassabelnaby Hassan	Dean	$268,858.54	Northern Kentucky University
2022	Northern Kentucky University	Daar Judith Freedel	Dean	$268,858.54	Northern Kentucky University
2024	University of Kentucky	Chikkanna Rani	Associate Professor	$268,720.51	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Taylor Wanda G	Assistant Professor	$268,638.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Oller Devin A	Assistant Professor	$268,636.96	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Akca Ozan	Professor Term	$268,516.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Akca Ozan	Professor Term	$268,516.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Akca Ozan	Professor	$268,516.00	University of Louisville
2023	Kentucky Community & Technical College System	Duncan Pamela M	General Counsel (S)	$268,489.77	Kentucky Community & Technical College System
2025	University of Kentucky	Fulks Lauren E	Assistant Professor	$268,485.00	University of Kentucky
2024	Northern Kentucky University	Mcgill Diana	Provost & Exec. Vp Acad./Stud. Affairs	$268,475.80	Northern Kentucky University
2021	University of Kentucky	Brass Daniel J	Professor	$268,440.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Brass Daniel J	Professor	$268,440.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Brass Daniel J	Professor	$268,440.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Dolkar Tsering	Assistant Professor	$268,438.76	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Frazier Heidi	Assistant Professor	$268,337.20	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Gerhardt Greg A	Professor	$268,273.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Roberts Susan	Assoc. Provost International Programs	$268,230.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Roberts Susan	Assoc. Provost International Programs	$268,229.76	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Santos Patricia T	Assistant Professor	$268,226.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Craig Adam	Associate Professor	$268,219.46	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Slavova Svetla	Professor	$268,210.49	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Harris Thomas W	Vice President/University Relations	$268,104.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Harris Thomas W	Vice President/University Relations	$268,104.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Harris Thomas W	Vice President/University Relations	$268,104.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Recktenwald Adam J	Acio-Enterprise Chief Technology Officer	$268,091.42	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Clevenger Leanne M	Assistant Professor	$267,936.48	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Hart Michael W	Attending Veterinarian	$267,930.55	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Mohamed Ahmad Z	Asst Professor Term	$267,800.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Mohamed Ahmad Z	Asst Professor Term	$267,800.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Mohamed Ahmad Z	Professor Term	$267,800.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Kentucky	Fletcher Charles J	App Nurse Anesthetist/Ukhc	$267,790.26	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Reed Joseph A	Chief Audit Officer	$267,781.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Vosevich Mary S	Chief Facilities Officer	$267,742.08	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Zhang Jie	Professor	$267,721.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Edge Lisa R	Assistant Professor	$267,675.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Larkin Morgan M	Assistant Professor	$267,603.03	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Oller Devin A	Assistant Professor	$267,520.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Logan Tk	Professor	$267,519.08	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Del Castillo De Calvo Maria I	Assistant Professor	$267,514.36	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Jame Russell E	Associate Professor	$267,500.25	University of Kentucky
2024	Kentucky Public Pensions Authority	Gilbert Joseph C Iv	Portfolio Manager -Kppa	$267,491.52	Kentucky Personnel Cabinet
2025	University of Kentucky	Andres Douglas A	Professor	$267,414.08	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Watts Keesha O	App Nurse Anesthetist/Ukhc	$267,390.87	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Gombeski William R	Strategic Marketing Director/Ukhc	$267,378.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Ahuja Manju	Professor	$267,352.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Ahuja Manju	Professor	$267,352.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Ahuja Manju	Asst Professor Term	$267,352.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Kentucky	Olivera Julio R	Nurse Clinical/Ukhc	$267,346.12	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Talbert Tukea L	Chief Diversity Officer/Ukhc	$267,331.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Talbert Tukea L	Chief Diversity Officer/Ukhc	$267,331.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Xu Ren	Professor	$267,259.04	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Vosevich Mary S	Chief Facilities Officer	$267,250.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Stanley Scott D	Professor	$267,088.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Zhan Chang-Guo	Regular Faculty	$267,044.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Ward George D	Avp Economic Development And Real Estate	$267,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Ward George D	Avp Economic Development And Real Estate	$267,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Frazier James P	Assoc Vice President For Administration	$267,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Oser Carrie	Professor	$266,976.41	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Borders Tyrone F	Professor	$266,943.80	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Rangnekar Vivek M	Professor	$266,940.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Schuschke Leslie A	Assoc Professor Term	$266,887.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Schuschke Leslie A	Assoc Professor Term	$266,887.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Schuschke Leslie A	Professor	$266,887.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Kentucky	Wright George C	Professor	$266,871.96	University of Kentucky
2019	Northern Kentucky University	Votruba James C	President Emeritus	$266,864.90	Northern Kentucky University
2017	University of Kentucky	Mcnamara Patrick J	Regular Faculty	$266,845.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Liu Huanliang	Associate Professor	$266,831.07	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Cheek Dennis A	Associate Professor	$266,770.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Cheek Dennis A	Associate Professor	$266,769.96	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Gaddam Padmaja	Associate Professor	$266,757.63	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Zembrodt James W	Special Advisor To Co-Evpha/Ukhc	$266,723.13	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Gold Brian T	Professor	$266,709.12	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Fee Douglas W	Chief Information Security Officer/Ukhc	$266,568.27	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Arterburn Mara R	Assistant Professor	$266,567.88	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Babalonis Shanna L	Associate Professor	$266,541.04	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Troske Kenneth R	Professor	$266,538.75	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Monroe Joseph W	Police Chief	$266,528.56	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Thro William Eugene	General Counsel	$266,512.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Wright George C	Professor	$266,500.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Hoellein Andrew R	Professor	$266,500.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Hoellein Andrew R	Professor	$266,500.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Huber Jeffrey T	Professor	$266,431.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Huber Jeffrey T	Professor	$266,431.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Huber Jeffrey T	Professor	$266,431.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Archer Sanford M	Professor	$266,427.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Louisville	Elin Ronald J	Professor	$266,357.00	University of Louisville