Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2017	University of Kentucky	Van Horne Craig G	Clinical Faculty	$555,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Draus John M	Associate Professor	$555,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Draus John M	Professor	$555,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	Northern Kentucky University	Horn Darrin	Head Coach, Men's Basketball	$555,000.00	Northern Kentucky University
2017	University of Kentucky	Iocono Joseph	Special Faculty	$555,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Van Horne Craig G	Professor	$555,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Fredericks Tricia I	Assistant Professor	$554,934.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Boulware Jawara Jay	Assistant Coach/Football	$554,771.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	St Clair William H	Professor	$554,270.04	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Talwalkar Vishwas	Professor	$554,181.00	University of Kentucky
2025	Northern Kentucky University	Horn Darrin M	Head Coach, Men's Basketball	$554,000.00	Northern Kentucky University
2025	University of Kentucky	Jicha Gregory A	Professor	$553,954.72	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Griffen Margaret M	Associate Professor	$553,782.04	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Wright Raymond D	Professor	$553,730.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Collins Craig C	Vp Sr Health Affairs/Cfo Ukhc/Ukhc	$553,593.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Collins Craig C	Vp Sr Health Affairs/Cfo Ukhc/Ukhc	$553,593.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Hollar Michael R	Assistant Professor	$553,312.31	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Baker Matthew L	Associate Professor	$553,131.08	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Swartz Colleen H	Vice President Hospital Operations/Ukhc	$552,527.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Swartz Colleen H	Vice President Hospital Operations/Ukhc	$552,527.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Dietrich Charles S	Associate Professor	$552,444.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Bush Matthew L	Professor	$552,274.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Dwarakanath Sanjay	Associate Professor	$551,825.54	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Hatton Kevin W	Professor	$551,138.03	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	O'donnell Patrick W	Associate Professor	$551,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Mcclure Rick R	Professor	$551,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	O'donnell Patrick W	Associate Professor	$551,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Mcclure Rick R	Professor	$551,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	O'donnell Patrick W	Associate Professor	$551,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	O'donnell Patrick W	Associate Professor	$551,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	O'donnell Patrick W	Associate Professor	$551,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Mcclure Rick R	Professor	$551,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Shupp Todd D	Chief Investment Officer	$550,718.63	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Cassis Lisa A	Vice President Research	$550,592.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Baldwin Branch Lauren A	Associate Professor	$550,027.96	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Mcgrath Patrick C	Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Mcgrath Patrick C	Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Drake David B	Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Mcgrath Patrick C	Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Ramachandran Pranatartiharan	Assistant Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Barbee Anthony M	Associate To The Coach	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Duncan Stephen Thomas	Clinical Faculty	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Gedaly Roberto	Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Gedaly Roberto	Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Hassan Zaki U	Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Blackburn Peter	Associate Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Makdisi George	Assistant Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Brgoch Morgan S	Assistant Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Hansen Wendy	Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Blackburn Peter	Clinical Faculty	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Mcgrath Patrick C	Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Gedaly Roberto	Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Gaiser Robert R	Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Grider Jay S	Chief Physician Executive/Ukhc	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Hansen Wendy	Professor	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Boulware Jawara Jay	Coach Assistant Football	$550,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Ramachandran Pranatartiharan	Assistant Professor	$549,999.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Lee James T	Professor	$549,254.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Van Sickels Joseph E	Professor	$549,232.11	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Meyerson Shari L	Professor	$548,662.92	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Murphy John T	Professor	$548,321.04	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	O'shaughnessy Maureen A	Assistant Professor	$548,177.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Villano John	Professor	$547,930.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Martin Abigail E	Associate Professor	$547,685.96	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Gabriel Gaby E	Associate Professor	$547,420.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Bacon James D	Assistant Professor	$546,932.58	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Ali Syed Z	Associate Professor	$546,669.08	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Hansen Wendy	Professor	$545,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Goldstein Larry B	Professor	$545,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Hansen Wendy	Professor	$545,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Hansen Wendy	Professor	$545,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Hansen Wendy	Professor	$545,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Hansen Wendy	Special Faculty	$545,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Gedaly Roberto	Special Faculty	$545,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Gedaly Roberto	Professor	$545,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Hume Benjamin D	Assistant Professor	$544,395.75	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Blackwell David W	Provost	$543,533.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Blackwell David W	Provost	$543,533.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Muchow Ryan D	Associate Professor	$542,824.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Cass Nathan D	Assistant Professor	$542,257.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Stone Austin V	Assistant Professor	$542,157.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Lin Kant Y	Professor	$542,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Lin Kant Y	Professor	$542,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Akpunonu Peter D	Associate Professor	$541,864.79	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Barnett Randaline R	Assistant Professor	$541,083.37	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Shah Malay B	Professor	$541,007.04	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Mcgrath Patrick C	Professor	$541,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Louisville	Hattab Eyas M	Chairperson & Professor	$540,750.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Hattab Eyas M	Professor	$540,750.00	University of Louisville
2020	University of Louisville	Hattab Eyas M	Chairperson & Professor	$540,750.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Kentucky	Katirji Linda Y	Associate Professor	$540,704.10	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Edwards Robert L	Vp & Chief Strategy & Growth Ofc/Ukhc	$540,663.37	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Hamm Joel M	Associate Professor	$540,413.71	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Chesney Jason A	Endowed Chair Professor	$540,297.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Chesney Jason A	Endowed Chair Professor	$540,297.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Chesney Jason A	Chairperson & Professor	$540,297.00	University of Louisville
2020	University of Kentucky	Collins Craig C	Vp Sr Health Affairs/Cfo Ukhc/Ukhc	$540,091.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Steiner Joshua P	Assistant Professor	$540,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Landes Sarah A	Assistant Professor	$540,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Lee Daniel O	Professor	$540,000.00	University of Kentucky