Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2018	University of Kentucky	Gaiser Robert R	Professor	$540,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Gaiser Robert R	Regular Faculty	$540,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Holzberger Jon A	Assistant Professor	$539,256.50	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Swartz Colleen H	Vice President Hospital Operations/Ukhc	$539,051.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Cox Nancy M	Dean And Vp For Land Grant Engagement	$538,437.12	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Alagusundaramoorthy Sayee Sundar	Assistant Professor	$538,363.69	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Cox Nancy M	Dean And Vp For Land Grant Engagement	$537,945.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Wainscott Justin K	Associate Professor	$537,054.08	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Al-Abdouh Ahmad A	Assistant Professor	$536,535.42	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Szabunio Margaret M	Professor	$536,288.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Murphy John T	Professor	$535,897.08	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Remmel Kerri S	Professor Term	$535,701.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Remmel Kerri S	Endowed Chair Professor	$535,701.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Remmel Kerri S	Professor Term	$535,701.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Kentucky	Acosta Luis F	Assistant Professor	$535,636.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Baldwin Branch Lauren A	Associate Professor	$535,594.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Miller Rachel W	Professor	$535,551.92	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Stover Jacob J	Associate Vp Of Finance/Ukhc	$535,164.28	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Ding Dale	Asst Professor	$535,000.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Ding Dale	Asst Professor	$535,000.00	University of Louisville
2021	University of Kentucky	Griffith Charles H	Professor	$535,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Patel Jitesh A	Professor	$535,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Beck Sandra	Professor	$535,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Louisville	Mcmasters Kelly M	Professor Term	$535,000.00	University of Louisville
2021	University of Kentucky	Beck Sandra	Professor	$535,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Sieg Emily P	Asst Professor Term	$535,000.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Sieg Emily P	Chairperson & Professor	$535,000.00	University of Louisville
2023	University of Kentucky	Martin Abigail E	Associate Professor	$535,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Louisville	Sieg Emily P	Asst Professor Term	$535,000.00	University of Louisville
2022	University of Kentucky	Patel Jitesh A	Professor	$535,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Louisville	Mcmasters Kelly M	Chairperson & Professor	$535,000.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Mcmasters Kelly M	Chairperson & Professor	$535,000.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Ding Dale	Asst Professor Term	$535,000.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Kentucky	Walsh Sharon L	Professor	$534,932.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Grigorian Alla Y	Professor	$534,592.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Kern Philip A	Professor	$534,181.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Steiner Joshua P	Assistant Professor	$533,772.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Grant Campbell M	Assistant Professor	$533,424.71	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Zachman Frederick M	Associate Professor	$533,125.96	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Bernard Mark E	Assistant Professor	$533,031.04	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	London-Bounds Tessa	Assistant Professor	$532,982.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Blackwell David W	Provost	$532,875.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Talwalkar Vishwas	Professor	$532,866.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Patel Reema A	Associate Professor	$532,103.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Craig Justin M	Assistant Professor	$531,921.18	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Davidson Blake M	Assistant Professor	$531,465.02	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Steyn Johannes W	Associate Professor	$531,185.58	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Sorrell Vincent	Professor	$531,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Mcgrath Patrick C	Regular Faculty	$531,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Hourigan Jon	Associate Professor	$530,861.34	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Mccoin Nicole S	Professor	$530,681.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Kalema Anna G	Associate Professor	$530,343.51	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Van Sickels Joseph E	Professor	$530,114.59	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Tucker Steven R	Assistant Professor	$530,109.68	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Bush Matthew L	Professor	$530,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Wong Lesley	Professor	$530,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Kim Joseph	Professor	$530,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Jones Raleigh O	Professor	$530,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Mair Scott	Professor	$530,000.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Mcdowell Susan M	Associate Professor	$529,666.96	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Collins Craig C	Vp Sr Health Affairs/Cfo Ukhc/Ukhc	$529,501.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Riley Scott A	Professor	$529,327.04	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Grace Patrick M	Assistant Professor	$528,871.80	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Hourigan Jon	Associate Professor	$528,832.18	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Swartz Colleen H	Vice President Hospital Operations/Ukhc	$528,481.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Timoney Peter J	Associate Professor	$528,110.33	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Humphries Roger L	Professor	$528,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Gupta Nikita	Associate Professor	$527,907.04	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Louisville	Clifford Sean P	Asst Professor	$527,787.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Clifford Sean P	Assoc Professor Term	$527,787.00	University of Louisville
2020	University of Louisville	Clifford Sean P	Assoc Professor Term	$527,787.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Kentucky	Ayoob Andres	Professor	$527,237.96	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Griffen Margaret M	Associate Professor	$527,058.46	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Ramaiah Dinesh	Associate Professor	$526,990.08	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Wilson Kari R	Assistant Professor	$526,759.04	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Anstead Michael I	Professor	$526,617.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Hamm Joel M	Associate Professor	$526,429.31	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Grace Patrick M	Assistant Professor	$526,264.67	University of Kentucky
2018	Eastern Kentucky University	Benson Michael Taft	President	$526,206.65	Eastern Kentucky University
2024	Kentucky Community & Technical College System	Duncan Pamela M	General Counsel (S)	$526,150.01	Kentucky Community & Technical College System
2025	University of Kentucky	Mcdowell Susan M	Associate Professor	$525,695.07	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Badarudeen Sameer	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Collis Philip N	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Collis Philip N	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Willis Chad B	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Collis Philip N	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Badarudeen Sameer	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Sheather Simon J	Dean	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Badarudeen Sameer	Clinical Faculty	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Sumrall Jonathan E	Coach Assistant Football	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Drake David B	Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Badarudeen Sameer	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Malempati Chaitanya S	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Bernard Andrew C	Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Jennings Chester D	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
2021	University of Kentucky	Badarudeen Sameer	Assistant Professor	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Flint James O	Associate To The Coach	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky
2017	University of Kentucky	Desai Rasesh Rohitbhai	Clinical Faculty	$525,000.00	University of Kentucky