Year	Employer	Name	Title	Annual Wages	Source
2019	University of Louisville	Zhang Huang-Ge	Endowed Chair Professor	$223,894.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Zhang Huang Ge	Chairperson & Professor	$223,894.00	University of Louisville
2021	University of Kentucky	Gao Tianyan	Professor	$223,879.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Wilson Lisa S	Assoc Provost For Finance And Operations	$223,871.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Rayens William S	Professor	$223,818.56	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Duckworth Deborah L	Pharmacy Senior Director/Ukhc	$223,810.12	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Kelley Scott W	Professor	$223,785.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Sanderson Wayne	Professor	$223,742.32	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Watt David S	Professor	$223,738.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Spicer Jason	Surgical Tech/Prn Pool/On-Call/Ukhc	$223,727.33	University of Kentucky
2023	Eastern Kentucky University	Zeigler Sara L	Provost & Sr. Vp For Acad Affr	$223,686.00	Eastern Kentucky University
2025	University of Kentucky	Bendix Christy L	App Neonatal Icu/Ukhc	$223,669.25	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Taylor Wanda G	Assistant Professor	$223,660.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Schatzki Theodore R	Professor	$223,653.34	University of Kentucky
2018	Murray State University	Davies Robert O	President	$223,618.67	Murray State University
2023	University of Kentucky	Barnett Barry J	Professor	$223,615.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Witt Donald E	Philanthropy Principal Exec Dir Asst	$223,586.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Louisville	Miller Keith R	Assoc Professor	$223,585.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Miller Keith R	Endowed Chair Professor	$223,585.00	University of Louisville
2020	University of Louisville	Miller Keith R	Assoc Professor	$223,585.00	University of Louisville
2024	Kentucky Community & Technical College System	Pate Juston C	President/Ceo	$223,571.33	Kentucky Community & Technical College System
2022	University of Kentucky	Murtha Brian	Professor	$223,568.25	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Hays A A	Physician Senior/Ukhc	$223,523.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Louisville	Shafer Christopher R	Asst Professor Term	$223,508.00	University of Louisville
2021	University of Louisville	Shafer Christopher R	Asst Professor Term	$223,508.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Louisville	Shafer Christopher R	Asst Professor Term	$223,508.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Louisville	Shafer Christopher R	Asst Professor Term	$223,508.00	University of Louisville
2023	University of Louisville	Shafer Christopher R	Asst Professor Term	$223,508.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Louisville	Koch Jennifer A	Professor Term	$223,504.00	University of Louisville
2020	University of Louisville	Koch Jennifer A	Professor Term	$223,504.00	University of Louisville
2018	University of Louisville	Koch Jennifer A	Assoc Professor	$223,504.00	University of Louisville
2022	University of Kentucky	Swafford Kara J	Assistant Professor	$223,394.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Swafford Kara J	Assistant Professor	$223,394.00	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Johnson Nancy B	Professor	$223,388.25	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Rios Patjane Hector J	Acio - Enterprise Network Infrastructure	$223,366.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Rios Patjane Hector J	Acio - Enterprise Network Infrastructure	$223,365.60	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Dignan Mark B	Professor	$223,325.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Mays Glen P	Professor	$223,310.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Burns Katie L	App Nurse Anesthetist/On-Call/Ukhc	$223,307.32	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Horohov David W	Professor	$223,302.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Denomme Susannah R	Philanthropy Principal Executive Dir	$223,300.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Doerning Bernard J	Animal Care Services Officer	$223,300.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Walsh Timothy L	Alumni Engagement Principal Exec Dir	$223,300.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	He Chunyan	Professor	$223,300.00	University of Kentucky
2020	Kentucky Community & Technical College System	Ferguson Larry A	President/Ceo	$223,264.78	Kentucky Community & Technical College System
2025	University of Kentucky	Fox Mark L	Coaching Associate	$223,250.04	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Grantz Daniel A	Pharmacy Senior Director/Ukhc	$223,221.00	University of Kentucky
2019	Northern Kentucky University	Honabach Dennis R	Faculty	$223,182.15	Northern Kentucky University
2020	University of Kentucky	Setser Jessica L	Assistant Professor	$223,149.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Zhu Xiaoyuan	Assistant Professor	$223,092.56	University of Kentucky
2023	Eastern Kentucky University	Poynter Barry D	Sr. Vp, Finance & Admin.	$223,080.00	Eastern Kentucky University
2025	University of Kentucky	Naseman Ryan W	Pharmacy Senior Director/Ukhc	$223,031.89	University of Kentucky
2021	Kentucky Community & Technical College System	Mccall Gloria Shepard	Vice President	$223,004.21	Kentucky Community & Technical College System
2019	University of Kentucky	Macleod James N	Professor	$222,997.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Macleod James N	Professor	$222,997.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Macleod James N	Professor	$222,997.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Despa Florin	Professor	$222,959.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Sauer Ryan A	Assistant Professor	$222,915.69	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Louisville	Tang Tian	Assoc Professor	$222,882.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Louisville	Tang Tian	Assoc Professor	$222,882.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Louisville	Tang Tian	Assoc Professor	$222,882.00	University of Louisville
2022	University of Louisville	Tang Tian	Assoc Professor	$222,882.00	University of Louisville
2023	University of Louisville	Tang Tian	Assoc Professor	$222,882.00	University of Louisville
2019	University of Kentucky	Vermeulen Lee C	Chief Performance/Org Effic Officer/Ukhc	$222,854.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Wang Shuxia	Professor	$222,851.76	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Callahan Leigh Ann	Professor	$222,831.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Lorch Elizabeth P	Professor	$222,823.62	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Louisville	Elin Ronald J	Professor	$222,782.00	University of Louisville
2022	University of Louisville	Elin Ronald J	Professor	$222,782.00	University of Louisville
2023	University of Louisville	Elin Ronald J	Professor	$222,782.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Louisville	Elin Ronald J	Professor	$222,782.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Louisville	Elin Ronald J	Professor	$222,782.00	University of Louisville
2019	Northern Kentucky University	Bothof Kenneth Ray	Director	$222,770.00	Northern Kentucky University
2024	University of Kentucky	Blomquist Gustav A	Assistant Professor	$222,750.00	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Fuentealba Hidalgo Rodrigo	Assistant Professor	$222,744.49	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Lee Brian D	Dean Associate For Administration	$222,675.96	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Kalika Douglass S	Professor	$222,665.45	University of Kentucky
2022	University of Kentucky	Khan Gulam Q	Associate Professor	$222,658.00	University of Kentucky
2018	University of Kentucky	Porter Nada M	Associate Professor	$222,625.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Abner Erin L	Professor	$222,622.59	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Payne Sara O	Surgical Tech/Prn Pool/On-Call/Ukhc	$222,620.31	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Hollen Cecil T	Assistant Professor	$222,570.96	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Van Sickels Joseph E	Professor	$222,568.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Commerford Benjamin P	Associate Professor	$222,498.00	University of Kentucky
2021	Northern Kentucky University	Gates Joan Marie	Vp Legal Affairs/General Counsel	$222,471.72	Northern Kentucky University
2023	Kentucky Community & Technical College System	Howes Christopher	Vice President	$222,466.63	Kentucky Community & Technical College System
2024	University of Kentucky	Bush Jeffery W	Enterprise Dir Of Laboratory Svcs/Ukhc	$222,438.50	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Kentucky	Gerhardt Greg A	Professor	$222,414.00	University of Kentucky
2023	University of Louisville	Lenhardt Rainer	Professor Term	$222,400.00	University of Louisville
2025	University of Louisville	Lenhardt Rainer	Professor Term	$222,400.00	University of Louisville
2022	University of Louisville	Lenhardt Rainer	Professor Term	$222,400.00	University of Louisville
2024	University of Louisville	Lenhardt Rainer	Professor Term	$222,400.00	University of Louisville
2021	University of Louisville	Lenhardt Rainer	Professor Term	$222,400.00	University of Louisville
2021	University of Kentucky	Dignan Mark B	Professor	$222,325.00	University of Kentucky
2019	University of Kentucky	Payne Jeffery	Professor	$222,288.00	University of Kentucky
2021	University of Kentucky	Payne Jeffery	Professor	$222,288.00	University of Kentucky
2020	University of Kentucky	Payne Jeffery	Professor	$222,288.00	University of Kentucky
2025	University of Kentucky	Conley Gwen T	Controller Associate Senior	$222,285.72	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Darolia Rajeev	Professor	$222,285.12	University of Kentucky
2024	University of Kentucky	Benner Kalea	Associate Professor	$222,246.76	University of Kentucky