Interactive: How Much Texas University Administrators Are Paid

According to a compensation survey conducted by The Chronicle of Higher Education, University of Texas system chancellor Francisco Cigarroa earned $750,000 and University of Texas at Austin President William Powers earned $746,738 during fiscal year 2009-2010, making them number two and three respectively in the top 10 highest compensated public university administrative chiefs.


We were interested in taking a look at the data from a Texas perspective, and The Chronicle generously provided The Texas Tribune with the list of all Texas public university administrators included in its survey, which we have compiled and visualized here. Ten of the 13 administrators included in the list earned more than the nationwide average compensation rate, $375,442.


To read The Chronicle's article, click here. To view The Chronicle's nationwide sortable table, click here. (Subscription required.)


Visualization for Bubble Chart
Institution Executive Total pay Total cost Base pay Bonus Deferred pay (paid) Deferred pay (accrued) Retirement
University of Texas System Francisco G. Cigarroa $750,000 $813,892 $750,000 $0 $0 $0 $63,892
University of Texas at Austin William C. Powers Jr. $746,738 $701,995 $600,600 $0 $146,138 $50,000 $51,395
Texas A&M University System Michael D. McKinney $631,439 $697,574 $533,816 $0 $97,623 $150,000 $13,758
University of North Texas System Lee F. Jackson $579,107 $617,583 $579,107 $0 $0 $0 $38,476
Texas Tech University System Kent Hance $547,240 $592,766 $420,240 $0 $127,000 $127,000 $21,526
Univeristy of Texas at Dallas David E. Daniel $491,824 $559,390 $491,824 $0 $0 $35,000 $32,566
Texas Woman's University Ann Stuart $431,200 $446,880 $431,200 $0 $0 $0 $15,680
University of Houston System Renu Khator $425,000 $592,273 $425,000 $0 $0 $150,000 $17,273
University of Texas at Arlington James D. Spaniolo $408,450 $424,742 $408,450 $0 $0 $0 $16,292
University of Texas at El Paso Diana S. Natalicio $382,200 $445,074 $382,200 $0 $0 $30,000 $32,874
Texas Tech University Guy H. Bailey $350,000 $475,684 $350,000 $0 $0 $50,004 $15,680
Texas A&M University Richard B. Loftin $231,979 $351,860 $231,979 $0 $0 $100,000 $19,881
University of North Texas V. Lane Rawlins $124,000 $135,339 $124,000 $0 $0 $0 $8,239
Table notes:

"Total pay" is how much an administrator actually received for FY 09/10.
"Total cost" is how much an university allotted to pay the administrator for FY 09/10, including deferred compensation.
"Deferred pay (paid)" is compensation paid out during the year.
"Deferred pay (accrued)" is compensation set aside during the year.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education | Built using Many Eyes