State university presidents’ five-year contracts typically include health and life insurance, state employee retirement plan contributions, travel expenses for spouses outside university service areas and a paid sabbatical if they resign from the presidency and remain at the school.
Mark Rosenberg
Florida International University
Base salary: $475,000
Other compensation: Deferred compensation of $75,000 a year
Other benefits: Required to live in president’s house; $10,500 car allowance; tenured professorship
Judy Genshaft
University of South Florida
Base salary: $470,000
Bonuses: Performance stipend of up to $175,000
Other compensation: Deferred compensation of 12% of base salary
Other benefits: Retention stipend at rate of $100,000 annually upon completion of contract (2016); car; membership in Tampa Palms Country Club and University Club; tenured professorship; required to live in president’s house
John Hitt
University of Central Florida
Base salary: $463,500
Bonuses: Undefined lump sum incentive at board’s discretion
Other compensation: Deferred compensation at 20% of base salary
Other benefits: Car; $4,000 monthly for spousal travel, memberships at Citrus Club and Interlachen Country Club; required to live in president’s house
Eric Barron
Florida State University
Base salary: $395,000
Bonuses: $100,000 for each $100 million raised during fundraising campaign
Other compensation: A retention bonus of $400,000 if he stays for eight years; deferred compensation of 15% of annual base
Other benefits: Car; required to live in president’s house; tenured professorship
Bernard Machen
University of Florida
Base salary: $375,000
Bonuses: Retention bonus after five years of $225,000; $300,000 additional potential bonus after eight years, $100,000 more after nine
Other compensation: Annual retirement contribution of $75,000; tenured professorship
Other benefits: Car; house
John Delaney
University of North Florida
Base salary: $370,000
Bonuses: Performance-based “compensation award” of up to 30%
of base salary; retention bonus
Other compensation: Deferred compensation of 20% of base salary
Other benefits: Car; $48,000 annual housing allowance; post-presidential appointment to an academic unit or research or policy center; $5,000 for an executive physical
Mary Jane Saunders
Florida Atlantic University
Base salary: $345,000
Bonuses: Up to $50,000, performance-related
Other compensation: Retirement benefit of up to 15% of annual base salary
Other benefits: Tenured professorship; new car every three years; required to live in president’s home
Wilson Bradshaw
Florida Gulf Coast University
Base salary: $310,000
Bonuses: Up to $60,000 based on performance each year; retention bonus that accumulates at $50,000 annually paid in lump sum of $250,000 after completing five years at the university
Other compensation: Deferred compensation of 15% of base salary; $50,000 housing allowance
Other benefits: Car, tenured professorship
Judith Bense
University of West Florida
Base salary: $275,000
Bonuses: Performance-based merit bonus of up to 15% of base salary
Other compensation: Deferred compensation of 12% of annual
base salary; housing allowance of $24,000 annually
Other benefits: Tenured professorship; $14,000 car allowance
Donal O’Shea
New College
Base salary: $260,000
Other compensation: Deferred compensation of 15% of base salary; $5,000 annual car allowance; $10,000 discretionary fund for expenses; $45,000 for expenses that can’t be funded with state/public funds; $6,000 stipend for academic research activities
Other benefits: $30,000 housing allowance; tenured professorship
» Public University Pay
| College | Full Prof. | Assoc. Prof. | Asst. Prof. | Instructor |
| UF | $122,500 | $81,100 | $71,000 | NA |
| USF St. Petersburg | 119,400 | 77,800 | 56,300 | 51,400 |
| UCF | 118,100 | 81,600 | 67,400 | 47,900 |
| FIU | 117,300 | 88,100 | 76,500 | 56,300 |
| FSU | 109,400 | 76,700 | 77,100 | 34,100 |
| USF | 108,100 | 78,500 | 67,100 | 44,400 |
| USF Sarasota/Manatee | 103,500 | 87,900 | 67,700 | 56,700 |
| FAU | 96,700 | 71,900 | 66,100 | 47,500 |
| FGCU | 95,700 | 70,200 | 61,700 | 45,000 |
| FAMU | 94,800 | 77,100 | 61,200 | 55,100 |
| UNF | 94,600 | 67,100 | 58,500 | 45,800 |
| UWF | 92,200 | 67,700 | 60,900 | 47,300 |
| New College | 84,600 | 67,200 | 54,700 | NA |
» Private University Pay
| College | Full Prof. | Assoc. Prof. | Asst. Prof. | Instructor |
| University of Miami | $144,800 | $94,800 | $83,400 | NA |
| Nova Southeastern | 121,100 | 85,900 | 72,100 | $60,100 |
| Stetson | 115,900 | 71,900 | 72,400 | NA |
| Embry-Riddle | 105,500 | 77,500 | 65,900 | 44,000 |
| Rollins | 101,900 | 75,800 | 61,300 | 53,900 |
| Florida Tech | 101,500 | 80,600 | 65,200 | 47,500 |
| Barry | 92,900 | 74,500 | 63,300 | 51,500 |
| University of Tampa | 92,800 | 82,500 | 65,400 | 53,000 |
| Eckerd | 83,400 | 64,700 | 54,700 | NA |
| Jacksonville University | 80,800 | 62,300 | 60,800 | 45,800 |
| Southeastern University | 76,400 | 61,900 | 50,800 | NA |
| Florida Southern | 75,400 | 61,300 | 57,200 | 53,000 |
| Palm Beach Atlantic | 74,700 | 61,700 | 58,600 | 50,400 |
| Flagler | 73,100 | 63,100 | 54,700 | 50,300 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 65,500 | 58,200 | 50,400 | 45,200 |
Source: 2013 AAUP Faculty Salary Survey/Chronicle of Higher Education
FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY
Larry Robinson is interim president of Florida A&M University. The school’s previous president, James Ammons, resigned last year. Ammons’ base salary at the time was $325,000. He was eligible for 25% to 35% performance-related bonuses. His contract also called for him to receive an annunity worth 12% of his base salary, a $36,000 housing allowance, $1,000-a-month automobile allowance, membership in the Governor’s Club and a country club and a tenured professorship.