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June 22, 2026

16 Executives at the NCAA Take Home $82 Million in Compensation

by Anne Paddock

16 executives at the NCAA (The National Collegiate Athletic Association) is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization focused on college sports in the US. With 1,100 member colleges and universities in 102 athletic conferences across the country that participate in 90 championships in 24 sports in 3 divisions) received $82  million in compensation from 2017-2024 (note:  does not include highly compensated employees in any of the years 2017-2023 but not in 2024; for example, Donald Remy, the former COO and a highly compensated employee in the years 2017-2022 but not in 2023, received $11 million in compensation from 2017-2022):

Mark Emmert:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $28 million

  • 2024:  $6,341,682
  • 2023:  $3,305,259
  • 2022:  $3,285,392
  • 2021:  $2,991,112  
  • 2020: $2,908,114
  • 2019:  $2,719,779
  • 2018:  $3,890,497
  • 2017:  $2,433,207

Stanley Wilcox:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $8 million

  • 2024:  $1,542,251
  • 2023:  $1,485,746
  • 2022:  $1,484,753
  • 2021:  $1,389,815
  • 2020:  $1,372,706
  • 2019:   $  332,225

Brian Hainline:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $1,056,766
  • 2023:  $1,013,360
  • 2022:  $  995,086
  • 2021:   $  867,300
  • 2020:  $  857,797
  • 2019:  $713,074
  • 2018:  $683,553
  • 2017:  $603,200

Daniel Gavett:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $810,759
  • 2023:  $670,078
  • 2022:  $654,791
  • 2021:  $610,471
  • 2020:  $615,057
  • 2019:  $604,669
  • 2018:  $565,896
  • 2017:  $453,787

Joni Comstock:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $679,692
  • 2023:  $666,504
  • 2022:  $671,375
  • 2021:  $602,924
  • 2020:  $626,577
  • 2019:  $600,025
  • 2018:  $578,469
  • 2017:  $467,625

Kevin Lennon:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $640,034
  • 2023:  $595,365
  • 2022:  $584,770
  • 2021:  $545,850
  • 2020:  $551,039
  • 2019:  $515,156
  • 2018:  $485,173
  • 2017:  $467,007

Jonathan Duncan:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $612,297
  • 2023:  $591,530
  • 2022:  $605,936
  • 2021:  $549,172
  • 2020:  $555,158
  • 2019:  $542,021
  • 2018:  $516,669
  • 2017:  $501,372

Scott Bearby:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $604,174
  • 2023:  $565,571
  • 2022:  $474,883
  • 2021:  $431,415
  • 2020:  $435,768
  • 2019:  $413,651
  • 2018:  $392,061
  • 2017:  $353,989

Cari Van Senus:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $817,151
  • 2023:  $545,665
  • 2022:  $458,028

Felicia Martin:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $567,841
  • 2023:  $527,025
  • 2022:  $425,774
  • 2021:  Not Listed
  • 2020:  $364,325
  • 2019:  $355,561

David Schnase:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $462,963
  • 2023:  $431,358
  • 2022:  $448,718
  • 2021:  $417,024
  • 2020:  $406,857
  • 2019:  $392,607
  • 2018:  $364,607
  • 2017:  $353,491

Lynn Holzman:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $429,832
  • 2023:  $414,517
  • 2022. $410,635
  • 2021:  $412,948
  • 2020:  $400,814
  • 2019:   $387,127

Theresa Gronau:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $444,636
  • 2023:  $407,441
  • 2022:  $404,249
  • 2021:  $425,382
  • 2020:  $383,615

Mario Morris:  Total Compensation 2024:  $0.8 million

  • 2024:  $812,716

Charles Baker:  Total Compensation 2024:  $3.4 million

  • 2024:  $3,422,505

Timothy Buckley:  Total Compensation 2024:  $0.5 million

  • 2024:  $468,136

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