Expensive ****
The most total compensation in 2019 for a public university CEO was Mark P. Becker at Georgia State University, who made $2,806,517.
He was followed by:
Steven Leath, Auburn University $1,836,226
Michael K. Young, Texas A&M University at College Station $1,610,977
Michael V. Drake, Ohio State University $1,415,707 (Drake has retired from Ohio State and is now President of the University of California.)
John Sharp, Texas A&M University system office $1,341,598
Patrick Gallagher, University of Pittsburgh main campus $1,211,343
James Edward Ryan, University of Virginia $1,188,910
Jeffrey P. Gold, University of Nebraska at Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center $1,174,521
Renu Khator, University of Houston $1,164,064
Michael M. Crow, Arizona State University $1,150,361
W. Kent Fuchs, University of Florida $1,147,064
Eric J. Barron, Pennsylvania State University at University Park $1,118,247
Susan Herbst, University of Connecticut$1,095,482
Gregory L. Fenves, University of Texas at Austin $1,090,223
Rahmat Shoureshi, Portland State University $1,085,393
Tedd L. Mitchell, Texas Tech University system $1,068,275
Brian McCall, Texas State University system $1,033,831
Ali A. Houshmand, Rowan University$1,019,751
But don't worry, these folks are doing all they can to make education affordable for our kids.