How much do University of Kentucky employees make? Search this database to find out
Top earners at the University of Kentucky work for UK HealthCare and the College of Medicine, as well as in athletics and university administration.
Fewer than 80 employees make more $500,000 annually. Nearly 1,600 of UK’s 23,201 employees make salaries of $150,000 or higher, according to data obtained by the Herald-Leader through an open records request. Salaries are reflective of the 2021-22 fiscal year, and were provided by UK in July 2022.
Base salaries, included in this database, do not include additional compensation or bonuses.
Mark Newman, executive vice president of health affairs for UK HealthCare, has the university’s largest salary at $1.363 million. Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart has the second-highest salary of $1.075 million.
The average salary of UK employees is $69,368. The median salary is $54,560.
A full database of UK employees is below.
How to search the database
To search for an individual employee, type their name into the fields and click search. The database is also searchable by department, salary or position at UK.
To see the entire salary database provided by UK, click the search button without filling out any fields. From there, the database can also be sorted by name, department, position, or salary by clicking on one of the column headings.
If you’re not seeing the database or having trouble accessing it, use this link to open it in your browser.
Editor’s Note: This story has been corrected to report which fiscal year the database is pulled from.
This story was originally published August 23, 2022 at 6:00 AM.