| Year |
Employer |
Name |
Title |
Annual Wages |
Source |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Boyce Glenn |
Chancellor |
$850,000.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Keenum Mark E |
|
$850,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hall William |
Head Coach Football |
$824,000.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hall William |
Head Football Coach |
$812,000.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2021 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hall William |
Head Football Coach |
$800,000.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Keenum Mark E |
President |
$800,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Keenum Mark E |
|
$800,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Keenum Mark |
President |
$800,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Boyce Glenn |
|
$800,000.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State University |
Keenum Mark E |
|
$799,999.92 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Lemonis Christopher M |
|
$790,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Lemonis Christopher M |
|
$790,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State University |
Howland Benjamin Clark |
|
$762,499.98 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Howland Benjamin C |
Head Basketball Coach |
$750,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Jans Chris |
|
$750,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State University |
Mccray Nikki |
|
$750,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Mccray Nikki |
Head Basketball Coach |
$750,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Jans Chris |
|
$750,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Arnett Zachary C |
|
$725,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Arnett Zachary Collins |
|
$725,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Howland Benjamin |
Head Basketball Coach |
$700,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Paul Joseph |
President |
$650,000.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Bennett Rodney |
President |
$600,000.10 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2021 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Bennett Rodney |
President |
$600,000.10 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Arnett Zachary C |
Def Coord & Linebackers Coach |
$600,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Leach Michael C |
Head Football Coach |
$600,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Schaefer Victor |
Head Basketball Coach |
$600,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Shoop Iii Robert |
Def Coord & Linebackers Coach |
$600,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State University |
Leach Michael Charles |
|
$600,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Leach Michael Charles |
|
$600,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State University |
Arnett Zachary Collins |
|
$600,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Bennett Rodney |
President |
$555,070.81 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Moorhead Joseph |
Head Football Coach |
$550,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Purcell Samuel B |
|
$550,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Purcell Samuel Brandon |
|
$550,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Miller Michael K |
|
$525,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Miller Michael Kevin |
|
$525,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Bennett Rodney |
President |
$524,478.45 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Ammeter Anthony |
Director Of Outreach & Continuing Studies, |
$513,276.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2019 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hopson James |
Head Football Coach |
$500,000.04 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2018 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hopson James W |
Coach - Head |
$500,000.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Hughes Antonio Rena |
|
$500,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Hughes Antonio R |
Assistant Football Coach |
$500,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Brown Tyson |
|
$500,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Hughes Antonio R |
|
$500,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2017 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hopson James W |
Coach - Head |
$500,000.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Mcclain Jeremy |
Dir Athletics |
$500,000.00 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Brown Tyson |
|
$500,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State University |
Hughes Antonio Rena |
|
$499,999.92 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Wilkin Noel |
Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor |
$495,678.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State University |
Miller Michael Kevin |
|
$495,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Miller Michael K |
Assistant Football Coach |
$495,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Ammeter Anthony |
|
$492,922.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Duncan Susan |
Dean And Professor Of Law |
$490,273.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Mcclain Jeremy |
Dir Of Athletics |
$483,333.32 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Wilkin Noel |
|
$476,633.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Cyree Kendall |
Dean Of The School Of Business Administration |
$473,275.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Duncan Susan |
|
$471,417.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Brock Matthew |
|
$465,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Spurrier Stephen O |
|
$465,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Spurrier Stephen O |
|
$465,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Brock Matthew |
|
$465,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Brown Tyson |
Head Strength Coach |
$450,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Phelps Jeffrey A |
|
$450,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Phelps Jeffrey Ahman |
|
$450,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Gautreau Jacob N |
|
$450,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Van Ness Robert |
Bruce Moore Scholar Of Finance, Director Of The |
$448,767.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Cyree Kendall |
|
$445,881.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Wilder Wallace |
Dean And Kpmg Chair Of Accountancy |
$443,229.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Mccarthy Paul |
|
$442,900.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Gentry Richard |
Chair And Professor Of Management, Founders Chair |
$438,587.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Shaw David R |
|
$426,400.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Shaw David R |
|
$426,400.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Phelps Jeffrey A |
Assistant Football Coach |
$425,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State University |
Phelps Jeffrey Ahman |
|
$424,999.92 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
University of Mississippi |
Wilder Wallace |
|
$424,577.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Mele Eric Edward |
|
$415,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Brock Matthew |
Assistant Football Coach |
$415,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Mele Eric E |
|
$415,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Strum Donna West |
Dean Of The School Of Pharmacy, Executive Director |
$411,927.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Hopson James |
Head Football Coach |
$400,495.37 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State University |
Brock Matthew |
|
$400,416.70 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Shaw David R |
Prov/Exevice Pres//Prof |
$400,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Adams Demetrius |
Assistant Football Coach |
$400,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Gautreau Jacob N |
|
$400,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Johnson Michael |
Assistant Football Coach |
$400,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Bonner Judith |
Prov/Exevice Pres//Prof |
$400,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2019 |
Mississippi State University |
Hughes Antonio |
Assistant Football Coach |
$400,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2022 |
Mississippi State University |
Mcbath Steven D |
|
$400,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
Mississippi State University |
Mcbath Steven Darcel |
|
$400,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2021 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Mcclain Jeremy |
Dir Of Athletics |
$399,999.96 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2020 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Mcclain Jeremy |
Director Of Athletics |
$399,999.96 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State University |
Shaw David R |
|
$399,999.84 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Johnson Paul |
Associate Dean, Associate Professor |
$392,033.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State University |
Brown Tyson |
|
$391,666.62 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2020 |
Mississippi State University |
Spurrier Stephen O |
Assistant Football Coach |
$390,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2021 |
Mississippi State University |
Spurrier Stephen O |
|
$390,000.00 |
Mississippi State University |
| 2023 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
Ladner Jay |
Head Coach M Basketball |
$385,116.64 |
University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Babin Barry |
Chair Of The Department Of Marketing |
$384,624.00 |
University of Mississippi |
| 2023 |
University of Mississippi |
Van Ness Bonnie |
Chair And Professor Of Finance, |
$383,414.00 |
University of Mississippi |