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Education · MA

Emerson College

Emerson College reported paying William Gilligan, Interim President (Thru 05/2023), $998,256 in total compensation (FY 2023).

That places William Gilligan at approximately the 35th percentile among 23 similarly sized education nonprofits (median $1,245,891).

$331,849,178Total revenue (FY 2023)
$998,256Total executive compensation
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Comparable education nonprofits

Compensation is normalized to MA cost of living (BEA Regional Price Parities); each organization's reported figure is on its linked 990.

OrganizationStateRevenueTotal comp
Hillsdale College MI$320,784,822 $1,304,696
Babson College MA$344,014,371 $942,113
Barnard College NY$313,721,507 $1,350,752
Colgate University NY$350,003,915 $1,205,987
Bowdoin College ME$355,248,000 $2,088,432
Trustees Of The College Of MA$308,222,391 $875,617
Ithaca College NY$358,076,074 $191,921
University Of Tulsa OK$301,782,257 $1,831,174

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