November 24, 2000
74 Private-College Presidents Earned More Than $300,000 in 1998-99
Salaries and benefits continue to rise; Williams tops survey with $878,222 for departing chief
The 1990's closed on a lucrative note for the presidents of many private colleges.
The most handsomely rewarded was Harry C. Payne, who in 1998-99, the last year he was president of Williams College, was paid $878,222 in salary and benefits.
All told, 74 presidents were paid at least $300,000 in 1998-99, by far the largest number since The Chronicle
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