E Gordon Gee, $1.9 million
Ohio State University
Base salary: $830,000
Bonus pay: $143,179; $875,000 set aside in deferred compensation
Perks: house, car ($9,000)
Tenure: 2007-present
In-state tuition and fees: $9,700
*Gee retired from Ohio State in July 2013, and starting in January will serve as interim president of West Virginia University until the latter school hires a replacement for Jim Clements who will leave at the end of this year.