ST. LOUIS — Most of the highest-paid University of Missouri System employees are affiliated with MU's medical school at its flagship campus in Columbia.
The university system's highest-paid employee for the academic year 2019-2020 was orthopedic surgeon James Stannard, who earned $981,978.
He was the 11th-highest-paid employee on our list of top earners at the largest colleges and universities in eastern Missouri and southern Illinois.
Stannard earned more than MU President Mun Choi ($551,200) and former Chancellor Alexander Cartwright ($502,000).
Among UM System employees who earned at least $20,000 in 2019-2020, average pay was $90,119 and median compensation was $69,572.
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