Kim Kwang-Wu
PRESIDENT AND CEO, TRUSTEE, EX-OFFICIO - Partial Year at Columbia College Chicago · IL · Education
$1.3M
Peak Total Compensation
9
Years Tracked
17x
vs. Median Household
Kim Kwang-Wu has appeared in compensation disclosures over 9 years of available data (2016–2024). Total compensation changed from $633,434 to $1,210,279 - a 91.1% increase.
Peak total compensation of $1,274,490 equals 17x the median U.S. household income ($75,000).
Compensation History
Year-by-Year Detail
| Year | Organization | Title | Compensation | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Columbia College Chicago | PRESIDENT AND CEO, TRUSTEE, EX-OFFICIO - Partial Year | $917,404 | $292,875 | $1,210,279 |
| 2023 | Columbia College Chicago | PRESIDENT AND CEO, TRUSTEE, EX-OFFICIO | $917,705 | $309,733 | $1,227,438 |
| 2022 | Columbia College Chicago | PRESIDENT AND CEO, TRUSTEE, EX-OFFICIO | $799,207 | $301,825 | $1,101,032 |
| 2021 | Columbia College Chicago | PRESIDENT AND CEO, TRUSTEE, EX-OFFICIO | $1,010,456 | $264,034 | $1,274,490 |
| 2020 | Columbia College Chicago | PRESIDENT AND CEO, TRUSTEE, EX-OFFICIO | $546,698 | $269,724 | $816,422 |
| 2019 | Columbia College Chicago | PRESIDENT AND CEO | $527,319 | $260,572 | $787,891 |
| 2018 | Columbia College Chicago | PRESIDENT AND CEO | $641,602 | $271,363 | $912,965 |
| 2017 | Columbia College Chicago | PRESIDENT AND CEO | $475,202 | $175,889 | $651,091 |
| 2016 | Columbia College Chicago | PRESIDENT AND CEO | $452,453 | $180,981 | $633,434 |
Peers at Columbia College Chicago
| Name | Title | Peak Comp. |
|---|---|---|
| Jerry Tarrer | INTERIM PRESIDENT and CEO - Partial Year | $364K |
| Michael Joseph | VP OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT | $358K |
| Marcella David | SENIOR VP AND PROVOST | $354K |
| Stanley Wearden | SENIOR VP & PROVOST (THRU 12/31/2018) | $333K |
| Shawn Wax | VP OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS - PARTIAL YEAR | $318K |
| Kathie Koch | AVP AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | $317K |
| Suzanne Blum Malley | SENIOR ASSOCIATE PROVOST (THROUGH NOV 2020) | $290K |
| Laurent Pernot | CHIEF OF STAFF | $285K |
| Patricia Bergeson | VP OF LEGAL AFFAIRS & GENERAL COUNSEL | $279K |
| Terence Smith | SPECIAL COUNSEL LABOR RELATIONS | $278K |
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