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Employees University of Southern California Vaughn Starnes, M.D.

Vaughn Starnes, M.D.

Highest compensated employee

Chair and DIST PROG Surgery at University of Southern California

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Published on January 25, 2026.

$3,801,525
2023

Total compensation

Vaughn Starnes, M.D. has been listed as an employee of University of Southern California in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Vaughn Starnes, M.D. has increased by 33.3% from 2016 to 2023.

Annual compensation details

$3,801,525
+10.6%
Chair and DIST PROG Surgery
2023
$3.7M org
--
$73k other
--
$3,436,981
+12.8%
Chair and DIST PROF Surgery
2022
$3.4M org
--
$57k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Vaughn Starnes, M.D. to:

2023

Other employees at University of Southern California

Lincoln Riley
Head Football Coach
$19,659,862
$19,583,861 from orgNo related comp$76,001 other
Carol L Folt
President and Trustee
$4,628,109
$3,673,614 from orgNo related comp$954,495 other
Alexander Grinch
Assistant Football Coach
$4,344,289
$4,305,761 from orgNo related comp$38,528 other
Andy Enfield
Men'S HEAD Basketball Coach
$4,204,107
$4,128,982 from orgNo related comp$75,125 other
Charles Helton
Unspecified
$3,987,310
$3,987,310 from orgNo related compNo other comp
Louis Vandermolen, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Medicine
$3,749,856
$3,550,383 from orgNo related comp$199,473 other
Steven D Shapiro
Unspecified
$3,430,161
$2,859,021 from orgNo related comp$571,140 other
Chrysostomos L Nikias
Unspecified
$3,101,492
$3,050,050 from orgNo related comp$51,442 other
Charles F Zukoski
Unspecified
$2,199,544
$2,033,036 from orgNo related comp$166,508 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2023 University of Southern California 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 University of Southern California 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 University of Southern California 990 published

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$3,047,634
Chair and DIST PROF Surgery
2021
$3M org
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$69k other
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$2,951,076
+4.2%
Chair and DIST PROF Surgery
2019
$2.9M org
40 hrs/wk
$63k other
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$2,832,168
-2.2%
Chair and DIST PROF Surgery
2018
$2.8M org
40 hrs/wk
$59k other
--
$2,896,328
+1.6%
Chair and DIST PROF Surgery
2017
$2.8M org
40 hrs/wk
$57k other
--
$2,851,710
Ksom-Dist. PROF of Surgery
2016
$2.8M org
40 hrs/wk
$45k other
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