Karl McDonnell is Chief Executive Officer & Director of Strategic Education, Inc. (STRA). The company reported total compensation of $5,672,067 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,018,009 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,250,000 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,393,558 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $10,500 |
| Total | $5,672,067 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Strategic Education, Inc. filed March 11, 2026, accession 0001104659-26-026380.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer & Director | $1,018,009 | $0 | $3,250,000 | $0 | $1,393,558 | $0 | $10,500 | $5,672,067 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer & Director | $990,010 | $0 | $3,250,000 | $0 | $1,237,513 | $0 | $10,350 | $5,487,873 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer & Director | $961,175 | $0 | $3,250,000 | $0 | $1,196,663 | $0 | $9,900 | $5,417,738 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer | $906,000 | $283,125 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $8,700 | $0 | $0 | $6,197,825 |
| FY2020 | Chief Executive Officer | $880,000 | — | $3,000,000 | — | $733,413 | — | $0 | $4,613,413 |
| FY2019 | Chief Executive Officer | $840,000 | $0 | $5,000,000 | $0 | $1,575,000 | $0 | $2,025 | $7,417,025 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Strategic Education, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $5,151,396 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $520,671 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 60th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 5 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Strategic Education, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Karl McDonnell this page | Chief Executive Officer & Director | $5,672,067 |
| Robert Silberman | Chairman | $4,116,028 |
| Daniel Jackson | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer | $3,303,210 |
| Lizette Herraiz | Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel | $1,947,100 |
| Christa Hokenson | Chief Human Resources Officer | $1,946,915 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Strategic Education, Inc. compensation brief.
Karl McDonnell's compensation sits inside Strategic Education, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.