1 quick google search for comparison:
http://www.nj.com/education/2014/05...ake_list_of_highest-paid_college_leaders.html
In addition to Gee, the top five highest-paid college leaders were: R. Bowen Loftin, of Texas A&M University at College Station ($1,636,274); Hamid A. Shirvani, of the North Dakota University system ($1,311,095); Renu Khator, of the University of Houston main campus ($1,266,000); and Sally K. Mason, of the University of Iowa (Iowa), $1,139,705. Loftin and Shirvani have since left office.
Ranking No. 6 through No. 10 were: Michael A. McRobbie, of Indiana University at Bloomington ($1,111,924); Michael F. Adams, of the University of Georgia ($1,074,869); V. Gordon Moulton, of the University of South Alabama ($1,072,121); Mary Sue Coleman, of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor ($1,037,357) and Mark G. Yudof, of the University of California system ($857,085). Adams, Moulton and Yudof recently stepped down.
Two New Jersey college leaders made the top 100 list: New Jersey Institute of Technology President Joel Bloom ranked 67th with a total compensation of $566,280 and Rutgers University President Robert Barchi ranked 72nd with a total compensation of $551,669. However, Barchi's ranking was based on a portion of his yearly salary because he took office in September, 2012.