NCAA president Emmert banked $1.9M in 2014

If people listened carefully at any point during 2014, they may have been able to hear Mark Emmert laughing heartily on his way to the bank.

The NCAA president earned $1.9 million over the 2014 calendar year, according to Steve Berkowitz of USA TODAY. The NCAA's federal tax return disclosed Emmert's earnings along with other high-ranking employees Thursday.

If $1.9 million doesn't seem astronomical enough, Emmert wasn't even the highest paid member of the NCAA in 2014.

That title belongs to former chief operating officer Jim Isch, who earned a total of $2.7 million, with more than $1.6 million in retirement and other forms of compensation. Isch worked for the NCAA for 16 years before his retirement.