Assistant Professor Salary at Illinois Colleges
The 2025 average assistant professor salary at Illinois colleges is $72,748 based on a 9-months contract or equated data. University of Chicago has the highest assistant professor salary of $144,952 among Illinois colleges followed by Midwestern University-Downers Grove ($121,057) and Northwestern University ($119,619).
The following table lists the Illinois colleges with assistant professor salary information by contract length where the salary data is available. The table is sorted by faculty salary in descending order.
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| School name | Equated to 9-Month Contract | 9-Month Contract | 10-Month Contract | 11-Month Contract | 12-Month Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of ChicagoChicago, IL | $144,952 2.18% | $149,633 1.41% | - | $145,078 4.31% | - |
| Midwestern University-Downers GroveDowners Grove, IL | $121,057 9.06% | - | - | - | $161,409 9.06% |
| Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL | $119,619 3.28% | $119,619 3.28% | - | - | - |
| University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, IL | $114,364 2.80% | $117,843 3.21% | - | - | $142,561 1.84% |
| Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IL | $112,010 1.69% | $110,165 0.53% | $147,000 5.44% | - | $110,000 15.38% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL | $108,510 3.22% | $109,700 3.28% | $66,991 12.75% | - | $124,464 3.16% |
| Rush UniversityChicago, IL | $106,511 11.57% | - | - | - | $142,015 13.35% |
| DePaul UniversityChicago, IL | $103,050 33.54% | $103,242 34.14% | - | $112,715 3.98% | - |
| Loyola University ChicagoChicago, IL | $102,353 9.36% | $102,983 6.87% | - | - | $121,140 17.09% |
| Northern Illinois UniversityDekalb, IL | $93,860 0.51% | $94,915 0.03% | - | - | $96,780 0.89% |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceNorth Chicago, IL | $91,824 2.11% | - | - | - | $122,433 2.11% |
| Northeastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IL | $91,398 9.34% | $93,374 11.64% | - | - | $63,890 41.50% |
| Lewis UniversityRomeoville, IL | $85,718 4.52% | $85,718 4.52% | - | - | - |
| University of Illinois SpringfieldSpringfield, IL | $84,062 5.41% | $86,181 5.48% | - | - | $68,991 5.54% |
| Illinois College of OptometryChicago, IL | $83,259 3.43% | - | - | - | $111,012 3.43% |
| School of the Art Institute of ChicagoChicago, IL | $82,296 5.03% | $82,296 5.03% | - | - | - |
| Illinois State UniversityNormal, IL | $80,752 2.58% | $81,830 2.51% | - | - | $76,050 1.94% |
| American Islamic CollegeChicago, IL | $79,815 2.00% | $79,815 2.00% | - | - | - |
| Southern Illinois University-EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL | $78,742 2.48% | $74,089 2.66% | - | - | $125,671 1.17% |
| Roosevelt UniversityChicago, IL | $78,673 0.26% | $78,325 3.85% | - | - | $110,000 21.28% |
| Garrett-Evangelical Theological SeminaryEvanston, IL | $77,931 3.14% | $77,931 3.14% | - | - | - |
| Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IL | $77,224 4.76% | - | $85,804 4.76% | - | - |
| Saint Francis Medical Center College of NursingPeoria, IL | $76,576 18.90% | - | $83,958 17.77% | - | $105,478 19.96% |
| Aurora UniversityAurora, IL | $76,382 2.55% | $75,104 1.88% | - | - | $115,819 5.31% |
| Bradley UniversityPeoria, IL | $76,112 0.42% | $78,110 0.68% | - | - | $92,217 2.45% |
| Chicago Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $75,544 3.54% | $75,544 3.54% | - | - | - |
| Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst, IL | $75,127 3.60% | $74,466 3.27% | - | $107,720 | - |
| Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IL | $74,808 2.24% | $74,875 2.09% | - | - | $97,296 8.08% |
| Erikson InstituteChicago, IL | $74,660 3.90% | - | $87,275 0.31% | - | $96,092 5.38% |
| Principia CollegeElsah, IL | $74,216 0.97% | $74,224 0.94% | - | - | $98,733 1.50% |
| Columbia College ChicagoChicago, IL | $73,335 0.62% | $73,335 0.62% | - | - | - |
| Chicago State UniversityChicago, IL | $72,869 0.17% | $80,466 7.45% | $76,903 | - | $70,418 17.35% |
| Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IL | $72,703 0.36% | $72,703 0.36% | - | - | - |
| Saint Anthony College of NursingRockford, IL | $72,408 2.85% | - | $78,605 3.36% | - | $100,426 4.07% |
| Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IL | $72,203 1.51% | $72,203 1.51% | - | - | - |
| Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IL | $71,593 9.31% | $71,698 9.36% | - | - | $86,904 8.09% |
| North Central CollegeNaperville, IL | $71,519 2.82% | $70,849 3.13% | - | - | $96,445 2.63% |
| Chamberlain University-Administrative OfficeChicago, IL | $70,929 0.31% | - | - | - | $94,572 0.31% |
| Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, IL | $70,319 2.29% | $70,766 1.94% | - | - | $75,982 9.24% |
| DeVry University-IllinoisLisle, IL | $69,619 2.61% | - | - | - | $92,825 2.61% |
| The Chicago School at ChicagoChicago, IL | $69,372 3.27% | - | - | - | $92,496 3.27% |
| Moody Bible InstituteChicago, IL | $69,024 0.32% | $69,024 0.32% | - | - | - |
| Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, IL | $68,656 1.11% | - | $76,284 1.11% | - | - |
| Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IL | $68,362 3.75% | $68,362 3.75% | - | - | - |
| Methodist CollegePeoria, IL | $67,787 32.20% | - | - | - | $90,382 32.20% |
| Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest, IL | $67,545 4.18% | $67,545 4.18% | - | - | - |
| St. John's College-Department of NursingSpringfield, IL | $67,454 11.52% | - | - | - | $89,939 11.52% |
| North Park UniversityChicago, IL | $67,395 5.02% | $66,977 5.39% | - | - | $91,883 3.29% |
| University of Saint Mary of the LakeMundelein, IL | $66,821 9.42% | - | - | - | $89,094 9.42% |
| Augustana CollegeRock Island, IL | $66,669 1.56% | $67,151 2.09% | - | - | $70,877 14.65% |
| Catholic Theological Union at ChicagoChicago, IL | $65,656 3.50% | $65,656 4.43% | - | - | - |
| University of St FrancisJoliet, IL | $65,542 3.83% | $65,542 3.83% | - | - | - |
| McCormick Theological SeminaryChicago, IL | $65,092 2.00% | - | - | - | $86,790 2.00% |
| Lakeview College of NursingDanville, IL | $64,490 6.01% | $64,490 6.01% | - | - | - |
| Benedictine UniversityLisle, IL | $63,469 4.04% | $62,992 4.57% | - | $86,000 - | $85,000 - |
| East-West UniversityChicago, IL | $63,086 3.07% | $63,086 3.07% | - | - | - |
| Trinity College of Nursing & Health SciencesRock Island, IL | $62,649 4.13% | - | $68,884 3.04% | - | $86,145 |
| Trinity Christian CollegePalos Heights, IL | $62,189 0.05% | $62,839 0.53% | $64,017 - | $66,517 0.08% | - |
| Meadville Theological School of Lombard CollegeChicago, IL | $62,118 2.00% | - | - | - | $82,824 2.00% |
| Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health SciencesQuincy, IL | $61,957 1.61% | - | $72,147 1.33% | - | $77,155 4.18% |
| Illinois CollegeJacksonville, IL | $61,369 0.22% | $61,369 0.22% | - | - | - |
| McKendree UniversityLebanon, IL | $60,287 1.59% | $60,287 1.59% | - | - | - |
| Adler UniversityChicago, IL | $60,005 5.51% | - | $75,830 | $64,050 | $75,147 0.90% |
| National Louis UniversityChicago, IL | $59,588 3.03% | - | $65,107 2.31% | - | $81,621 3.87% |
| Lutheran School of Theology at ChicagoChicago, IL | $59,019 21.65% | - | - | - | $78,692 |
| VanderCook College of MusicChicago, IL | $57,910 5.04% | - | - | - | $77,213 5.04% |
| Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IL | $57,641 5.79% | $57,641 5.79% | - | - | - |
| Rockford UniversityRockford, IL | $56,956 3.35% | $56,956 3.35% | - | - | - |
| Millikin UniversityDecatur, IL | $56,777 0.10% | - | $63,255 0.17% | - | $70,000 |
| Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, IL | $56,080 2.78% | $55,619 3.39% | $72,030 5.84% | - | $79,072 2.62% |
| Greenville UniversityGreenville, IL | $55,860 3.02% | $56,001 4.26% | $65,370 0.56% | $53,550 13.49% | $74,435 26.88% |
| Knox CollegeGalesburg, IL | $55,588 6.78% | - | $61,764 6.78% | - | - |
| Quincy UniversityQuincy, IL | $55,327 8.73% | $55,327 8.73% | - | - | - |
| Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, IL | $53,342 2.70% | - | - | - | $71,122 2.70% |
| Ambria College of NursingHoffman Estates, IL | $52,883 6.73% | - | - | - | $70,510 |
| National University of Health SciencesLombard, IL | $51,549 2.10% | - | - | - | $68,732 2.10% |
| Trinity International University-IllinoisDeerfield, IL | $50,224 15.16% | - | - | $58,943 10.56% | $75,000 |
| Eureka CollegeEureka, IL | $48,919 0.07% | $48,919 0.07% | - | - | - |
| Judson UniversityElgin, IL | $46,812 12.26% | $43,288 9.18% | $60,000 11.54% | $76,460 5.12% | $30,000 57.75% |
| Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc.Chicago, IL | $42,877 27.44% | - | - | - | $57,169 27.44% |
| Hebrew Theological CollegeSkokie, IL | $39,358 10.37% | - | - | - | $52,478 10.38% |